Solvents Emissions Directive

The Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) is established to prevent or reduce the direct and indirect effects of emissions of volatile organic compounds into the environment.

Solvent-using processes have two principal routes to compliance with their permits:

• Compliance with Emission Limit Values, which can typically only be achieved with the use of solvent capture and abatement plant; and
• Compliance with a Reduction Scheme approach.

Our engineers can assist with identification of the most appropriate solvent emissions compliance strategy, completion of a solvent mass balance and selection of abatement plant.