# 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 46

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

In order to reduce organic compound emissions to air from the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings, and the drying, smelting and melting of secondary raw materials, BAT is to use one of the techniques given below.
Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.
Technique
Applicability
a
Afterburner or post-combustion chamber or regenerative thermal oxidiser
The applicability is restricted by the energy content of the off-gases that need to be treated, as off-gases with a lower energy content require a higher fuel use
b
Injection of adsorbent in combination with a bag filter
Generally applicable
c
Design of furnace and the abatement techniques according to the raw materials available
Only applicable to new furnaces or major upgrades of existing furnaces
d
Select and feed the raw materials according to the furnace and the abatement techniques used
Generally applicable
e
Thermal destruction of TVOC at high temperatures in the furnace (> 1 000 °C)
Generally applicable
BAT-associated emission levels: See Table 4.
Table 4
BAT-associated emission levels for emissions to air of TVOC from the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings, and the drying, smelting and melting of secondary raw materials
As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.
The lower end of the range is associated with the use of a regenerative thermal oxidiser.
Parameter
BAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)
TVOC
3-30

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.3/division/bat+46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.3/division-bat+46
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