hydrochloric acid

• Hydrochloric acid

• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; and Steel Pickling-HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 6628, February 08, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Environmental Protection Agency

• The Facts About Hydrochloric Acid

Hydrochloric acid (HCL) is a colorless and odorless solution of hydrogen chloride and water. Once commonly referred to as muriatic acid or spirit of salt, this acid is a highly corrosive chemical compound with several applications in industry. It is also found in diluted amounts in the stomach of humans and animals as gastric acid. There is a long history of use of hydrochloric acid. The substance was first described by the 8th century Arab alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan. In the 13th century, alchemists employed the Jabir's theory to locate the 'philosopher's stone' based on his conclusion that his discovery could turn ordinary metals into gold. Jabir's method of combining hydrochloric acid with nitric acid, which he called aqua regia, could indeed dissolve and separate gold and silver from...

• Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
• April 20, 2011

• 21 CFR 582.1057 - Hydrochloric acid.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 21: Food and Drugs

• 21 CFR 182.1057 - Hydrochloric acid.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 21: Food and Drugs

• 40 CFR 63.1218 - What are the standards for hydrochloric acid production furnaces that burn hazardous waste?

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 40: Protection of Environment

• 9 CFR 96.13 - Uncertified casings; disinfection with hydrochloric acid.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 9: Animals and Animal Products

• Hydrochloric Acid Spill, Sigalert in Highland

HIGHLAND -- Two people were taken to the hospital and two major highways were shut down after an auto accident caused a truck to dump several containers of hydrochloric acid all over the roadway. The accident occurred about 1:15 p.m. on the eastbound 210 freeway, near Highway 330 in Highland. A pickup truck towing a trailer that carried the containers rolled over on the freeway, causing the acid spill, officials said.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• June 22, 2011

• 40 CFR 270.235 - Options for incinerators, cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns, solid fuel boilers, liquid fuel boilers and hydrochloric acid production furnaces to minimize emissions from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 40: Protection of Environment

• 46 CFR 153.557 - Special requirements for hydrochloric acid.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 46: Shipping

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Steel Pickling, HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (Renewal)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 24700, April 25, 2012
• Notices
• Environmental Protection Agency