# 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 26

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

In order to prevent or reduce diffuse emissions from charging, smelting and tapping operations in primary and secondary copper smelters and from holding and melting furnaces, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
Description of the technique is given in Section 1.10.
Technique
Applicability
a
Briquetting and pelletisation of raw materials
Applicable only when the process and the furnace can use pelletised raw materials
b
Enclosed charging system such as single jet burner, door sealing, closed conveyers or feeders equipped with an air extraction system in combination with a dust and gas abatement system
The jet burner is applicable only for flash furnaces
c
Operate the furnace and gas route under negative pressure and at a sufficient gas extraction rate to prevent pressurisation
Generally applicable
d
Capture hood/enclosures at charging and tapping points in combination with an off-gas abatement system (e.g. housing/tunnel for ladle operation during tapping, and which is closed with a movable door/barrier equipped with a ventilation and abatement system)
Generally applicable
e
Encapsulate the furnace in vented housing
Generally applicable
f
Maintain furnace sealing
Generally applicable
g
Hold the temperature in the furnace at the lowest required level
Generally applicable
h
Boosted suction systems
Generally applicable
i
Enclosed building in combination with other techniques to collect the diffuse emissions
Generally applicable
j
Double bell charging system for shaft/blast furnaces
Generally applicable
k
Select and feed the raw materials according to the type of furnace and abatement techniques used
Generally applicable
l
Use of lids on throats of rotary anode furnace
Generally applicable

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.1/division/bat+26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.1/division-bat+26
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