Birla Cellulose’s Kharach plant in Gujarat successfully commissioned CAP (Carbon-disulphide Adsorption plant) CS2 recovery system from exhaust gases and has achieved EU BAT status. Closed-loop technologies have been deployed to minimize CS2 and H2S (hydrogen sulphide) emissions by recovering CS2 and elemental sulphur from H2S. The target to recover 90-95% of sulphur has been achieved.
The development was further validated through an independent assessment conducted by BluWin Ltd., UK for all the parameters as stipulated in EU BAT BREF for viscose fibre manufacturing. H K Agarwal, MD Grasim Industries and Business Director, Birla Cellulose said, “This is a noteworthy milestone in line with global best practices and a step forward towards achieving global leadership in sustainable practices in the MMCF industry”.
As per the press release, Birla Cellulose’s Vilayat plant, which is one of the largest VSF producing sites in the world is already EU BAT compliant site, setting global benchmarks in many parameters such as sulphur recovery and water consumption for fibre production.
