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agglomeration and heating value properties. Each bin outfeed is by vari- able speed Metering Screw to a common Collection (belt) Conveyor. The Collecting Conveyor empties into a Mixing Conveyor and Surge Hopper. The screen biomass is force-fed in the Briquetter through matched dies affixed to oppositely rotating cylinders. As the dies mesh, the biomass agglomerates under pressure. Finished briquettes are collected on an Outfeed (belt) Conveyor and transferred to a Bucket Elevator which empties the briquettes into the Briquette Storehouse. Material to be pelletized bypasses the Briquetters and then goes through a similar process. The briquetter and pelletizer lines will not operate at the same time. The fuel to be used for drying, steam production, and fuel additive operations would be a blend of recycled lubricant and No. 2 fuel oil . No. 2 fuel oil would be used to modify the viscosity and heating value of used oil to desired rates. Propane would provide a back-up fuel source for the drying operation only. At full load, with the highest anticipated moisture level in the biomass, each dryer would require 100 gallons per hour of fuel oil blended with a minimum heating value of 18,000 BTU/lb. The total fuel oil demand of the briquetting operation at 80 percent capacity is summa- rized as follows: Biomass Dryers 3,840 gal/day 1,401,600 gal/year The two types of emissions associated with the briquetting opera- tions are combustion by-product emissions from fuel burning and fugitive emissions from biomass storage and handling. The "Air Quality/Odors" section of Chapter 3 addresses air quality issues in greater detail . Waste Oil Recovery System The waste oil recovery system would accept and recover used lubri- cating oils for sale and use within the facility. Used lubricants would be transported to the facility by tank (vacuum) trucks. These trucks would collect used lubricants from agricultural equipment operators and 2-14 I01-46.R4 4/7/89