IICT, BPCL to collaborate on agri-biomass plant
The Hindu
‘Successful execution would create paradigm shift in biomass burning issue’
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) here and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) research and development centre have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to execute an R&D project to demonstrate the potential of anaerobic gas lift reactor (AGR) technology for the generation of methane-rich biogas from agriculture biomass, on pilot basis.
The project also aims to develop another novel digester in the second phase and upon successful pilot reactor demonstration at IICT, the same process/product would be scaled up, validated and deployed at BPCL R&D centre in Noida, informed an official release.
Officials of the centre visited IICT a few months ago to witness the pilot biogas plant based on AGR technology installed on campus for treatment of food waste generated in the kitchen, and finalise the objectives of the proposed project.
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