Environmental Control Measures in Sponge Iron Industry with Particualr Reference to Tata Sponge Iron Limited

Direct reduced iron or sponge iron technology was developed
as an alternate route for steel making and is considered as a clean technology. The waste generation and gas emissi-ons from this route of steel making are far less when comp-ared to the conventional blast furnace route. The paper details the efforts of Tata Sponge Iron Limited to make the process a clean technology without affecting its surroundings and natural resources.