Principles of Chemical Engineering As a Basis for the Development of the International Concept of Best Available Techniques

The article is devoted to an analysis of the role of chemical technology in the development of the concept of best available techniques and the features of its practical application in the development and updating of BAT Reference Documents, as well as their use for the purposes of environmental and technological industrial regulation. The evolution of the concept of best available techniques is briefly described, and its basic principles are outlined, in the substantiation of which leading Russian scientists took part. It has been shown that the best avaiulable techniques are aimed at resource and energy efficiency enhancement and negative environmental impact reduction. An analysis of the main trends in the development of mineral fertilizer production technologies is presented. The paper presents BAT-associated emission levels, resource efficeincy parameters, and cardon intensity indicators for the best available and perspective techniques. It is emphasized that chemical technologies play a key role in reducing the negative impact on the environment in various industries; projects for cleaning exhaust gases from sulfur oxides developed for metallurgical enterprises are analyzed. The article presents the views of an international group of authors on the prospects for improving the concept of best available techniques and expanding the practice of its application in the Russian Federation and abroad.