{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.2/division-1.2.1/division-bat+21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.2/division-1.2.1/division-bat+21.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2015/2119",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/1.2/division/1.2.1/division/bat+21",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 21",
  "heading": "In order to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds to air from the drying ovens for the impregnation of paper, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Description of the technique is given in Section 1.4.1.\nTechnique\nApplicability\na\nSelect and use resins with a low formaldehyde content\nGenerally applicable\nb\nControlled operation of ovens with balanced temperature and speed\nc\nThermal oxidation of waste gas in a regenerative thermal oxidiser or a catalytic thermal oxidiser\nd\nPost-combustion or incineration of waste gas in a combustion plant\nApplicability may be restricted for existing installations where a suitable combustion plant is not available on site\ne\nWet scrubbing of waste gas followed by treatment in a biofilter\nGenerally applicable\nTable 5\nBAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for TVOC and formaldehyde emissions to air from a drying oven for the impregnation of paper\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AELs(average over the sampling period)\nTVOC\nmg/Nm3\n5–30\nFormaldehyde\nmg/Nm3\n< 5–10\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 14.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Description of the technique is given in Section 1.4.1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2119/annex/division/3/division/1.2/division/1.2.1/division/bat+21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:09.363039+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."
}