HINDUSTAN ORGANIC CHEMICALS LTD

(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

Group-6
ALINA BENNY
ASWATHY
KRISHNA S
RIA RAI JOSEPH
JERRIN EAPEN VARUGHEESE
SOORAJ KRISHNAN C
 INTRODUCTION
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) was set up by the Government of India in
1960 with the objective of attaining self-reliance in basic organic chemical’s needs. In fact
this was the first endeavor to indigenize manufacture of basic chemicals and to reduce
country’s dependence on import of vital organic chemicals. HOC, started as small chemical
unit, and expanded to a multiunit company with two units at Rasayani and Kochi and one
subsidiary unit. The Rasayani unit was closed in the year 2018 due to nonviability of its old
plants.

It was expected that indigenous manufacture of these chemical intermediates will give
impetus to downstream industries resulting in setting up of chemical units and achieving self-
sufficiency for the country in this area. This objective of setting up HOC has been achieved
and at present more than 500 units based on HOC’s products have been set up all over the
country which have not only succeeded in meeting the goal of self-sufficiency but also
entered the international markets earning precious foreign exchange by exporting chemicals,
dyes and drugs.
HOCL has a manufacturing unit at Kochi in Kerala. HOCL also has it's subsidiary Hindustan
Flurocarbons Limited (HFL) manufacturing unit at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
The main products  manufactured by HOCL are Phenol, Acetone, and Hydrogen peroxide.
The raw materials used by HOCL are Benzene and  LPG, which come from petroleum
refineries.
HOC provides the basic organic chemicals essential for vital industries like resins and
laminates, dyes and dyes intermediates, drugs and pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, paints,
pesticides and others, touching virtually facet of everyday life.
It also produces the versatile engineering plastic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) through its
subsidiary.
Objectives

 To maintain growth in turn over & to optimize return on investment

 To maintain the health of plant & equipment to realize all its objectives
 To  upgrade technology and innovate through R&D efforts
 To maintain international quality standards & optimum level of efficiency
 To practice customer friendly culture
 To continuously develop human resources
 To adhere to safety, health and environmental policy standards
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. Is a public sector undertaking and manufacturing Phenol,
Acetone and Hydrogen Peroxide in its Cochin unit. This unit follows the philosophy of
maintaining harmonious relationship with the environment by adopting suitable technology in
different areas of operation.

HOCL at Ambalamugal,Cochin commit to:-

 Operate all plants based on good process control system with continuous
improvements through review of the objectives and targets and also to conserve
natural resources and energy.
 Comply with relevant statutory and legal requirements.
 Minimize wastes and prevent pollution.
 Promote safety at work place for all employees and promote good housekeeping.
 Be an environmentally responsible neighbour to the community.

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

PRIMART TREATMENT
Hydrocarbon from process effluent of phenol plant are initially are extracted by liquid-liquid
extraction in the primary treatment section (Built in the main process plant of phenol plant)
before it is let out for secondary treatment. This reduces the pollutant load of phenol and
other hydrocarbon to centralized effluent treatment plant.

SECONDARY TREATMENT
The centralized effluent treatment plant of capacity to treat 1200 M^3 of effluent was
designed by Engineers India Limited and construction was done by Hindustan Dorr Oliver
Limited.

The process effluents from cumene, cumox and hydrogen peroxide are collected in mixing
tank. Other effluents from cumene, cumox, fractionation and tankage sections are collected in
the raw effluent equalisation tank (REET). The effluent from the propylene recovery unit is
collected in MEA sump. The effluents from DM plant, boiler section, cooling tower and
hydrogen peroxide plant are collected in a pit near DM plant. All the effluents from mixing
tank, REET, MEA sump and DM plant sump are mixed in raw effluent sump.

The combined effluent is taken to APL oil separator. After the removal of the oil, the effluent
is then taken to the clariflocculator through flash mixer. Clarified water, free from oil and
suspended particles, flows along with sufficient urea to the trickling filter for biological
treatment.
The treated effluent from the trickling filter is pumped to aerator for the second stage of
biological treatment. The treatment effluent from aeration tank taken through the over flow
weir to the final clarifier. The clear over flow from the final clarifier is collected in the final
disposal tank and the effluent conforming to the norms specified by Kerala State Pollution
Control Board (KSPCB) is pumped to the tidel/estuarine waters at Kochirakkatu Chira
downstream unit is taken back to trickling filter and sludge is disposed as landfill.

They are monitoring the parameters at each stage of the process and provisions are there to
recirculate the trickling filter under flow, final clarifier over flow and final disposal tank
treated effluent, if any of the parameters are above the stipulated limits.

EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT- BLOCK DIAGRAM

 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES
Phenol plant

i. A flare stack with continuous flare is taking care of any emission of gaseous
hydrocarbon from the process plant vents.
ii. Benzene tanks are provided floating roof to minimize the emission.
iii. Fugitive emission from pump seals and compressors are minimised by using double
mechanical seals.
iv. Refrigerator water-cooled condensers are provided for all the acetone vent lines.
v. Low sulphur furnace oil /R-LNG are used as fuel in Boiler and Hot oil furnace.

Hydrogen peroxide plant

Solvent recovery system with activated hydrocarbon absorbers to recover the solvent and
to recirculate the recovered solvent back to the system.

Stack emission

There is no process for Phenol and Hydrogen peroxide plant. Boiler and Hot oil furnace
operates with low sulphur furnace oil (LSFO). They have modified the burner system to
dual fired system to use either R-LNG or LSFO as fuel in both boiler and hot oil furnace.
The system is commissioned in October 2013 and started using LSFO/R-LNG depending
on the availability /economic viability.