Reuse of Trichloroethylene and Trichloromethane

Summary

Trichloroethylene 1,1,2 and trichloromethane 1,1,1 are by-products from hydrogen and nitrogen production These by-products generated by Thai Industrial Gas Co Ltd and Bangkok Industrial Gas Co Ltd are supplied to Techno Chemical Co for recycle and reuse in their distillation process.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Industrial gases sector	Thai Industrial Gas Co Ltd
Industrial gases sector	Bangkok Industrial Gas Co Ltd
Chemicals sector	Techno Chemical Co Ltd

Region

Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Potential decrease in purchase costs for chemical company Reduced disposal cost for utility gas producer
Environment	Landfill diversion Increased resource efficiency
Social	Potential employment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• GTZ (2000) "Eco-Industrial Parks: A strategy towards Industrial Ecology in Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries", Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and GTZ GmbH

Last Update

18 January 2007