Air Alliance Houston Reports
Emissions from Delayed Coker, a New Report Released by IPCA
In May of 2009 IPCA released a research paper on the little known and seldom acknowledged emission challenges presented by delayed cokers at refining facilities. As traditional crude stocks deplete and the world turns more towards heavier sources such as Canadian tar sands, we are likely to see more such delayed cokers installed and operating across Texas and the United States. Delayed cokers and their emissions, however, have arguably never received the level of policy and research attention that they merit. This report gives a brief technical introduction to cokers, reviews the slim amount of technical research regarding their emissions and makes several key recommendations for how the state of Texas and the EPA can begin to more adequately control coker emissions.
