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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.8/division-BATn3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.8/division-BATn3.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/738",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas (notified under document C(2014) 7155) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/738/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.8/division/BATn3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 16",
  "heading": "In order to reduce the generation of spent solid catalyst waste, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\n(i)\nSpent solid catalyst management\nScheduled and safe handling of the materials used as catalyst (e.g. by contractors) in order to recover or reuse them in off-site facilities. These operations depend on the type of catalyst and process\n(ii)\nRemoval of catalyst from slurry decant oil\nDecanted oil sludge from process units (e.g. FCC unit) can contain significant concentrations of catalyst fines. These fines need to be separated prior to the reuse of decant oil as a feedstock",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.8/division/BATn3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:36.977162+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}