Tata Steel COG Injection: India’s First at Meramandali
Why in the news
Tata Steel started up a first-of-its-kind facility in India that feeds a hydrogen-rich by-product gas into a blast furnace.
Key facts
- Project: the country’s first injection of Coke Oven Gas (COG) into a blast furnace.
- Site: Blast Furnace 1, Meramandali plant, Odisha.
- COG: a by-product of coke making with over 55% hydrogen.
- Method: purified gas is pushed into the furnace through tuyeres, replacing part of the carbon-based reducing agents.
Significance
- Aims to lower fossil-fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
- Backs the company’s Net Zero by 2045 goal.
Exam angle
- Company: Tata Steel; state: Odisha.
- Related terms: COG, tuyeres, reducing agent, green steel.
- Hydrogen content of COG: more than 55%.