Fugitive Emission Certified Valves in stock ISO 15848, API 622/624

Production plants generate gas emissions known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

60% of all fugitive emission piping systems come from valve stem packing.

These gases enter our atmosphere, contributing to the formation of ozone, smog, and other organic aerosols. At the same time, these pollutants can have a negative impact on the environment and even cause sever health complications in humans. There has been a flood of low cost country (LCC) valves installed throughout Australia during the construction boom (driven by lowest cost tender systems), with poor quality machining tolerances and poor quality gland packing. Generic brand gland packing fitted to LCC valves will dry out, shrink, crack, absorb water and subsequent corrosion will increase gland area leakage of especially gases.

Independent tests have shown methane gas leakage at some on-shore oil & gas facilities. Refineries and factories in Australia must observe fugitive emission requirements. Methane is 84 times more potent than CO2 over the first 20 years. Most companies are now proposing a move to target zero emissions by 2030 or 2040.

All new shipments of APV and Bonney Forge valves being ordered into stock now will be fugitive emission packed as standard. Of course all of our existing stocks of JC, Sferova, Starline & APV triple barrier stem seal trunnion mounted ball valves already fully conform to ISO 15848 fugitive emission standard requirements.

Australian Pipeline Valve forged and cast gates globe, high performance double & triple offset butterfly, lubricated plug, floating ball screwed and flanged, forged and cast, trunnion mounted ball have all been DNV witnessed fugitive emission prototype certified. We keep large stocks of Australian Pipeline Valve - see our full stock list here. Click here for details on certification.

For gland packed valves in stock we specify Chesterton 1622 inconel wire reinforced die formed fugitive emission packing or Garlock EVSP 9000 packing sets or Burgmann 6070 inconel wire reinforced die formed packing. In addition to ensuring gland packed valves are fugitive emission compliant these advanced gland packings also have other advantages. They will not shrink or absorb moisture and are low friction. In addition to which they are impregnated with high temperature blocking agents, lubricants and a passive corrosion inhibitor to prevent galvanic corrosion of valve parts in contact with the packing and prevents stem and stuffing box pitting unlike active inhibitors such as zinc, passive inhibitors are not consumed.

Of course the stem smoothness and stuffing box smoothness of APV and all other brands stocked is specified by GSL to ensure conformance with fugitive emission service.

In addition, the above mentioned brands of fugitive emission packing are also in themselves firesafe tested to API 607/589. The above mentioned gland packing also has independent fugitive emission certification to ISO 1548-1 & API 622. Consequently, not only are all the valves that GSL stock in JC, Sferova, Starline & APV are Fugitive emission prototype certified but in the case of the gland packed valves - the packing itself is also fugitive emission certified and the valve tolerances is specified for fugitive emission service. Actual fugitive emission testing can be performed where required on each individual valve.

Fugitive emission and quality packing is also a safety issue for employees as well as being a fire risk.

60% of emissions including volatile organic compounds & CO2 can be sourced from valves within a pump system (just as an example), with relief valves, tanks, pumps and flanges individually making up only small percentages of overall emissions released into the air.

Australian Pipeline Valve has a full range of fugitive emission certifications. For APV, JC, Sferova & Starline fugitive emission certifications please go to Global Supply Line or Australian Pipeline Valve websites.