Waste gas definition

Waste gas means the mixture of all gases from facility operations that is directed to a Flare for the purpose of disposing of the gas. “Waste Gas” does not include gas introduced to a Flare exclusively to make it operate safely and as intended; therefore, “Waste Gas” does not include Pilot Gas, Total Steam, Assist Air, or the minimum amount of Sweep Gas and Purge Gas that is necessary to perform the functions of Sweep Gas and Purge Gas. “Waste Gas” also does not include the minimum amount of gas introduced to a Flare to comply with regulatory or enforceable permit requirements regarding the combustible characteristics of Combustion Zone Gas; therefore, “Waste Gas” does not include Supplemental Gas. Depending upon the instrumentation that monitors Waste Gas, certain compounds (hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and/or water (steam)) that are directed to a Flare for the purpose of disposing of these
Waste gas means the final gaseous discharge containing NMVOCs or other pollutants from a stack or from emission abatement equipment into air. The volumetric flow rates shall be expressed in m3/h at standard conditions;
Waste gas means manufacturing or mining byproduct gases that are not used and are otherwise flared or incinerated. A manufacturing or mining byproduct is a material that is not one of the primary products of a particular manufacturing or mining operation, is a secondary and incidental product of the particular operation, and would not be solely and separately manufactured or mined by the particular manufacturing or mining operation. The term does not include an intermediate manufacturing or mining product which results from one of the steps in a manufacturing or mining process and is typically processed through the next step of the process within a short time.

Examples of Waste gas in a sentence

  • Waste gas includes landfill gas which is generated at landfills, digester gas which is generated at sewage treatment facilities, or a combination of the two.


More Definitions of Waste gas

Waste gas means a natural gas that contains a greater percentage of gaseous chemical impurities than the percentage of methane. For purposes of this definition, gaseous chemical impurities may include carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium, or hydrogen sulfide.
Waste gas means a gas containing incompletely oxidised carbon in a gaseous state under standard conditions which is a result of any of the processes listed in point (21);
Waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of
Waste gas means a gas containing incompletely oxidised carbon in a gaseous state under standard conditions which is a result of any of the processes listed in point (10), where ‘standard conditions’ means temperature of 273,15 K and pressure conditions of 101 325 Pa defining normal cubic metres (Nm3) according to Article 3(50) of Regulation (EU) No 601/2012;
Waste gas means the mixture of all gases from facility operations that is directed to a Flare for the purpose of disposing of the gas. “Waste Gas” does not include Pilot Gas, Total Steam, Assist Air, Sweep Gas, Purge Gas, or Supplemental Gas.
Waste gas means the mixture of all gases from facility operations that is directed to a control device for the purpose of disposing of the gas.