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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

Abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s comm<strong>on</strong>ly used in this document<br />

Glossary<br />

BAT Best Available Techniques<br />

BL Battery Limits<br />

BOD Biochemical oxygen demand: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> quantity of dissolved oxygen required by<br />

micro-organisms in order to decompose organic matter. The unit of<br />

measurement is mg O2/l. In Europe, BOD is usually measured after 3 (BOD3), 5<br />

(BOD5) or 7 (BOD7) days.<br />

BREF BAT reference document<br />

CAS Chemical Abstract Service<br />

CFC Chlorofluorocarb<strong>on</strong><br />

CHP Co-generati<strong>on</strong> of Heat and Power<br />

COD Chemical oxygen demand: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> amount of potassium dichromate, expressed as<br />

oxygen, required to chemically oxidize at ca. 150 °C substances c<strong>on</strong>tained in<br />

waste water.<br />

DBM Dead Burned Magnesia<br />

DC Direct Current<br />

DCP Dicalcium Phosphate<br />

ELV Emissi<strong>on</strong> limit values: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mass, expressed in terms of certain specific<br />

parameters, c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> and/or level of an emissi<strong>on</strong>, which may not be<br />

exceeded <str<strong>on</strong>g>during</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e or more periods of time.<br />

EMS Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Management System<br />

EOP End-of-pipe<br />

EPER European Pollutant Emissi<strong>on</strong> Register<br />

ESP Electrostatic precipitator<br />

EURO European currency unit<br />

FCCR Fluid Catalytic Cracker Residue<br />

FSA Fluosilicic Acid<br />

GDP Gross Domestic Product<br />

GHG Greenhouse gases<br />

HEPA High-efficiency Particulate Arresters<br />

HHV High Heating Value<br />

HM Heavy Metals<br />

HP High Pressure<br />

IPPC Integrated Polluti<strong>on</strong> Preventi<strong>on</strong> and C<strong>on</strong>trol<br />

LCA Life Cycle Assessment<br />

LHV Low Heating Value<br />

LP Low Pressure<br />

LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas<br />

LVIC-S Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – Solid and O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs<br />

MAP M<strong>on</strong>oam<strong>on</strong>ium Phosphate<br />

MCP M<strong>on</strong>ocalcium Phosphate<br />

MDCP M<strong>on</strong>odicalcium Phosphate<br />

MSP M<strong>on</strong>osodium Phosphate<br />

NA New Asahi soda ash process<br />

NeR Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands emissi<strong>on</strong> Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

PAHs Polyaromatic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s<br />

PI Process-integrated<br />

PCC Precipitated Calcium Carb<strong>on</strong>ate<br />

ROI Return <strong>on</strong> Investment<br />

R&TD Research and Technical Development<br />

SCR Selective Catalytic Reducti<strong>on</strong><br />

SNCR Selective N<strong>on</strong>-Catalytic Reducti<strong>on</strong><br />

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