# 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 48

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

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.
Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.
Technique
a
Select and feed the raw materials according to the furnace and the abatement techniques used
b
Optimise combustion conditions to reduce the emissions of organic compounds
c
Use charging systems, for a semi-closed furnace, to give small additions of raw material
d
Thermal destruction of PCDD/F in the furnace at high temperatures (> 850 °C)
e
Use oxygen injection in the upper zone of the furnace
f
Internal burner system
g
Post-combustion chamber or afterburner or regenerative thermal oxidiser
h
Avoid exhaust systems with a high dust build-up for temperatures > 250 °C
i
Rapid quenching
j
Injection of adsorption agent in combination with an efficient dust collection system
BAT-associated emission levels: See Table 5.
Table 5
BAT-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
As an average over a sampling period of at least six hours.
Parameter
BAT-AEL (ng I-TEQ/Nm3)
PCDD/F
≤ 0,1

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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+48 (the official version)
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