Figure: 30 TAC 106.478(8)
Table 478
Approved Chemical List for Exemption from Permitting
A. Compounds of the following classes containing only atoms of carbon and hydrogen, not including
aromatic compounds:
- Paraffins. Examples: hexane, pentane, octane, isooctane.
- Cycloparaffins (except cyclopentane). Examples: cyclohexane, methyl cyclopentane.
- Olefins (except butadiene). Examples: octene, isoprene.
- Cycloolefins. Examples: cyclopentadiene, cyclohexene.
B. Aromatic hydrocarbons only as follows: Ethyl benzene, styrene, xylenes.
C. Compounds of the following classes containing only atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen:
- Alcohols (except allyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, and propargyl alcohol). Examples of approved
alcohols: butyl alcohol, ethylene glycol.
- Ethers (except vinyl ethers, glycol ethers, epoxides, and other ringed oxide compounds such as ketenes,
furans, and pyrans). Examples of approved ethers: butyl ether, isopropyl ether.
- Esters (except acrylates, methacrylates, allyl acetate, vinyl acetate, isopropyl formate). Examples of
approved esters: ethyl acetate, butyl formate, methyl propionate.
- Ketones (except allyl acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl normal butyl ketone, acetophenone, and
vinyl ketones). Examples of approved ketones: acetone, hexanone.
D. Additional chemicals:
- Crude oil and refinery petroleum fractions (except pyrolysis naphthas and pyrolysis gasolines)
containing less than 10% benzene. Examples of approved petroleum fractions: intermediate and
finished gasolines, naphthas, alkylates, fluid catalytic cracking unit feed, fuel oils, distillates, other
liquid fuels, and condensates.
- Natural gas and crude oil condensates that do not emit sour gas.
E. Non-approved chemicals:
- Other chemicals not specifically included within the classes defined above are not approved. Examples
of non-approved chemicals: aromatics (other than those listed or those found in the crude oil and
refinery liquids as listed); aldehydes; amines; amides; imines; nitriles; halogenated compounds;
sulfonated chemicals; cyanates; organic acids; ethylene oxide (EtO), propylene oxide, and other
oxygenated compounds not listed; organometallic compounds; pesticides.