# 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 45

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

In order to reduce dust and metal emissions to air from a copper melting furnace, BAT is to select and feed the raw materials according to the furnace type and the abatement system used and to use a bag filter.
Table 3
BAT-associated emission levels for dust emissions to air from copper production
As an average over the sampling period.
As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.
As a daily average.
Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of heavy metals are above the following levels: 1 mg/Nm3 for lead, 1 mg/Nm3 for copper, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for arsenic, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for cadmium.
When the concentrates used have a high organic carbon content (e.g. around 10 wt-%), emissions of up to 10 mg/Nm3 can be expected.
Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of lead are above 1 mg/Nm3.
The lower end of the range is associated with the use of a bag filter.
Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of copper are above 1 mg/Nm3.
Parameter
BAT
Process
BAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)
Dust
BAT 37
Reception, storage, handling, transport, metering, mixing, blending, crushing, drying, cutting and screening of raw materials, and the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings in primary and secondary copper production
2-5
BAT 38
Concentrate drying in primary copper production
3-5
BAT 39
Primary copper smelter and converter (emissions other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid or liquid SO2 plant or power plant)
2-5
BAT 40
Secondary copper smelter and converter and processing of secondary copper intermediates (emissions other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant)
2-4
BAT 41
Secondary copper holding furnace
≤ 5
BAT 42
Copper-rich slag furnace processing
2-5
BAT 43
Anode furnace (in primary and secondary copper production)
2-5
BAT 44
Anode casting (in primary and secondary copper production)
≤ 5-15
BAT 45
Copper melting furnace
2-5

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.2/division/bat+45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.2/division-bat+45
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