{"id":1497,"date":"2022-05-11T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as-schneider.blog\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2022-04-28T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:39:23","slug":"chemical-plant-complies-with-taluft-amendment-in-the-field-of-valves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as-schneider.blog\/2022\/05\/11\/chemical-plant-complies-with-taluft-amendment-in-the-field-of-valves\/","title":{"rendered":"New chemical plant complies with the stricter TA-Luft amendment in the field of valves"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The amended Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA-Luft) regulation came into effect on December 1, 2021. The updated regulation specifies stricter new limits for fugitive emissions from chemical plants. This is a tough challenge for the chemical industry. <\/strong><\/p> In my article, I describe a case study of the challenge engineers faced in selecting compliant valves when building a new chemical plant in Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Originally introduced in 1964, the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control, (TA-Luft) serves to protect the general public from the harmful effects of air pollution on the environment. The regulation has been revised several times to address increasing environmental concerns.<\/p> The German government has recently published a new edition of the TA-Luft which came into force on December 1, 2021. The latest amendments are intended to realign the outdated regulations with the requirements in EU regulations.<\/p> In order to achieve a higher level of protection for the environment, the latest version of TA-Luft specifies more stringent limits for pollutants emitted by facilities that require emission control permits.<\/p> The major change in terms of valve specifications is the adoption of the ISO 15848-1 standard in place of the VDI 2440. The ISO 15848-1 standard precisely regulates the test process and test conditions.\u00a0 So that every manufacturer is required to test their valves in the same way.<\/p>Amendment of TA-Luft Regulation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t