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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-732/annex/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/732",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 9 December 2013 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 production of chlor-alkali (notified under document C(2013) 8589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/732/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-732",
  "path": "annex/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "SCOPE",
  "text": "These BAT conclusions cover certain industrial activities specified in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(c) of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely the production of chlor-alkali chemicals (chlorine, hydrogen, potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide) by the electrolysis of brine.\nIn particular, these BAT conclusions cover the following processes and activities:\nthe storage of salt;\nthe preparation, purification and resaturation of brine;\nthe electrolysis of brine;\nthe concentration, purification, storage and handling of sodium/potassium hydroxide;\nthe cooling, drying, purification, compression, liquefaction, storage and handling of chlorine;\nthe cooling, purification, compression, storage and handling of hydrogen;\nthe conversion of mercury cell plants to membrane cell plants;\nthe decommissioning of mercury cell plants;\nthe remediation of chlor-alkali production sites.\nThese BAT conclusions do not address the following activities or processes:\nthe electrolysis of hydrochloric acid for the production of chlorine;\nthe electrolysis of brine for the production of sodium chlorate; this is covered by the BAT reference document on Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – Solids and Others Industry (LVIC-S);\nthe electrolysis of molten salts for the production of alkali or alkaline earth metals and chlorine; this is covered by the BAT reference document on Non-ferrous Metals Industries (NFM);\nthe production of specialities such as alcoholates, dithionites and alkali metals by using alkali metal amalgam produced with the mercury cell technique;\nthe production of chlorine, hydrogen or sodium/potassium hydroxide by processes other than electrolysis.\nThese BAT conclusions do not address the following aspects of chlor-alkali production as they are covered by the BAT reference document on Common Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment/Management Systems in the Chemical Sector (CWW);\nthe treatment of waste water in a downstream treatment plant;\nenvironmental management systems;\nnoise emissions.\nOther reference documents which are of relevance for the activities covered by these BAT conclusions are the following:\nReference document\nSubject\nCommon Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment/Management Systems in the Chemical Sector BREF (CWW)\nCommon waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems\nEconomics and Cross-Media Effects (ECM)\nEconomics and cross-media effects of techniques\nEmissions from Storage (EFS)\nStorage and handling of materials\nEnergy Efficiency (ENE)\nGeneral aspects of energy efficiency\nIndustrial Cooling Systems (ICS)\nIndirect cooling with water\nLarge Combustion Plants (LCP)\nCombustion plants with a rated thermal input of 50 MW or more\nGeneral Principles of Monitoring (MON)\nGeneral aspects of emissions and consumption monitoring\nWaste Incineration (WI)\nWaste incineration\nWaste Treatments Industries (WT)\nWaste treatment",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/732/annex/division/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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