Silicon Carbide Production                             &EPA
Monitoring  Checklist
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Final Rule: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases


What Must Be Monitored for Each Silicon Carbide Production Facility?

                               IfusingaCEMS:
 In addition to the monitoring requirements under 40 CFR subpart C for the
Tier 4 Calculation Methodology, measure these parameters for each facility...

  n  Annual consumption of petroleum coke
      (tons)


             If NOT using a CEMS, measure these parameters...

For determining the monthly facility-specific emission factor:

  n   Carbon content for the petroleum coke       d  If using supplier data, the annual QA/QC
       consumed each month either from               analysis of the petroleum coke using
       supplier data or as measured by the             methods specified in subpart BB
       methods specified in subpart BB                (percent by weight)
       (percent by weight)

For calculating annual CO2 and CH4 process emissions for each facility:

  n   Monthly mass of petroleum coke
       consumed (tons)



           All silicon carbide facilities measure these parameters...

  Q   Annual production of silicon carbide        Q   Annual production capacity of silicon
       (tons)                                    carbide (tons)

  n   Annual operating hours
See also the information sheet for Silicon Carbide Production (EPA-430-F-09-040R) at:
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/infosheets/siliconcarbideproduction.pdf.
Silicon Carbide Production Monitoring Checklist                              40 CFR 98, subpart BB
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases                                        September 2009

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