Avenue Cotton stalk to value

Theme : Enzyme based ethanol production with recycling technology

Innovation relevant to : Ethanol industry professionals, Oil companies, Cellulosic feedstock pretreatment equipment makers, Ethanol hydrolysis and fermentation solution providers, Enzyme companies,

Indigenous technology to convert agro waste to ethanol by DBT-ICT

Agricultural waste is currently being burnt causing air pollution. DBT-ICT has developed indigenous tech using enzymes to convert agro waste to ethanol.with continuous process, advanced reactor design and separation technologies

Source : The Better India

Innovation Highlights

  • Conversion duration - less than 24 hrs
  • 90% enzyme and water recycling, which reduces operational cost
  • Principle: Enzyme based processing with recycling technology

Keywords

Cotton stalk to ethanol

Enzyme recycling for 2G ethanol

Indigenous tech for 2G ethanol


Date

2016-05-01

Geography

India

Innovation done by

Research organization

other stakeholders

Process engineering professionals

Biofuel consultants

University researchers in cellulosic ethanol