# 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 I: Primary or process-related techniques, such as:

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
(i) Selection or treatment of fuel
(a)
Use of gas to replace liquid fuel
Gas instead of liquid combustion leads to lower level of dust emissions
See Section 1.20.3
The applicability may be limited by the constraints associated with the availability of low sulphur fuels such as natural gas, which may be impacted by the energy policy of the Member State
(b)
Use of low sulphur refinery fuel oil (RFO) e.g. by RFO selection or by hydrotreatment of RFO
Refinery fuel oil selection favours low sulphur liquid fuels among the possible sources to be used at the unit.
Hydrotreatment aims at reducing the sulphur, nitrogen and metal contents of the fuel.
See Section 1.20.3
The applicability may be limited by the availability of low sulphur liquid fuels, hydrogen production and the hydrogen sulphide (H2S) treatment capacity (e.g. amine and Claus units)
(ii) Combustion modifications
(a)
Optimisation of combustion
See Section 1.20.2
Generally applicable to all types of combustion
(b)
Atomisation of liquid fuel
Use of high pressure to reduce the droplet size of liquid fuel.
Recent optimal burner designs generally include steam atomisation
Generally applicable to liquid fuel firing

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.9/division/2/division/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.9/division-2/division-I
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