The importance of coal in the economy can be gauged from the fact that around 54 % of the current total installed electricity generation capacity and 70% of...
Most of the coal mined in India comes from the rock formations of two geological ages viz. Lower Gondwana and Tertiary. About 80 per cent of the coal...
Coal is treated in processes called “beneficiation” to prepare a material that meets the certain requirements. These processes may result in low ash quantity and low sulphur content....
Coal burning generates millions of tonnes of wastes including fly ash, bottom ash, oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, Volatile Organic Compounds, mercury, uranium, thorium, arsenic, and other heavy metals. High sulphur...
Coal Tar is the by-product of making coke or coal gas. It’s a complex , highly viscous mixture of some 200 compounds including phenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),...
Coke is nearly pure carbon that is produced after diving off the volatile constituents of the coal. Natural Coke is formed when the coal seam is intersected by...
Coal is primarily made of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulphur and varying quantities of aluminium, zirconium and many other minerals. In terms of increasing carbon content, hardness, heat...
Six industries viz. Aluminum, cement, fertilizer, iron and steel, glass, and paper are energy-intensive industries. Together they consumer 40% fuel in the manufacturing sector. All of them have...
The cement making process involves a lot of pollution and has been under the criticism for environment concerns. Under the Prevention and Control of Pollution (Uniform Consent Procedure)...
