# 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 23: In order to prevent and reduce emissions to air from the bitumen production process, BAT is to treat the gaseous overhead by using one of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
(i)
Thermal oxidation of gaseous overhead over 800 °C
See Section 1.20.6
Generally applicable for the bitumen blowing unit
(ii)
Wet scrubbing of gaseous overhead
See Section 1.20.3
Generally applicable for the bitumen blowing unit

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.4/division/BAT (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.4/division-BAT
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