# 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 41:: In order to reduce the amount of waste being sent for disposal from spent catalyst neutralisation in the AlCl3-catalysed ethylbenzene production process, BAT is to recover residual organic compounds by stripping and then concentrate the aqueous phase to give a usable AlCl3 by-product.

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

Description:
Steam stripping is first used to remove VOCs, then the spent catalyst solution is concentrated by evaporation to give a usable AlCl3 by-product. The vapour phase is condensed to give a HCl solution that is recycled into the process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/4/division/4.5/division/BAT+41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-4/division-4.5/division-BAT+41
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