NALCO commercialises R&D process, signs pact with Green Energy

BHUBANESWAR: In a major step in Research & development, National Aluminium Company Limited ( NALCO) has commercialised a laboratory-scale R&D process.

In this regard, an MoU between National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and M/s Green Energy Resources was signed here today.

The R&D process is named 'Development of Heat Treatment Process for Destruction of Toxic Cyanide and Recovery of Valuables from Spent Pot Lining Material (SPL).

On behalf of the company, S K Dash, Executive Director (P&T) and from M/s Green Energy Resources, N K Agrawal, Partner, signed the MoU, a Nalco release said.

Ansuman Das, Chairman-cum-Managing Director and P K Biswal, Partner, Green Energy Resources were also present on this occasion.

The process was developed in a collaborative effort between NALCO and Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDC), Nagpur.

On installation and commissioning of a suitable size plant (on getting necessary statutory clearance) by Green Energy Resources, the process is likely to help in utilisation of waste material (Spent Pot Line).