Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 63  /  Sec. 63.1179 For curing ovens, what standards must I meet?

(a) You must control emissions from each existing, new, or reconstructed curing oven by limiting emissions of formaldehyde to either of the following:

(1) 0.03 kg of formaldehyde per MG (0.06 lb of formaldehyde per ton) of melt or less.

(2) A reduction of uncontrolled formaldehyde emissions by at least 80 percent.

(b) You must meet the following operating limits for each curing oven:

(1) Maintain the free-formaldehyde content of each resin lot and the formaldehyde content of each binder formulation at or below the specification ranges of the resin and binder used during the performance test.

(2) Maintain the operating temperature of each incinerator so that the average operating temperature for each three-hour block period never falls below the average temperature established during the performance test.