# 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 59:: In order to reduce the organic load discharged from the cleavage unit and the distillation unit to further waste water treatment, BAT is to recover phenol and other organic compounds (e.g. acetone) using extraction followed by stripping.

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

Description:
Recovery of phenol from phenol-containing waste water streams by adjustment of the pH to < 7, followed by extraction with a suitable solvent and stripping of the waste water to remove residual solvent and other low-boiling compounds (e.g. acetone). For the description of the treatment techniques, see Section 12.2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/7/division/7.2/division/BAT+59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-7/division-7.2/division-BAT+59
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