# 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 60:: In order to prevent or reduce the amount of tar being sent for disposal from phenol purification, BAT is to use one or both of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
a.
Material recovery
(e.g. by distillation, cracking)
See BAT 17c. Use distillation to recover cumene, α-methylstyrene phenol, etc.
Generally applicable
b.
Use of tar as a fuel
See BAT 17e.
Generally applicable

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/7/division/7.3/division/BAT+60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-7/division-7.3/division-BAT+60
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