CRITICAL REVIEW ON STANDARDS FOR LDAR IN PETROLEUM REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN CHINA AND AMERICA

Abstract

Abstract: Equipment leakage is the most important source of fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. The best available control technology is leak detection and repair (LDAR). This paper briefly reviewed standard systems for equipment leak in petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, summarized the main contents and characteristics of national and representative local LDAR standards in China and America, and analyzed the existing problems and potential development trend, which could be used as a reference for the management and control of VOCs emission from petroleum refining and petrochemical equipment leakage, the upgrading LDAR standards, the optimization of enterprise internal control index and the application of technology research and development in China.

Key words: petroleum refining and petrochemical industry, equipment leaks, VOCs, leak detection and repair, standard

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