Paste Production Plant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020369",
  "term": "Paste Production Plant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Processes whereby calcined petroleum coke, coal tar pitch (hard or liquid), and/or other materials are mixed, transferred, and formed into briquettes or paste for vertical stud Soderberg (VSS) and HSS processes or into green anodes for a prebake process. This definition includes all operations from initial mixing to final forming (i.e., briquettes, paste, green anodes) within the paste plant, including conveyors and units managing heated liquid pitch.\n\n2. Processes whereby calcined petroleum coke, coal tar pitch (hard or liquid) and/or other materials are mixed, transferred and formed into briquettes or paste for vertical stud Soderberg (VSS) processes or into green anodes for a prebake process. This definition includes all operations from initial mixing to final forming (i.e., briquettes, paste, green anodes) within the paste production plant, including conveyors and units managing heated liquid pitch.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.842 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 63.842 (CFR 2016)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/paste-production-plant/"
}