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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2117 of 21 November 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of large volume organic chemicals (notified under document C(2017) 7469) (Text with EEA relevance)

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    1. ANNEX

      BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES (BAT) CONCLUSIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LARGE VOLUME ORGANIC CHEMICALS

      1. SCOPE

      2. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

        1. Best Available Techniques

        2. Averaging periods and reference conditions for emissions to air

        3. Reference oxygen level

        4. Conversion to reference oxygen level

        5. Averaging periods for emissions to water

        6. Acronyms and definitions

      3. 1. GENERAL BAT CONCLUSIONS

        1. 1.1. Monitoring of emissions to air

          1. BAT 1: BAT is to monitor channelled emissions to air from process...

          2. BAT 2: BAT is to monitor channelled emissions to air other than...

        2. 1.2. Emissions to air

          1. 1.2.1. Emissions to air from process furnaces/heaters

            1. BAT 3: In order to reduce emissions to air of CO and...

            2. BAT 4: In order to reduce NOX emissions to air from process...

            3. BAT 5: In order to prevent or reduce dust emissions to air...

            4. BAT 6: In order to prevent or reduce SO2 emissions to air...

          2. 1.2.2. Emissions to air from the use of SCR or SNCR...

            1. BAT 7: In order to reduce emissions to air of ammonia which...

          3. 1.2.3. Emissions to air from other processes/sources

            1. 1.2.3.1. Techniques to reduce emissions from other processes/sources

              1. BAT 8: In order to reduce the load of pollutants sent to...

              2. BAT 9: In order to reduce the load of pollutants sent to...

              3. BAT 10: In order to reduce channelled emissions of organic compounds to...

              4. BAT 11: In order to reduce channelled dust emissions to air, BAT...

              5. BAT 12: In order to reduce emissions to air of sulphur dioxide...

            2. 1.2.3.2. Techniques to reduce emissions from a thermal oxidiser

              1. BAT 13: In order to reduce emissions to air of NOX, CO,...

        3. 1.3. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 14: In order to reduce the waste water volume, the pollutant...

        4. 1.4. Resource efficiency

          1. BAT 15: In order to increase resource efficiency when using catalysts, BAT...

          2. BAT 16: In order to increase resource efficiency, BAT is to recover...

        5. 1.5. Residues

          1. BAT 17: In order to prevent or, where that is not practicable,...

        6. 1.6. Other than normal operating conditions

          1. BAT 18: In order to prevent or reduce emissions from equipment malfunctions,...

          2. BAT 19: In order to prevent or reduce emissions to air and...

      4. 2. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR LOWER OLEFINS PRODUCTION

        1. 2.1. Emissions to air

          1. 2.1.1. BAT-AELs for emissions to air from a lower olefins cracker...

          2. 2.1.2. Techniques to reduce emissions from decoking

            1. BAT 20: In order to reduce emissions to air of dust and...

        2. 2.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 21: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of organic...

          2. BAT 22: In order to reduce the organic load discharged to waste...

          3. BAT 23: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of sulphides...

      5. 3. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR AROMATICS PRODUCTION

        1. 3.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 24: In order to reduce the organic load from process off-gases...

          2. BAT 25: In order to reduce emissions to air of dust and...

        2. 3.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 26: In order to reduce the amount of organic compounds and...

          2. BAT 27: In order to reduce the waste water volume and the...

        3. 3.3. Resource efficiency

          1. BAT 28: In order to use resources efficiently, BAT is to maximise...

        4. 3.4. Energy efficiency

          1. BAT 29: In order to use energy efficiently when using distillation, BAT...

        5. 3.5. Residues

          1. BAT 30: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of spent...

      6. 4. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR ETHYLBENZENE AND STYRENE MONOMER PRODUCTION

        1. 4.1. Process selection

          1. BAT 31: In order to prevent or reduce emissions to air of...

        2. 4.2. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 32: In order to reduce the load of HCl sent to...

          2. BAT 33: In order to reduce the load of dust and HCl...

          3. BAT 34: In order to reduce the organic load sent to the...

          4. BAT 35: In order to reduce emissions of organic compounds to air...

        3. 4.3. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 36: In order to reduce waste water generation from ethylbenzene dehydrogenation...

          2. BAT 37: In order to reduce emissions to water of organic peroxides...

        4. 4.4. Resource efficiency

          1. BAT 38: In order to recover organic compounds from ethylbenzene dehydrogenation prior...

          2. BAT 39: In order to increase resource efficiency, BAT is to recover...

          3. BAT 40: In order to increase the resource efficiency of the acetophenone...

        5. 4.5. Residues

          1. BAT 41: In order to reduce the amount of waste being sent...

          2. BAT 42: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of waste...

          3. BAT 43: In order to reduce the generation of coke (which is...

          4. BAT 44: In order to reduce the amount of organic residues being...

      7. 5. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCTION

        1. 5.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 45: In order to reduce emissions of organic compounds to air...

