# Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU), Division BAT 41: In order to reduce the consumption of thermal and electrical energy, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Applicability
a
Use of energy efficient refiners
Applicable when replacing, rebuilding or upgrading process equipment
b
Extensive recovery of secondary heat from TMP and CTMP refiners and reuse of recovered steam in paper or pulp drying
Generally applicable
c
Minimisation of fibre losses by using efficient reject refining systems (secondary refiners)
d
Installation of energy saving equipment, including automated process control instead of manual systems
e
Reduction of fresh water use by internal process water treatment and recirculation systems
f
Reduction of the direct use of steam by careful process integration using e.g. pinch analysis

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.4/division/1.4.2/division/bat+41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.4/division-1.4.2/division-bat+41
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