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The most pressing environmental problems of casting production in small-scale foundry sector are gaseous emission and utilization of energy. Promotion of clean technology towards cleaner production has achieved significant improvement. But that technology was not widely accepted due to different barriers. However, incremental innovation with the existing technology got preference. For realization of the scenario, operational performances of cupola and pollution control system were evaluated in 12 units and 15 units, respectively. The study revealed that foundry sector, as a whole, could not ensure proper utilization of the energy and the control of emission. The parameters governing the efficiency of these technologies varied remarkably, which questions its consistency and reliability. This study focused the major barriers towards cleaner production with an aim to define the strategies to overcome the eco-friendly casting production.
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The author expresses his gratitude for the Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board and for the Officer-in-Charge Zonal Office, Central Pollution Control Board, Calcutta for their encouragement to take up this project. The author gratefully acknowledges the Sri A.K. Sen and other laboratory staff for their help in sampling and analysis during the study period. The author expresses his personal view and not the view of the organization.
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Mukherjee, D.P. Barriers towards cleaner production for optimizing energy use and pollution control for foundry sector in Howrah, India. Clean Techn Environ Policy 13, 111–123 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-010-0281-9
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