EP #045 - EPA NOx Out Concrete

Once again, the EPA is tightening the screws on cement plants in regard to the release of nitrogen oxide.

Obviously, this impacts the concrete industry. But how?

This episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast features Peter Paone, Director of Engineering from ZAP Engineering. Peter has 21 years of experience working in the cement industry, specializing in emissions control. The discussion centers around the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Good Neighbor Rule, which aims to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions that are precursors to ground-level ozone. The Clean Air Act mandates the EPA to improve air quality, and the Good Neighbor Rule is one of the regulations they use to meet its goal. Peter and Seth also discuss other regulations such as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and how they impact the cement industry.

Episode References Guest: Peter Paone | ZAP Engineering | paonep@zapecs.com⁠⁠ Guest Website: ⁠⁠https://www.zapecs.com/

Producers: Jodi Tandett, Kevin Korchmaros

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Music: Mike Dunton | ⁠⁠https://www.mikeduntonmusic.com⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠mikeduntonmusic@gmail.com⁠⁠ | Instagram ⁠⁠@Mike_Dunton⁠⁠

Host: Seth Tandett, ⁠⁠seth@concretelogicpodcast.com⁠⁠

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Peter Paone

An accomplished, professionally licensed engineer specializing in pyrotechnology and emissions in the cement and minerals industries with more than 18 years of international experience with Process Equipment, Project Execution & Sales for the Cement/Minerals Industries. An expert in the measurement, prediction, and mitigation of cement and minerals plant emissions. A proven innovator and inventor, with four patents to his name.

Publications include:
High-Efficiency Separator Upgrade: Threading a Separator through the Eye of a Needle, IEEE/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 2017

Processes for Activation and Manufacturing of Supplementary Cementitious Materials, IEEE/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 2012

Paone, P., Mercury Control Technologies for the Cement Industry, IEEE/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, March 2010

Paone, P., Mercury Reduction Technologies for Cement Production, 7th Colloquia of Managers and Technicians of Cement Plants, Nov. 2009, Malaga, Spain

Paone, P.T., Heavy Metals in the Cement Industry: A Look at Volatile Cycles and Simple Mitigation Techniques, IEEE/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 2008

Paone, P.T., Blower, M., and Hines, C., The Installation of the New Horizontal, Fixed Grate-Line Cooler at Ash Grove Cement – Montana City, IEEE/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 2007.

Specialties: Cement process design, emissions abatement, mercury controls