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Barriers towards cleaner production for optimizing energy use and pollution control for foundry sector in Howrah, India

Author: D. P. Mukherjee

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 1/2011

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The most pressing environmental problems of casting production in small-scale foundry sector are gaseous emission and utilization of energy. Promotion of clean technology towards cleaner production has achieved significant improvement. But that technology was not widely accepted due to different barriers. However, incremental innovation with the existing technology got preference. For realization of the scenario, operational performances of cupola and pollution control system were evaluated in 12 units and 15 units, respectively. The study revealed that foundry sector, as a whole, could not ensure proper utilization of the energy and the control of emission. The parameters governing the efficiency of these technologies varied remarkably, which questions its consistency and reliability. This study focused the major barriers towards cleaner production with an aim to define the strategies to overcome the eco-friendly casting production.

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Title: Barriers towards cleaner production for optimizing energy use and pollution control for foundry sector in Howrah, India
Author: D. P. Mukherjee
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-010-0281-9

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