ENVIRO-DUST
Envirodust-04
With Envirodust-04, you will benefit from a high quality, low dust frac sand for your hydraulic fracturing.
Envirodust-04 is not only Microtox-friendly, but it is a non-toxic, bio-degradable and bio-renewable product.
In 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica dust in hydraulic fracturing operations downward from 0.1 mg/m 3 to 0.05 mg/m3 . This PEL presents a challenge to the oil and gas industry since existing mechanical and personal protective equipment (PPE) systems do not adequately reduce silica dust levels down to the PEL across the hydraulic fracturing supply chain.
Sterling Chemicals and Camber Technonolgy Corporation and or Biopolmer supplier collaborated to develop an effective chemical technology solution for silica dust control. Envirodust-04 is a proven silica dust control proppant coating technology, which, when applied to frac sand, results in significant reductions in respirable silica dust to below OSHA’s new PEL. Unlike mechanical and PPE systems, Envirodust-04 minimizes silica dust generation from the mine to the well head, spanning the entire hydraulic fracturing supply chain.
It is a cost-effective solution to silica dust control and is easy to apply with no drying or curing required. Unlike mechanical dust control systems, Envirodust-04 does not occupy valuable real estate on the frac site, and eliminates trip hazards associated with mechanical systems further improving worker safety and site conditions. It is environmentally friendly – Envirodust-04 is 100% biorenewable and biodegradeable. Most importantly, Envirodust-04 is miscible and compatible with frac fluids – it does not slow fracturing operations or negatively affect well performance.
With Envirodust-04, you will benefit from a high quality, low dust frac sand for your hydraulic fracturing operations. And it will help in areas with reactive clays by helping and limiting some fines migration.
Benefits
Up to 99% silica dust reduction built into the sand
Significantly improved safety and site conditions
Stable dust control
Continuous protection from the sand mine to the well head
Easy to apply with no drying or curing required
Smaller footprint than mechanical systems
Frac fluid compatible with no negative impact on fracturing operations or well productivity
MircoTox Friendly, Non-toxic, biodegradeable and biorenewable
Regulatory compliance with OSHA’s new permissible exposure limit for silica dust
Reduced sand attrition during transport