30 Tex. Admin. Code § 106.322 - Furnaces To Reclaim Aluminum or Copper
Dry hearth reverberatory type holding chamber aluminum or copper metal reclamation/sweat furnaces in which no fluxing, degassing, or refining is conducted, which operate according to the following conditions and limitations of this section are permitted by rule.
(1) Scrap metal charges shall consist
primarily of copper or aluminum metal. Operation of the furnace for reclamation
or lead, tin, zinc, or magnesium metals is prohibited.
(2) The maximum furnace charging rate shall
be 2,000 pounds per hour or less.
(3) The furnace charge door shall remain
closed except during charging and furnace cleaning operations.
(4) The furnace shall be equipped with an
afterburner which will provide a minimum retention time of 0.1 second at a
minimum temperature of 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit for all furnace exhaust
gases.
(5) The incineration of any
insulated wire or cable containing chlorine compounds in the insulation, such
as polyvinyl chloride insulation, is expressly prohibited.
(6) The owner or operator of the furnace
shall initiate and maintain a program of furnace operator training in the
recognition of chlorine-bearing wire or cable insulation and shall demonstrate,
upon request by the executive director, acceptable proficiency in the
recognition of chlorine-bearing wire or cable insulation such as polyvinyl
chloride insulation.
(7) Fuel for
the furnace shall be sweet natural gas as defined in Chapter 101 of this title
(relating to General Air Quality Rules) or liquid petroleum gas, diesel, or
Number 2 fuel oil.
(8) Before
construction begins, the facility shall be registered with the commission's
Office of Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form
PI-7.
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