{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-1/division-1.4/division-BAT+15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-1/division-1.4/division-BAT+15.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/2117",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2117 of 21 November 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of large volume organic chemicals (notified under document C(2017) 7469) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.4/division/BAT+15",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 15:",
  "heading": "In order to increase resource efficiency when using catalysts, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\na.\nCatalyst selection\nSelect the catalyst to achieve the optimal balance between the following factors:\ncatalyst activity;\ncatalyst selectivity;\ncatalyst lifetime (e.g. vulnerability to catalyst poisons);\nuse of less toxic metals.\nb.\nCatalyst protection\nTechniques used upstream of the catalyst to protect it from poisons (e.g. raw material pretreatment)\nc.\nProcess optimisation\nControl of reactor conditions (e.g. temperature, pressure) to achieve the optimal balance between conversion efficiency and catalyst lifetime\nd.\nMonitoring of catalyst performance\nMonitoring of the conversion efficiency to detect the onset of catalyst decay using suitable parameters (e.g. the heat of reaction and the CO2 formation in the case of partial oxidation reactions)",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/1/division/1.4/division/BAT+15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:18.480772+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."
}