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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.6/division-1.6.1/division-1.6.1.7/division-bat+146",
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  "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/1.6/division/1.6.1/division/1.6.1.7/division/bat+146",
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  "number": "BAT 146",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce PCDD/F emissions to air from a drying operation where the raw materials contain organic compounds, halogens or other PCDD/F precursors, from an incineration operation, and from a calcining operation, 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\nAfterburner or regenerative thermal oxidiser\nb\nInjection of adsorption agent in combination with an efficient dust collection system\nc\nOptimise combustion or process conditions for the abatement of emissions of organic compounds\nd\nAvoid exhaust systems with a high dust build-up for temperatures > 250 °C\ne\nRapid quenching\nf\nThermal destruction of PCDD/F in the furnace at high temperatures (> 850 °C)\ng\nUse of oxygen injection in the upper zone of the furnace\nh\nInternal burner system\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 45.\nTable 45\nBAT-associated emission levels for PCDD/F emissions to air from a drying operation where the raw materials contain organic compounds, halogens or other PCDD/F precursors, from an incineration operation, and from a calcining operation\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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      "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",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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