CFRI THROUGH DECADES

Setup in 1946, the Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad has grown along with India since its independence (in 1947).Concurrently energy management become imperative with the onset of industrialization. During the past five decades, the nation has come a long way in proving a large reserves of coal and lignite to the tune of 200 billion tonnes, increasing the utilization of coal from around 25 million to 240 million tonnes and reducing the share of non-commercial sources of energy from 79 per cent to 49 per cent. In all these accomplishments, CFRI had a major role to play.

Significantly, CFRI as a premier civilian funded research organization is known for its contribution relating to the (a) quality assessment of coal resources, (b) generation of the basic process knowhow for the 22 operating coking coal washeries built to process 36 million tonnes of coal, (c) prescribing blends for the coal for coke making in the steel industry, (d) designing non-recovery coke ovens for foundry coke, (e) processing of coal tar and (f)utilization of fly-ash,generated at the power plants, for building bricks, CFRI is internationally known for its contribution to unraveling the structure of coal.

Besides, plot demonstrations have been carried out in the area of coal gasification, fluid bed combustion, oil agglomeration, conversion to liquid fuels by hydrogenation and by modified Fischer-Tropsch route, formed coke, solvent refined coal, water and coal oil slurry,etc.

CFRI plays a participating role in guiding the Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) in drawing national level standards relating to the area of coal science and technology. Through BIS, the International Standards Organization(ISO) is also severed in the area of solid mineral fuels.

With nearly 500 well trained scientific and technical manpower and assets worth Rs. 100 million, CFRI is professionally competent to provide the research, development and engineering support as well as human resource development needed to evolve environment friendly energy management systems for the coal,power,steel,cement,chemical and other industrial and domestic sectors both within the country and outside.

This document provides an overview of the capabilities of CFRI, an ISO 9001 INSTITUTION,for the benefit of our customers.

(KOTUR S.NARASIMHAN)
DIRECTOR

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