# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 11

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

In order to reduce mercury emissions to air (other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant) from a pyrometallurgical process, BAT is to use one or both of the techniques given below.
Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.
Technique
a
Use raw materials with a low mercury content, including by cooperating with providers in order to remove mercury from secondary materials.
b
Use adsorbents (e.g. activated carbon, selenium) in combination with dust filtration
BAT-associated emission levels: See Table 1.
Table 1
BAT-associated emission levels for mercury emissions to air (other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant) from a pyrometallurgical process using raw materials containing mercury
As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.
The lower end of the range is associated with the use of adsorbents (e.g. activated carbon, selenium) in combination with dust filtration, except for processes using Waelz kilns.
Parameter
BAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)
Mercury and its compounds, expressed as Hg
0,01-0,05

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.6/division/bat+11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.6/division-bat+11
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