# 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 22

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

In order to use energy efficiently in secondary copper production, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
Technique
Applicability
a
Reduce the water content of the feed material
Applicability is limited when the moisture content of the materials is used as a technique to reduce diffuse emissions
b
Produce steam by recovering excess heat from the smelting furnace to heat up the electrolyte in refineries and/or to produce electricity in a co-generation installation
Applicable if an economically viable demand of steam exists
c
Melt scraps using the excess heat that is produced during the smelting or converting process
Generally applicable
d
Holding furnace between processing stages
Only applicable for batch-wise operated smelters where a buffer capacity of molten material is required
e
Preheat the furnace charge using the hot process gases from the melting stages
Only applicable to shaft furnaces

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.2/division/bat+22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.2/division-bat+22
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