A Comparative study of Cleaner Production Technology used in Cement Industries

Abstract

Cleaner production (CP), conceived as the vital tool to increase productivity as well as achieve sustainable Development, is now being accepted worldwide as an approach to overcome the drawback of the End-of-Pipe (EOP) treatment and also to tap the potential of the minimizing the wastage, increasing profitability of the units and protecting the environment. With reference to above, there appears to be a good scope for studying “Cleaner Production Options” in Industrial Cement Sector. This Study deals with the Cleaner Production techniques used in two Cement Plants situated in Gujarat state. This study mainly focuses on the comparative study of the various cleaner production techniques used in various Fugitive Emission Sources in the two cement plants and help the companies by giving various recommendations and technical suggestions Cement production is one of the main pollution contributors due to its extensive energy consumption and gas emission. Dust emission sources are kiln, crusher, grinders, clinker cookers and material handling equipments. Crusher department is one of the major sources of environmental pollution. Fugitive dust emission, and stack emission have been identified as significant aspects during activities like receipt of limestone, primary crushing, and screening. These significant aspects are imparting very much impact on the human health like respiratory disorderness, hearing impairment, etc. Thus here arises a need for developing a strategy for reducing the impacts and this require more attention to be emphasized on the aspects.