# 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 53: 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
Energy saving screening techniques (optimised rotor design, screens and screen operation)
Applicable to new mills or major refurbishments
b
Best practice refining with heat recovery from the refiners
c
Optimised dewatering in the press section of paper machine/wide nip press
Not applicable to tissue paper and many speciality papers grades
d
Steam condensate recovery and use of efficient exhaust air heat recovery systems
Generally applicable
e
Reduction of direct use of steam by careful process integration using e.g. pinch analysis
f
High efficient refiners
Applicable to new plants
g
Optimisation of the operating mode in existing refiners (e.g. reduction of ‘no load power requirements)
Generally applicable
h
Optimised pumping design, variable speed drive control for pumps, gearless drives
i
Cutting edge refining technologies
j
Steam box heating of the paper web to improve the drainage properties/dewatering capacity
Not applicable to tissue paper and many speciality papers grades
k
Optimised vacuum system (e.g. turbo fans instead of water ring pumps)
Generally applicable
l
Generation optimisation and distribution network maintenance
m
Optimisation of heat recovery, air system, insulation
n
Use of high efficient motors (EFF1)
o
Preheating of shower water with a heat exchanger
p
Use of waste heat for sludge drying or upgrading of dewatered biomass
q
Heat recovery from axial blowers (if used) for the supply air of the drying hood
r
Heat recovery of exhaust air from the Yankee hood with a trickling tower
s
Heat recovery from the infrared exhaust hot air

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.6/division/1.6.4/division/bat+53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.6/division-1.6.4/division-bat+53
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