New high for IIT-Hyderabad researchers

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New high for IIT-Hyderabad researchers

Wednesday, 31 July 2019 | PNS | New Delhi

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad researchers have developed a simple and innovative method to synthesise a catalyst that can convert chemicals derived from biomass into biofuel precursors. Their catalyst showed better efficiency and selectivity than commercial catalysts to produce the desired C15 oxygenated hydrocarbon, a precursor to diesel and jet fuel.

This development is important for India, especially for States such as Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh-Telengana duo, the first and second largest producers of corn in the country respectively. They produce a large amount of corncob waste, much of which is currently burnt as its potential to be converted to valuable fuels is not harnessed owing to lack of awareness, expertise and technology.

This research on cheap and efficient catalyst can enable this conversion, which would trigger the cascade of additional earning opportunity for the corn-farmer, provision of a sustainable energy source and reduction of carbon footprint in the automobile/aviation sector.

 It was led by Dr Atul Suresh Deshpande, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, and Prof Sunil Kumar Maity, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, along with their research students — D Damodar, K Alekhya and Dr V Mohan.

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