{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2009/annex/division-1/division-1.11/division-BAT",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/2009",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2009 of 22 June 2020 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for surface treatment using organic solvents including preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals (notified under document C(2020) 4050) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2009",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.11/division/BAT",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 28",
  "heading": "In order to reduce total VOC emissions, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\nMaterial-based and printing techniques\n(a)\nUse of low-IPA or IPA-free additives in dampening solutions\nReduction or avoidance of isopropanol (IPA) as a wetting agent in dampening solutions, through substitution by mixtures of other organic compounds which are not volatile or have a low volatility.\nApplicability may be limited by technical and product quality requirements or specifications.\n(b)\nWaterless offset\nModification of the press and the pre-press processes to enable the use of specially coated offset plates, eliminating the need for dampening.\nMay not be applicable for long print runs due to the need for more frequent changes of plates.\nCleaning techniques\n(c)\nUse of VOC-free solvents or solvents with low volatility for automatic blanket cleaning\nUse of organic compounds which are not volatile or have a low volatility as cleaning agents for automatic blanket cleaning.\nGenerally applicable.\nOff-gas treatment techniques\n(d)\nWeb offset dryer integrated with off-gas treatment\nA web offset dryer with an integrated off-gas treatment unit, enabling incoming dryer air to be mixed with a part of the waste gases returned from the off-gas thermal treatment system.\nApplicable to new plants or major plant upgrades.\n(e)\nExtraction and treatment of air from the press room or the press encapsulation\nRouting of extracted air from the press room or the press encapsulation to the dryer. As a result, a part of the solvents evaporated in the press room or press encapsulation is abated by the thermal treatment (see BAT 15) downstream of the dryer.\nGenerally applicable.\nTable 25\nBAT-associated emission level (BAT-AEL) for total emissions of VOCs from heatset web offset printing\nThe upper end of the BAT-AEL range is related to the production of high-quality products.\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AEL(Yearly average)\nTotal VOC emissions as calculated by the solvent mass balance\nkg VOCs per kg of ink input\n< 0,01–0,04\nThe associated monitoring is given in BAT 10.\nAs an alternative to the BAT-AELs in Table 25, the BAT-AELs in both Table 26 and Table 27 may be used.\nTable 26\nBAT-associated emission level (BAT-AEL) for fugitive emissions of VOCs from heatset web offset printing\nThe upper end of the BAT-AEL range is related to the production of high-quality products.\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AEL(Yearly average)\nFugitive VOC emissions as calculated by the solvent mass balance\nPercentage (%) of the solvent input\n< 1–10\nThe associated monitoring is given in BAT 10.\nTable 27\nBAT-associated emission level (BAT-AEL) for VOC emissions in waste gases from heatset web offset printing\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AEL(Daily average or average over the sampling period)\nTVOC\nmg C/Nm3\n1–15\nThe associated monitoring is given in BAT 11.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The upper end of the BAT-AEL range is related to the production of high-quality products."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The upper end of the BAT-AEL range is related to the production of high-quality products."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/2009/annex/division/1/division/1.11/division/BAT",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:03.527850+00:00"
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  "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."
}