# 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), Division BAT 52: In order to prevent or reduce VOC emissions to air from loading and unloading operations of volatile liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below to achieve a recovery rate of at least 95 %.

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

A vapour destruction unit (e.g. by incineration) may be substituted for a vapour recovery unit, if vapour recovery is unsafe or technically impossible because of the volume of return vapour.
Technique
Description
Applicability
Vapour recovery by:
(i) Condensation
(ii) Absorption
(iii) Adsorption
(iv) Membrane separation
(v) Hybrid systems
See Section 1.20.6
Generally applicable to loading/unloading operations where annual throughput is > 5 000 m3/yr. Not applicable to loading/unloading operations for sea-going vessels with an annual throughput < 1 million m3/yr

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.15/division/4/division/BAT (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.15/division-4/division-BAT
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