{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.3/division-bat+48",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.3/division-bat+48.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/1.2.3.3/division/bat+48",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 48",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce PCDD/F emissions to air from the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings, smelting, melting, fire refining and converting operations in secondary copper production, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.\nDescriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.\nTechnique\na\nSelect and feed the raw materials according to the furnace and the abatement techniques used\nb\nOptimise combustion conditions to reduce the emissions of organic compounds\nc\nUse charging systems, for a semi-closed furnace, to give small additions of raw material\nd\nThermal destruction of PCDD/F in the furnace at high temperatures (> 850 °C)\ne\nUse oxygen injection in the upper zone of the furnace\nf\nInternal burner system\ng\nPost-combustion chamber or afterburner or regenerative thermal oxidiser\nh\nAvoid exhaust systems with a high dust build-up for temperatures > 250 °C\ni\nRapid quenching\nj\nInjection of adsorption agent in combination with an efficient dust collection system\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 5.\nTable 5\nBAT-associated emission levels for PCDD/F emissions to air from the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings, smelting, melting, fire refining and converting operations in secondary copper production\nAs an average over a sampling period of at least six hours.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL (ng I-TEQ/Nm3)\nPCDD/F\n≤ 0,1",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As an average over a sampling period of at least six hours."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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."
}