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Ferro-Coke making using non-coking coal

Advantages / Salient Technical Features Application/Uses
• Use of non-coking coal for coke making by exploiting • Coke can be prepared from high ash Indian
abundant coal reserves Import substitution for coking non-coking coal. Hence, the huge non-
coal Overall energy saving coking coal (thermal coal) resources of India
( ~ 89% of total resource) can be used for
Problem being addressed metallurgical applications. Where the coke
can be used for reducing the metal oxides to
• Production of iron and steel is an energy intensive metal and as a source of energy. In addition
process. Further, it causes strong environmental to the above, iron ore fines and iron bearing
pollution. Process is required to be developed to solid wastes can also be used for the value
reduce the energy requirement and environmental addition. Ferro-coke can be used for iron
footprint. making with low carbon foot print.
• Utilization vast non-coking coal resources of India for
metallurgical purposes. Scale of Development
• It is the need of hour to utilize the abundant non-
coking coal resources for reducing the import of coking • Technology Demonstration (Current TRL
coal in future. The trend of last 2-3 years suggests an Level : 04)
exponential rise in coking coal price, which gives a
negative impact on economic sustainability of steel Commercialization Status
production. • Ready for commercialization

Environmental Considerations (if any) Techno-economics
• Environment Friendly & utilisation of wastes for • NA
creation of wealth

Technology Package
Major Raw Materials to be Utilized • Concept to Design
• Coal, iron bearing resources, chemicals etc.

IPR Status / Details (India/Abroad)
• Linked patent: Other patent is under progress

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