Division BAT 48 In order to reduce fresh water use and emissions to water from speciality paper mills, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
United Kingdom
| Technique | Description | Applicability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Improvement of paper production planning | Improved planning to optimise production batch combinations and length | Generally applicable |
| b | Management of water circuits to fit changes | Adjust water circuits to be able to cope with changes of paper grades, colours and chemical additives used | |
| c | Waste water treatment plant ready to cope with changes | Adjust waste water treatment to be able to cope with variations of flows, low concentrations and varying types and amounts of chemical additives | |
| d | Adjustment of the broke system and of chest capacities | ||
| e | Minimisation of release of chemical additives (e.g. grease-/water proof agents) containing per- or polyflourinated compounds or contributing to their formation | Applicable only for plants producing paper with grease- or water-repellent properties | |
| f | Switch to low AOX-containing product aids (e.g. to substitute use of wet strength agents based on epichlorohydrin resins) | Applicable only for plants producing paper grades with high wet strength | |