# Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2012 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for the manufacture of glass (notified under document C(2012) 865) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/134/EU), Division 53

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

BAT is to reduce metal emissions from the melting furnace by using one or a combination of the following techniques:
A description of the techniques is given in Section 1.10.5.
Technique
Applicability
(i)
Selection of raw materials for the batch formulation with a low content of metals
The applicability may be limited by the constraints imposed by the type of glass produced at the installation and the availability of raw materials
(ii)
Minimising the use of metal compounds in the batch formulation, through a suitable selection of the raw materials where colouring and decolourising of glass is needed or where specific characteristics are conferred to the glass
The techniques are generally applicable
(iii)
Dry or semi-dry scrubbing, in combination with a filtration system
Table 43
BAT-AELs for metal emissions from the melting furnace in the special glass sector
The levels refer to the sum of metals present in the flue-gases in both solid and gaseous phases.
The lower levels are BAT-AELs when metal compounds are not intentionally used in the batch formulation.
The conversion factor of 2,5 × 10–3 (see Table 2) has been used, with some values indicated in the table having been approximated. A case-by-case conversion factor may have to be applied based on the type of production.
Parameter
BAT-AEL
mg/Nm3
kg/tonne melted glass
Σ (As, Co, Ni, Cd, Se, CrVI)
< 0,1 – 1
< 0,3 – 3 × 10–3
Σ (As, Co, Ni, Cd, Se, CrVI, Sb, Pb, CrIII, Cu, Mn, V, Sn)
< 1 – 5
< 3 – 15 × 10–3

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