{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.2/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.2/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1442",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for large combustion plants (notified under document C(2017) 5225) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442",
  "path": "annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 47",
  "heading": "In order to prevent or reduce NOX emissions to air from the combustion of iron and steel process gases in boilers, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\na.\nLow-NOX burners (LNB)\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nSpecially designed low-NOX burners in multiple rows per type of fuel or including specific features for multi-fuel firing (e.g. multiple dedicated nozzles for burning different fuels, or including fuels premixing)\nGenerally applicable\nb.\nAir staging\nSee descriptions in Section 8.3\nc.\nFuel staging\nd.\nFlue-gas recirculation\ne.\nProcess gas management system\nSee description in Section 8.2.\nGenerally applicable within the constraints associated with the availability of different types of fuel\nf.\nAdvanced control system\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nThis technique is used in combination with other techniques\nThe applicability to old combustion plants may be constrained by the need to retrofit the combustion system and/or control command system\ng.\nSelective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR)\nSee descriptions in Section 8.3\nNot applicable to combustion plants operated < 500 h/yr\nh.\nSelective catalytic reduction (SCR)\nNot applicable to combustion plants operated < 500 h/yr.\nNot generally applicable to combustion plants of < 100 MWth.\nRetrofitting existing combustion plants may be constrained by the availability of sufficient space and by the combustion plant configuration",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1442/annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:23.628050+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}