Environment
As part of our commitment to managing a successful chemical business, DFPCL’s philosophy takes environment conservation and protection seriously. We believe in curtailing the generation of pollutants to eliminate and minimise end treatments.
DFPCL adheres to the regulatory requirements and standards of the State Pollution Boards and Federation of Indian Industries.
We have incorporated appropriate effluent handling and disposal systems. This helps in the continuous and daily monitoring of solid, semi-solid and gaseous affluent discharges, to keep the allowable limits in check. In the Fertiliser Plant, emissions are duly controlled by scrubbers and bag filters. Three ambient air-monitoring stations are installed in the factory premises to monitor air quality continuously.
- The Concentrated Nitric Acid Plant of the Company is the first and only plant in India to be based on the magnesium nitrate route rather than the conventional sulphuric acid route. This eliminates the generation of pollutants and facilitates the use of effluent condensate containing Nitric Acid as absorbant for Dilute Nitric Acid Plants. In the relocated Nitric Acid plant the deNOx unit has been successfully commissioned, thereby reducing NOx emission to levels lower than permitted under statutory regulations.
- In the Ammonia and Methanol Plants, waste gases containing Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide are burnt in a flare. A separate flare to burn off Ammonia is provided for in Ammonia storage section in case of emergency.
- In order to eliminate chromate effluent, the company has recently changed over to non-chromate treatment of cooling water in the Methanol Plant. Recognising the effect of Ozone depletion due to Freon, refrigeration systems have been changed over from Freon to Ammonia as refrigerant. The Carbon Dioxide recovery solvent has been changed from Amine Guard to aMDEA, which is more environment-friendly.
- The project to convert waste gaseous Carbon-dioxide from the stack in Ammonia plant into Food Grade Liquid Carbon-dioxide and Dry Ice has been executed, thus contributing to environmental protection as well as converting the waste into a useful product.
- DFPCL believes that preservation of fossil fuels is a social responsibility. To reduce the consumption of hydrocarbons, a waste heat recovery project has been successfully commissioned in which steam is generated from the off gases of CES engines, thereby reducing the consumption of Naphtha in service boilers. The lower temperature of the final exit gases is also more conducive to the atmosphere.
In addition to these efforts, an appreciable part of Research & Development is directed towards developing environment control measures. Employees are provided training and education to create awareness and commitment towards maintaining the required standards in the company. DFPCL is also working at spreading awareness and helping small industries and customers in solving any environment-related problems.
Effluent Treatment Facilities
Effluent Treatment Facilities and waste management, generally the neglected area in any chemical company is given a lot of importance in DFCPL.
An Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at our factory is in operation, which comprises physiochemical and biological treatment. A Sewage Treatment Plant has been provided to treat all sanitary waste generated in the factory complex. A new scheme for using treated water for gardening and sanitary purposes is under implementation.
The environment cell of the Company, which works under Technical Services, continuously monitors pollution control equipment. A third party environment statement report is commissioned annually, so that we benchmark with the best global practices.
Various safety systems, such as carrying out HAZOPS, Risk Assessments, On Site Emergency Plans, Safety Audits and Formulation of Safety Operating Procedures etc, are part of our regular practices.
Consecutively for the last three years, the British Safety Council, in recognition of its safety procedures and low rate of accidents, has presented a Safety Award to DFPCL.
