IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0207407
(2005-08-19)
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등록번호 |
US-7493237
(2009-02-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Weinberg,Marla K
- Whitam,Clifford S
- Smith,Richard M
- Williams,Sarah Francis Watson
- Hamilton,Suzanne Rice
- Brillhart,David Keith
- Cox,Marceia Louise
- Risse,Karen Beth
- Trate,Daniel Joseph
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출원인 / 주소 |
- International Paper Company
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regarding the input materials, the output
A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regarding the input materials, the output products, and the operations of equipment in the pulping process. The continuous information is provided to a central processor for determination of emission levels that exceed certain predetermined levels. The method and system permit personnel to verify compliance with environmental regulations, verify the reliability of pollutant collection and treatment equipment and record the actions taken to correct an inappropriate emission or equipment failure.
대표청구항
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What is claimed: 1. A method for the combined monitoring and reporting of actual and potential emissions of multiple phases of matter from a production facility having at least one operating units which utilizes and/or generates such multiple phases of matter comprising the steps of: identifying at
What is claimed: 1. A method for the combined monitoring and reporting of actual and potential emissions of multiple phases of matter from a production facility having at least one operating units which utilizes and/or generates such multiple phases of matter comprising the steps of: identifying at least one potential source of an emission event of gaseous matter, liquid matter or a combination of gaseous and liquid matter generated within the operating unit and desired to be monitored and reported; at the potential source, providing means for detecting the emission event occurring at said source and generating an emission event signal which is representative of a detected emission event; generating an operation signal representative of an operational phase of the operating unit which is associated with the potential source; comparing the emission event signal and the operation signal to determine the status of the operation of the operating unit at the time of said emission event; and reporting as an actual emission event only those emission events which positively correlate with an associated ongoing production phase of the operating unit at the time of the reported emission event. 2. The method of claim 1 which further comprises transmitting the emission event signal and the operation signal to at least one central location and comparing the emission event signal and the operation signal at the central location. 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of comparing: a total emission of gaseous matter over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of gaseous matter over said given time period, a total emission of liquid matter over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of liquid matter over said given time period, or a total emission of liquid and gaseous matters over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of liquid and gaseous matter over said given time period. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said emission event signal comprises: an occurrence of the emission event, a time of occurrence of the emission event, a duration of the emission event, a location of the emission event, a total mass of emitted matter, a total volume of emitted matter, or a combination of two or more thereof. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said operation signal comprises: a gaseous flow for the operating unit, a liquid flow for the operating unit, a combination of liquid and gaseous flow for the operating unit, temperatures of the operating unit, production throughput of said operating unit, raw matters inflow into the at least operating unit or a combination of two or more thereof. 6. The method of claim 1 which comprises comparing the emission event signal and the operation signal to determine: a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit on a time basis, a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit on a volume basis, a total mass of emitted matter on a unit of process production basis, or a combination of two or more thereof. 7. The method of claim 1 which comprises reporting as an actual emission event those emission events which positively correlate with an associated on-going operating unit at the time of the reported emission event and those emission events that are associated with an emission event signal. 8. The method of claim 1 which comprises reporting: a percent or quantity of emitted gaseous matter relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted gaseous matter, a percent or quantity of emitted liquid matter relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted liquid matter or a percent of emitted liquid and gaseous matters relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted of liquid and gaseous matter. 9. The method of claim 7 which further comprises reporting with each actual emission event an occurrence of an emission event, a time of occurrence of the emission event, a duration of the emission event, a location of the emission event, a total mass of emitted matter per unit time for the operating unit, a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit, a response to the emission event or a combination of two or more thereof. 10. The method of claim 7 which comprises identifying at least one potential source of an emission event of gaseous matter, liquid matter or a combination of gaseous and liquid matter generated within the operating unit and desired to be monitored and reported which are subject to state, federal or state and federal environmental monitoring. 11. A method for the combined monitoring and reporting of actual and potential emissions of multiple phases of matter from a production facility having at least one operating units which utilizes and/or generates such multiple phases of matter comprising the steps of: identifying all or substantially potential sources of emission events of gaseous matter, liquid matter or a combination of gaseous and liquid matter generated within the operating units which are desired to be monitored and reported; at each potential source, providing means for detecting the emission event occurring at each source and generating one or more emission event signal which are representative of the detected emission events, generating one or more operation signals representative of an operational phase of the operating units which are associated with the potential sources, transmitting the emission event signals and the operation signals to at least one central location and comparing the emission event signals and the operation signal at the central location to determine the status of the operation of the operating units at the time of said emission events; and reporting as an actual emissions event those emission events which positively correlate with an associated on-going operating unit at the time of the reported emission event and those emission events that are associated with an emission event signal. 12. The method of claim 11 which further comprises transmitting the emission event signal and the operation signal to at least one central location and comparing the emission event signal and the operation signal at the central location. 13. The method of claim 12 which further comprises reporting as an actual emissions event those emission events which positively correlate with an associated on-going operating unit at the time of the reported emission event and those emission events that are associated with an emission event signal. 14. The method of claim 13 which further comprises; aggregating mass emissions from each emission location into a total mass emissions and reporting the total mass emissions, reporting as an aggregation simultaneous emissions by comparing simultaneous emissions events and reporting no more than one minute of emissions during any one minute period, or a combination thereof. 15. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of comparing: a total emission of gaseous matter over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of gaseous matter over said given time period, a total emission of liquid matter over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of liquid matter over said given time period or a total emission of liquid and gaseous matters over a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission of liquid and gaseous matter over said given time period. 16. The method of claim 11 wherein said emission event signal comprises: an occurrence of the emission event, a time of occurrence of the emission event, a duration of the emission event, a location of the emission event, a total mass of emitted matter, a total volume of emitted matter, or a combination of two or more thereof. 17. The method of claim 11 wherein said operation signal comprises: a gaseous flow for the operating unit, a liquid flow for the operating unit, a combination of liquid and gaseous flow for the operating unit, temperatures of the operating unit, production throughput of said operating unit, raw matters inflow into the at least operating unit or a combination of two or more thereof. 18. The method of claim 11 which comprises comparing the emission event signal and the operation signal to determine: a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit on a time basis, a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit on a volume basis, a total mass of emitted matter on a unit of process production basis, or a combination of two or more thereof. 19. The method of claim 11 which comprises reporting as an actual emission event those emission events which positively correlate with an associated on-going operating unit at the time of the reported emission event and those emission events that are associated with an emission event signal. 20. The method of claim 11 which comprises reporting: a percent or quantity of emitted gaseous matter relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted gaseous matter, a percent or quantity of emitted liquid matter relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted liquid matter or a percent of emitted liquid and gaseous matters relative to the total regulatory allowable percent or quantity of emitted of liquid and gaseous matter. 21. The method of claim 19 which further comprises reporting with each actual emission event an occurrence of an emission event, a time of occurrence of the emission event, a duration of the emission event, a location of the emission event, a total mass of emitted matter per unit time for the operating unit, a total mass of emitted matter for the operating unit, a response to the emission event or a combination of two or more thereof. 22. The method of claim 11 which comprises identifying at least one potential source of an emission event of gaseous matter, liquid matter or a combination of gaseous and liquid matter generated within the operating unit and desired to be monitored and reported which are subject to state, federal or state and federal environmental monitoring.
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