# 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 73:: In order to reduce the organic load discharged from a MDA plant to further waste water treatment, BAT is to recover organic material using one or a combination of the techniques given below.

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

Technique
Description
Applicability
a.
Evaporation
See Section 12.2. Used to facilitate extraction (see technique b)
Generally applicable
b.
Extraction
See Section 12.2. Used to recover/remove MDA
Generally applicable
c.
Steam stripping
See Section 12.2. Used to recover/remove aniline and methanol
For methanol, the applicability depends on the assessment of alternative options as part of the waste water management and treatment strategy
d.
Distillation
See Section 12.2. Used to recover/remove aniline and methanol

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2117/annex/division/9/division/9.2/division/BAT+73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2117/annex/division-9/division-9.2/division-BAT+73
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