Coatings, Inks & Specialty Chemical Production worked example

Solvent Emissions Cost at 86% uncaptured voc fraction released: a worked example

What does the result look like when uncaptured voc fraction released reaches 86%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. estimating VOC, emissions, abatement, or reporting cost tied to solvent use

The inputs for this scenario

  • VOC-emitting solvent charged: 4,200 lb (unchanged)
  • Emissions cost per pound of VOC: 0.85 $ / lb (unchanged)
  • Uncaptured VOC fraction released: 86 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75)
  • Permit reporting, abatement, and waste disposal adders: 1,200 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable solvent emissions cost = VOC-emitting solvent quantity × emissions cost per VOC unit × emissions scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,270 $ for total solvent emissions cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.02 $ / piece for solvent emissions cost per sellable unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,070 $ for variable solvent emissions cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,200 $ for reporting, abatement, and waste adders.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where uncaptured voc fraction released sits at 75% and the headline result is 3,878 $, this scenario comes in 10.13% above the baseline at 4,270 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when uncaptured voc fraction released is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It models cost as a flat rate per pound of uncaptured VOC; actual liability can be non-linear once you cross permit thresholds or trigger RACT/control requirements.

Results at a glance

  • total solvent emissions cost: 4,270 $ (headline result)
  • solvent emissions cost per sellable unit: 1.02 $ / piece
  • variable solvent emissions cost: 3,070 $
  • reporting, abatement, and waste adders: 1,200 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Solvent Emissions Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.