The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), India, has eliminated use of CFC-11 by replacing it by Li-Br based Chiller unit. Procurement of Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC) has been stopped and use of Trichloroethylene has been started. Two projects under the aegis of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have been implemented in BSP for the elimination of use of CTC. Procurement of Halon based fire extinguishers have also been replaced by FM 200 based units.
All industrial package air conditioners using CFC-12 were also replaced in a phased manner by units using CFC free refrigerant. The plant has brought down the use of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) to 3.05 tonnes in 2014 from about 10 tonnes a decade ago. The Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP), a true measure of consumption of ODS, has also been reduced to 0.167 tonnes by BSP in 2014, which is amongst lowest in industries.
Under the ongoing expansion/modernization projects, BSP has taken due care to fully comply with the Montreal protocol in procurement and installation of, Air conditioning/ refrigeration units.
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Bhilai Steel Plant to become CFC free
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