A guidance manual on the Reference Document on Best

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Available Techniques in the Large Volume Organic Chemical

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Industry

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CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council

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CONTENTS

SUMMARY. 4

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. THE IPPC DIRECTIVE. 6

2.1. BACKGROUND . 6

2.2. CONTENT OF THE DIRECTIVE. 6

2.3. BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES (BAT) 7

2.4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND STANDARDS . 7

2.5. BAT REFERENCE DOCUMENTS (BREF) . 8

2.6. BREF STRUCTURE 9

2.7. EMISSION LEVELS. 10

2.7.1. BAT Associated Emissions Levels 10

2.7.2. Emission Limit Values . 10

2.8. THE BREF LVOC. 11

3. PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR OPERATORS PREPARING PERMIT APPLICATIONS 13

3.1. OVERVIEW OF STEPS . 13

3.2. STEP 1 - UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND

LEGISLATION 13

3.3. STEP 2 - COLLECT AND PREPARE PLANT DATA 14

3.4. STEP 3 – KNOW THE LOCAL CONDITIONS 15

3.5. STEP 4 - COMPARE THE PLANT PERFORMANCE WITH LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS. 15

3.6. STEP 5 - DETERMINE THE ‘SITE SPECIFIC’ BAT . 15

3.7. USING THE BREF LVOC 17

3.7.1. Emission Levels 17

3.7.2. Cross Media Effects and Energy Efficiency 17

3.7.3. Costs 17

3.7.4. Retrofits and Space Limitations 17

3.8. USE OF THE BUBBLE CONCEPT . 18

4. DETAILED BAT LVOC (CHAPTER 6 OF THE BREF) 19

4.1. Comments on BAT LVOC 19

4.1.1. General 19

4.1.2. BAT for flaring 19

4.1.3. BAT for process furnaces 20

4.1.4. Operation of a DeNOx unit in combination with routing of decoking off gas to the firebox 20

4.1.5. BAT for dust emissions . 20

4.1.6. Final effluent treatment . 22

5. REFERENCES . 23

APPENDIX 1 - KEY TEXTS FROM THE IPPC DIRECTIVE . 25

APPENDIX 2 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS 27

APPENDIX 3 - MORE DETAIL ON THE CONTENT OF THE DIRECTIVE 29