Rhodia - Baton Rouge

Acid Plant Database January 10, 2011

Owner	Rhodia, Inc.
Location	1275 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA 70805
Background	The facility has been in operation since 1926
Website	www.rhodia.com www.rhodia-eco-services.com
Plant	Unit No. 1		Unit No. 2
Coordinates*	30° 30' 34" N, 91° 11' 14" W		30° 30' 36" N, 91° 11' 5" W
Type of Plant	Acid Regeneration		Acid Regeneration Sulphur Burning
Gas Source	Alkylation Spent Acid		Alkylation Spent Acid Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity	700 MTPD 900 MTPD (increase allowed by consent decress)		1500 MTPD 1900 MTPD (increase allowed by consent decress)
SA/DA	-		-
Emissions	SO₂: 1.9 lb/ton (Long-Term Limit as per Consent Decree) 3.0 lb/ton (Short-Term Limit as per Consent Decree) Acid Mist: 0.15 lb/ton Scrubber designed to remove 95% of SO₂		SO₂: 2.2 lb/ton (Long-Term Limit as per Consent Decree) 3.0 lb/ton (Short-Term Limit as per Consent Decree) Acid Mist: 0.15 lb/ton Scrubber designed to remove 95% of SO₂
Status	-		-
Year Built	1953		1968
Technology	Scrubber: Acid Engineering and Consulting		Scrubber: Acid Engineering and Consulting
Contractor	-		-
Remarks	-		Dec 2007: New absorber tower installed
Permits	Consent Decree Effective Date: May 1, 2012		Consent Decree Effective Date: January 1, 2011
	Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Facility ID: LAD 008161234 Title V Permit
	Permit No.	Issue Date	Expiry Date	Date Modified
	0840-00033-V1	March 14, 2007	-	-
	-	-	-	-
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General	Site also treats hazardous wastes
References	Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality permit 0840-00033-V1
News	January 7, 2011 - A sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide leak reported at the Rhodia plant on Airline Highway Friday morning has been contained and has not produced any off site impact, a Rhodia spokesman said. The leak came out of a production unit at the plant but was contained and sealed quickly, spokesman David Klucsik said. The plant, at 1275 Airline Highway, is a sulfuric acid manufacturing and recycling plant, Klucsik said. The leaks occurred at 8 a.m. and lasted for three to five minutes, Klucsik said. There were no injuries and an investigation is underway to figure why the leaks occurred. The production unit involved was shut down and will remain closed until the investigation is complete, Klucsik said. November 3, 2009 - One of Baton Rouge's major chemical companies has been hit by a strike that appears to have surprised the company. Members of teamsters union "Local 5" have high visibility for their walkout since the Rhodia Plant they're striking is right along U.S. 190 as it enters Baton Rouge from the old river bridge. Rhodia deals with "hot" chemicals, such as sulphuric acid. Rhodia said it's moving non-union management personnel into position to keep the plant running, but the teamsters represent more than half the plant work force. The teamsters say they've been offered a three percent pay raise over three years, but Rhodia will deduct future increases in health insurance premiums from those raises. http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=11434874

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day           STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum      STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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