        2. 5.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 46: In order to prevent or reduce waste water generation (e.g....

        3. 5.3. Residues

          1. BAT 47: In order to reduce the amount of paraformaldehyde-containing waste being...

      8. 6. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE AND ETHYLENE GLYCOLS PRODUCTION

        1. 6.1. Process selection

          1. BAT 48: In order to reduce the consumption of ethylene and emissions...

        2. 6.2. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 49: In order to recover ethylene and energy and to reduce...

          2. BAT 50: In order to reduce the consumption of ethylene and oxygen...

          3. BAT 51: In order to reduce emissions of organic compounds to air...

          4. BAT 52: In order to reduce EO emissions to air, BAT is...

          5. BAT 53: In order to prevent or reduce emissions of organic compounds...

        3. 6.3. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 54: In order to reduce the waste water volume and to...

        4. 6.4. Residues

          1. BAT 55: In order to reduce the amount of organic waste being...

      9. 7. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR PHENOL PRODUCTION

        1. 7.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 56: In order to recover raw materials and to reduce the...

          2. BAT 57: In order to reduce emissions of organic compounds to air,...

        2. 7.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 58: In order to reduce emissions to water of organic peroxides...

          2. BAT 59: In order to reduce the organic load discharged from the...

        3. 7.3. Residues

          1. BAT 60: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of tar...

      10. 8. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR ETHANOLAMINES PRODUCTION

        1. 8.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 61: In order to reduce ammonia emissions to air and to...

        2. 8.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 62: In order to prevent or reduce emissions of organic compounds...

        3. 8.3. Raw material consumption

          1. BAT 63: In order to use ethylene oxide efficiently, BAT is to...

      11. 9. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE (TDI) AND METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE...

        1. 9.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 64: In order to reduce the load of organic compounds, NOX,...

          2. BAT 65: In order to reduce the load of HCl and phosgene...

          3. BAT 66: In order to reduce emissions to air of organic compounds...

          4. BAT 67: In order to reduce emissions to air of PCDD/F from...

        2. 9.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 68: BAT is to monitor emissions to water with at least...

          2. BAT 69: In order to reduce the load of nitrite, nitrate and...

          3. BAT 70: In order to reduce the load of poorly biodegradable organic...

          4. BAT 71: In order to reduce waste water generation and the organic...

          5. BAT 72: In order to prevent or reduce the organic load discharged...

          6. BAT 73: In order to reduce the organic load discharged from a...

        3. 9.3. Residues

          1. BAT 74: In order to reduce the amount of organic residues being...

      12. 10. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE AND VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER PRODUCTION...

        1. 10.1. Emissions to air

          1. 10.1.1. BAT-AEL for emissions to air from an EDC cracker furnace...

          2. 10.1.2. Techniques and BAT-AEL for emissions to air from other sources...

            1. BAT 75: In order to reduce the organic load sent to the...

            2. BAT 76: In order to reduce emissions to air of organic compounds...

            3. BAT 77: In order to reduce emissions to air of PCDD/F from...

            4. BAT 78: In order to reduce emissions to air of dust and...

        2. 10.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 79: BAT is to monitor emissions to water with at least...

          2. BAT 80: In order to reduce the load of chlorinated compounds discharged...

          3. BAT 81: In order to reduce emissions to water of PCDD/F and...

        3. 10.3. Energy efficiency

          1. BAT 82: In order to use energy efficiently, BAT is to use...

          2. BAT 83: In order to reduce the energy consumption of EDC cracker...

        4. 10.4. Residues

          1. BAT 84: In order to reduce the amount of coke being sent...

          2. BAT 85: In order to reduce the amount of hazardous waste being...

      13. 11. BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PRODUCTION

        1. 11.1. Emissions to air

          1. BAT 86: In order to recover solvents and to reduce emissions of...

          2. BAT 87: In order to reduce emissions of organic compounds to air...

          3. BAT 88: In order to prevent benzene emissions to air and water,...

        2. 11.2. Emissions to water

          1. BAT 89: In order to reduce the waste water volume and the...

          2. BAT 90: In order to prevent or reduce emissions to water of...

      14. 12. DESCRIPTIONS OF TECHNIQUES

        1. 12.1. Process off-gas and waste gas treatment techniques

        2. 12.2. Waste water treatment techniques

        3. 12.3. Techniques to reduce emissions to air from combustion

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