# 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 1.2.6: Waste

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

Technique
Applicability
a
Recover metals from the dust and slime coming from the dust abatement system
Generally applicable
b
Reuse or sell the calcium compounds (e.g. gypsum) generated by the abatement of SO2
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market
c
Regenerate or recycle the spent catalysts
Generally applicable
d
Recover metal from the waste water treatment slime
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market/process
e
Use weak acid in the leaching process or for gypsum production
Generally applicable
f
Recover the copper content from the rich slag in the slag furnace or slag flotation plant
g
Use the final slag from furnaces as an abrasive or (road) construction material or for another viable application
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market
h
Use the furnace lining for recovery of metals or reuse as refractory material
i
Use the slag from the slag flotation as an abrasive or construction material or for another viable application
j
Use the skimming from the melting furnaces to recover the metal content
Generally applicable
k
Use the spent electrolyte bleed to recover copper and nickel. Reuse the remaining acid to make up the new electrolyte or to produce gypsum
l
Use the spent anode as a cooling material in pyrometallurgical copper refining or remelting
m
Use anode slime to recover precious metals
n
Use the gypsum from the waste water treatment plant in the pyrometallurgical process or for sale
Applicability may be restricted depending on the quality of the generated gypsum
o
Recover metals from sludge
Generally applicable
p
Reuse the depleted electrolyte from the hydrometallurgical copper process as a leaching agent
Applicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market/process
q
Recycle copper scales from rolling in a copper smelter
Generally applicable
r
Recover metals from the spent acid pickling solution and reuse the cleaned acid solution

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.6
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