{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-4/division-4.5/division-BAT+42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-4/division-4.5/division-BAT+42.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/4/division/4.5/division/BAT+42",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 42:",
  "heading": "In order to prevent or reduce the amount of waste tar being sent for disposal from the distillation unit of ethylbenzene production, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\na.\nMaterial recovery (e.g. by distillation, cracking)\nSee BAT 17c\nOnly applicable where there are available uses for these recovered materials\nb.\nUse of tar as an absorbent for scrubbing\nSee section 12.1. Use the tar as an absorbent in the scrubbers used in styrene monomer production by ethylbenzene dehydrogenation, instead of commercial organic solvents (see BAT 38b). The extent to which tar can be used depends on the scrubber capacity\nGenerally applicable\nc.\nUse of tar as a fuel\nSee BAT 17e\nGenerally applicable",
  "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/4/division/4.5/division/BAT+42",
    "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."
}