# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2119 of 20 November 2015 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of wood-based panels (notified under document C(2015) 8062) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 19: In order to prevent or reduce emissions to air from the press, BAT is to use in-duct quenching of collected press waste gas and an appropriate combination of the techniques given below.

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

Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.4.1.
Technique
Main pollutants abated
Applicability
a
Select resins with a low formaldehyde content
Volatile organic compounds
Applicability may be restricted, e.g. due to demands for a specific product quality
b
Controlled operation of the press with balanced press temperature, applied pressure and press speed
Volatile organic compounds
Applicability may be restricted, e.g. due to the operation of the press for specific product qualities
c
Wet scrubbing of collected press waste gases using Venturi scrubbers or hydrocyclones, etc.
Dust, volatile organic compounds
Generally applicable
d
Wet electrostatic precipitator
Dust, volatile organic compounds
e
Bioscrubber
Dust, volatile organic compounds
f
Post-combustion as the last treatment step after application of a wet scrubber
Dust, volatile organic compounds
Applicability may be restricted for existing installations where a suitable combustion plant is not available
Table 3
BAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for emissions to air from the press
Parameter
Unit
BAT-AELs(average over the sampling period)
Dust
mg/Nm3
3–15
TVOC
mg/Nm3
10–100
Formaldehyde
mg/Nm3
2–15
The associated monitoring is in BAT 14.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2119/annex/division/3/division/1.2/division/1.2.1/division/bat+19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.2/division-1.2.1/division-bat+19
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