Divisions of the Institute

The Environment Management Division is equipped with state-of-art facilities for rendering consultancy & technical services to pulp & paper industry and allied industries as well as undertaking research & developmental activities in the area of characterization of pollutants ( liquid, solid and air emissions) generated by pulp & paper industry and their management. The division is actively engaged in providing solutions to various environmental challenges being faced by the pulp & paper mills.

The division has been associated with different environmental related projects sponsored by various national & International agencies like United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources (MNES), Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association (IARPMA), Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA), National Council of Cement & Building Materials (NCBM )etc.

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Facilities Available

Well equipped with modern analytical equipments for complete environmental monitoring like AOX analyzer, Gas chromatograph, BOD trak apparatus, CST apparatus, Auto sampler, UASB reactor , Toxicity Analyser , Turbidity meter , High volume sampler, Respirable dust sampler, Stack monitoring kits, Testo- 350/400, Portable gas chromatograph , Gas Tech Apparatus, Noise meter, Portable spectrophotometer, Image Analyser, Organic vapour samplers, wind monitor etc.

Activities

¤ Characterisation of mill effluents, for various pollution parameters.

¤ Generation of data based information on magnitude of pollution load in paper mills.

¤ Development of cost effective methods for treatment of liquid wastes.

¤ Monitoring of ambient air quality, stack & fugitive air emissions.

¤ Metrological Testing

¤ Characterisation of solid wastes.

¤ Conversion of solid wastes to value added products.

Services Provided

Aox Analyzer

¤ Analysis of effluents for various pollutional parameters including AOX.

¤ Evaluation of bioenergy potential in pulp & paper mill effluents.

¤ Prefeasibility studies and environmental audits.

¤ Trouble shooting and performance evaluation of effluent treatment systems.

¤ Determination of AOX in paper products.

¤ Ambient air, stack and fugitive emission monitoring.

¤ Analysis of gaseous pollutants including Non condensable gases.

¤ Monitoing of particulate matter PM-2.5 & PM-10.

¤ Noise monitoring.

¤ Efficiency evaluation and trouble shooting of effluent treatment plants and other pollution control devices.

¤ Evaluation of solid wastes for disposal/Technical know-how of conversion of solid waste to value added products.

¤ Determination of heavy metals in solid waste.

¤ Prefeasibility studies for Briquetting and composting of organic solid wastes.

¤ Training and information dissemination.

Achievements

¤ Successful commissioning of full scale high rate biomethanation plant for treatment of pulping spent liquor in an agro based mill in Punjab.

¤ Assessment of AOX levels in Indian Pulp & Paper Industry - The findings have been the bench marks for formulation of AOX discharge standards by CPCB.

¤ Development of successful technology in collabration with NCBM for conversion of lime sludge, cinder & ash to cement, bricks and blocks.

¤ Development of techniques for determination and quantification of non condensable gases/mercaptans.

¤ Successful development of technology for briquetting of organic solid wastes.

¤ Successful development of technology for composting of ETP sludge.

Ongoing Projects

¤ Revision of Comprehensive Industry Document for Small Scale Pulp & Paper Mills in the Country - (CPCB Sponsored Project)

¤ Revision of Comprehensive Industry Document for Large Scale Pulp & Paper Mills in the Country - (CPCB Sponsored Project)

¤ Life Cycle Assessment Study in Pulp & Paper Mills in India - (IARPMA sponsored Project)

¤ Detoxification of Bleach Plant Effluent for Recycling & Reuse.

¤ Determination & Quantification of Odorous Emissions in Pulp & Paper Mills - Their Reduction/Elimination (RAC Project).

¤ Water Conservation in Pulp & Paper Industry - (Cess Funded Project)

Recent Reports

¤ Development of Standard for AOX for Large Scale Pulp & Paper Mills.

¤ Development of Standard for AOX for Small Scale Pulp & Paper Mills.

¤ Commissioning of High Rate Biomethanation Plant at M/s Satia Paper Mills Ltd., Muktsar, and Punjab.

¤ Techno - economic viability of options to reduce the level of AOX to 1.0 kg per tonne of product in large scale pulp & paper mills.

¤ Anaerobic - Aerobic Treatment of Pulp & Paper Mill Effluents.

¤ Elimination/Reduction of Phenolic & Chlorophenolic Toxic Materials