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Cokeless Cupola |
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NML's know how on eco
friendly Cokeless Cupola
based on using natural gas
is now ready to take off in
Indian foundries & elsewhere
The National
Metallurgical
Laboratory (NML),
Jamshedpur, in its
endeavour to
overcome the crisis
of Agra foundries
following the
Supreme Court
directives on the
eco-friendly
production of
foundry grade iron,
developed and put up
environmentally
benign and energy
efficient
eco-friendly Gas
Melting Furnace,
popularly known as
cokeless cupola for
foundry grade iron.
The technology
devised for catering
to the needs of
several foundries
across the country
is ready for
commercial
exploitation.
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Magnesium |
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Magnesium,
a metal of high strategic
importance finds critical
applications in defence,
aerospace, nuclear power,
electronic and metallurgical
industries. The major
emerging areas of
utilization are transport
sector, industrial
machinery, packaging,
printing, graphic art etc.
The largest application of
magnesium, however, remains
as an alloying element of
aluminium. Other end use are
as desulphuriser, as
graphite noduliser and in
electrochemical industry.
Magnesium id internationally
traded. The U.S.A, Canada
and Norway are the biggest
producers, while Japan,
Germany Yugoslavia and
Netherland are the major
importing countries. The
world consumption of
magnesium metal has been
recorded as 317000t in 1992.
Magnesium occurs in nature
as dolomite, magnesite and
carnallite ores and as a
chloride in sea water,
underground natural brines
and salt deposits.
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