CASE-004 · Engineering case

VOC Scrubber Systems

Coordinated VOC scrubber systems to support production expansion while recovering process emissions.

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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Coordinated VOC scrubber systems to support production expansion while recovering process emissions.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Coordinated installation of scrubber columns, recovery systems, tanks, exhaust fans, constant-pressure pumping and control interfaces.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Coordinated VOC scrubber systems to support production expansion while recovering process emissions.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

66,885,000 USD

Vinegar Acetation and Fermentation-Support Modernization

Recorded workstream portfolio reference. This is the workstream-level value and is not a project expenditure or a new total of reassigned projects.

Measures & Operating Detail

MeasureValueType & meaningAttribution & operating context
Operating Measure<= 75 %Target
VOC capture/recovery objective

Applies to: A5/A6 acetator expansion and VOC-recovery integration

VOC-scrubber engineering — Design capture/recovery objective for process VOCs within the acetator-expansion scrubber-system boundary.

Engineering scope and design basis

Up to 75% of process VOCs.

Actions, Methods & Controls

ACTIVITIES IN CONTEXT

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Roles & contributions
  • Project Ownership

    Full lifecycle project ownership

    Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Workstream context
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  • Risk and engineering control

    Acetator growth requires matching VOC recovery. Scrubber columns, water tanks, fans, constant-pressure pumping and control interfaces serve this environmental process boundary.

  • Engineering dependency

    VOC recovery and controls. Recovered feedstock routing requires coordinated controls with fermentation and acetation systems.

All portfolio connections
Project ownership and delivery context

Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Coordinated process equipment, seven foundations and more than 30 instrumentation components with PLC and HMI requirements. Connected chemical-demand modeling, tanker transfer and upstream and downstream capacity so that the expansion supported a usable production system rather than an isolated vessel addition.

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