# 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), Division BAT 34:: In order to reduce the organic load sent to the final waste gas treatment from the oxidation unit in the SMPO production process, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
a.
Techniques to reduce liquids entrainment
See Section 12.1
Generally applicable
b.
Condensation
See Section 12.1
Generally applicable
c.
Adsorption
See Section 12.1
Generally applicable
d.
Scrubbing
See Section 12.1. Scrubbing is carried out with a suitable solvent (e.g. the cool, recirculated ethylbenzene) to absorb ethylbenzene, which is recycled to the reactor
For existing plants, the use of the recirculated ethylbenzene stream may be restricted by the plant design

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/BAT+34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-BAT+34
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