# 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 36:: In order to reduce waste water generation from ethylbenzene dehydrogenation and to maximise the recovery of organic compounds, BAT is to use an appropriate combination of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
a.
Optimised liquid phase separation
Separation of organic and aqueous phases with appropriate design and operation (e.g. sufficient residence time, phase boundary detection and control) to prevent any entrainment of undissolved organic material
Generally applicable
b.
Steam stripping
See Section 12.2
Generally applicable
c.
Adsorption
See Section 12.2
Generally applicable
d.
Reuse of water
Condensates from the reaction can be used as process water or as boiler feed after steam stripping (see technique b.) and adsorption (see technique c.)
Generally applicable

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/4/division/4.3/division/BAT+36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-4/division-4.3/division-BAT+36
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