{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.1/division-bat+27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.1/division-bat+27.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1032",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032",
  "path": "annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.1/division/bat+27",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 27",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce diffuse emissions from Peirce-Smith converter (PS) furnace in primary and secondary copper production, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.\nDescription of the technique is given in Section 1.10.\nTechnique\na\nOperate the furnace and gas route under negative pressure and at a sufficient gas extraction rate to prevent pressurisation\nb\nOxygen enrichment\nc\nPrimary hood over the converter opening to collect and transfer the primary emissions to an abatement system\nd\nAddition of materials (e.g. scrap and flux) through the hood\ne\nSystem of secondary hoods in addition to the main one to capture emissions during charging and tapping operations\nf\nFurnace located in enclosed building\ng\nApply motor-driven secondary hoods, to move them according to the process stage, to increase the efficiency of the collection of secondary emissions\nh\nBoosted suction systems and automatic control to prevent blowing when the converter is ‘rolled out’ or ‘rolled in’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Description of the technique is given in Section 1.10."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.1/division/bat+27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.916563+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."
}