Energy consumption, waste heat utilisation and pollution control in ferro alloy industry

Abstract

Ferro Alloy Industry forms the backbone of the Iron Et Steel Industry in the World. Since energy crisis crept in during the last decade, considerable efforts have been made for decreasing the energy requirements in the prod-uction of Ferro Alloys and these efforts have resulted in new innovations for energy saving coupled with abatement of pollution. Large amount of investments have been made for developing several innovations but due to the peculiar nature of the dust pollutants and the high temperature involved, these are being constantly improved upon for smoother performance. Since India is poised for further growth in the Iron Et Steel Industry, it is now the appro-priate time for adopting energy conservation measures and to select the best suited technology for recovering the waste heat energy in the production of ferro alloys.