40 CFR Table 6 Fuel Analysis Requirements | Code of Federal Regulations | US Law

40 CFR Table 6

Fuel Analysis Requirements

June 9, 2020

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As stated in §63.7521, you must comply with the following requirements for fuel analysis testing for existing, new or reconstructed affected sources. However, equivalent methods (as defined in §63.7575) may be used in lieu of the prescribed methods at the discretion of the source owner or operator:

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To conduct a fuel analysis for the following pollutant . . .	You must . . .	Using . . .
1. Mercury	a. Collect fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(c) or ASTM D5192^a, or ASTM D7430^a, or ASTM D6883^a, or ASTM D2234/D2234M^a (for coal) or EPA 1631 or EPA 1631E or ASTM D6323^a (for solid), or EPA 821-R-01-013 (for liquid or solid), or ASTM D4177^a (for liquid), or ASTM D4057^a (for liquid), or equivalent.
	b. Composite fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(d) or equivalent.
	c. Prepare composited fuel samples	EPA SW-846-3050B^a (for solid samples), ASTM D2013/D2013M^a (for coal), ASTM D5198^a (for biomass), or EPA 3050^a (for solid fuel), or EPA 821-R-01-013^a (for liquid or solid), or equivalent.
	d. Determine heat content of the fuel type	ASTM D5865^a (for coal) or ASTM E711^a (for biomass), or ASTM D5864^a for liquids and other solids, or ASTM D240^a or equivalent.
	e. Determine moisture content of the fuel type	ASTM D3173^a, ASTM E871^a, or ASTM D5864^a, or ASTM D240^a, or ASTM D95^a (for liquid fuels), or ASTM D4006^a (for liquid fuels), or equivalent.
	f. Measure mercury concentration in fuel sample	ASTM D6722^a (for coal), EPA SW-846-7471B^a or EPA 1631 or EPA 1631E^a (for solid samples), or EPA SW-846-7470A^a or EPA SW-846-7471B^a (for liquid samples), or EPA 821-R-01-013^a (for liquid or solid), or equivalent.
	g. Convert concentration into units of pounds of mercury per MMBtu of heat content	For fuel mixtures use Equation 8 in §63.7530.
2. HCl	a. Collect fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(c) or ASTM D5192^a, or ASTM D7430^a, or ASTM D6883^a, or ASTM D2234/D2234M^a (for coal) or ASTM D6323^a (for coal or biomass), ASTM D4177^a (for liquid fuels) or ASTM D4057^a (for liquid fuels), or equivalent.
	b. Composite fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(d) or equivalent.
	c. Prepare composited fuel samples	EPA SW-846-3050B^a (for solid samples), ASTM D2013/D2013M^a (for coal), or ASTM D5198^a (for biomass), or EPA 3050^a or equivalent.
	d. Determine heat content of the fuel type	ASTM D5865^a (for coal) or ASTM E711^a (for biomass), ASTM D5864^a, ASTM D240^a or equivalent.
	e. Determine moisture content of the fuel type	ASTM D3173^a or ASTM E871^a, or D5864^a, or ASTM D240^a, or ASTM D95^a (for liquid fuels), or ASTM D4006^a (for liquid fuels), or equivalent.
	f. Measure chlorine concentration in fuel sample	EPA SW-846-9250^a, ASTM D6721^a, ASTM D4208^a (for coal), or EPA SW-846-5050^a or ASTM E776^a (for solid fuel), or EPA SW-846-9056^a or SW-846-9076^a (for solids or liquids) or equivalent.
	g. Convert concentrations into units of pounds of HCl per MMBtu of heat content	For fuel mixtures use Equation 7 in §63.7530 and convert from chlorine to HCl by multiplying by 1.028.
3. Mercury Fuel Specification for other gas 1 fuels	a. Measure mercury concentration in the fuel sample and convert to units of micrograms per cubic meter, or	Method 30B (M30B) at 40 CFR part 60, appendix A-8 of this chapter or ASTM D5954^a, ASTM D6350^a, ISO 6978-1:2003(E)^a, or ISO 6978-2:2003(E)^a, or EPA-1631^a or equivalent.
	b. Measure mercury concentration in the exhaust gas when firing only the other gas 1 fuel is fired in the boiler or process heater	Method 29, 30A, or 30B (M29, M30A, or M30B) at 40 CFR part 60, appendix A-8 of this chapter or Method 101A or Method 102 at 40 CFR part 61, appendix B of this chapter, or ASTM Method D6784^a or equivalent.
4. TSM	a. Collect fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(c) or ASTM D5192^a, or ASTM D7430^a, or ASTM D6883^a, or ASTM D2234/D2234M^a (for coal) or ASTM D6323^a (for coal or biomass), or ASTM D4177^a, (for liquid fuels), or ASTM D4057^a (for liquid fuels), or equivalent.
	b. Composite fuel samples	Procedure in §63.7521(d) or equivalent.
	c. Prepare composited fuel samples	EPA SW-846-3050B^a (for solid samples), ASTM D2013/D2013M^a (for coal), ASTM D5198^a or TAPPI T266^a (for biomass), or EPA 3050^a or equivalent.
	d. Determine heat content of the fuel type	ASTM D5865^a (for coal) or ASTM E711^a (for biomass), or ASTM D5864^a for liquids and other solids, or ASTM D240^a or equivalent.
	e. Determine moisture content of the fuel type	ASTM D3173^a or ASTM E871^a, or D5864^a, or ASTM D240^a, or ASTM D95^a (for liquid fuels), or ASTM D4006^a (for liquid fuels), or ASTM D4177^a (for liquid fuels) or ASTM D4057^a (for liquid fuels), or equivalent.
	f. Measure TSM concentration in fuel sample	ASTM D3683^a, or ASTM D4606^a, or ASTM D6357^a or EPA 200.8^a or EPA SW-846-6020^a, or EPA SW-846-6020A^a, or EPA SW-846-6010C^a, EPA 7060^a or EPA 7060A^a (for arsenic only), or EPA SW-846-7740^a (for selenium only).
	g. Convert concentrations into units of pounds of TSM per MMBtu of heat content	For fuel mixtures use Equation 9 in §63.7530.

^aIncorporated by reference, see §63.14.

[83 FR 56725, Nov. 14, 2018]

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