Question: In which state India’s largest CDQ plant is established by Tata Steel?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Jharkhand
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On November 6, 2017, Tata Steel established India’s largest CDQ plant (CDQ: Coke Dry Quenching) in Odisha.
- The plant has been established at Kalinganagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district of Odisha.
- Nippon Steeland Sumkin Engineering (NSENGI) of Japan are the supplier and technology partner and plant is being operated by Essar Group.
- The coal is heated at 1000oC temperature and left in the plant for cooling and is mixed with inert gas.
- Electricity is made from this coal which is more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
- CDQ is a heat recovery system to cool hot coke from coke ovens.
- This plant has the capacity to perform 200 metric tons of coal in one hour.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/indias-largest-cdq-facility-at-tata-steel-kalinganagar/article19991816.ece
http://businessworld.in/article/Tata-Steel-Launches-India-s-Largest-CDQ-Facility-At-Kalinganagar-/06-11-2017-130617/
http://www.uniindia.com/tata-steel-set-up-india-s-largest-coke-dry-quenching-cdq-facility-at/other/news/1038420.html?fromNewsdog=1&utm_source=NewsDog&utm_medium=referral