Agricultural waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ethanol
Q. Second Generation Ethanol is prepared from- Published on 25 Apr 16a. Ethanol
b. Agricultural Waste
c. Animal Waste
d. Municipal Waste
ANSWER: Agricultural Waste
- The targets of 10% blending by 2017 and 20% by 2020 look remote unless agricultural waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ehanol production technologies are successfully demonstrated. First generation (1G) is molasses-based Ethanol.
- India’s 1st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant has been launched at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.
- It is a novel technology suited to both Indian & Global Needs and is projected to be capable of converting all types of agricultural residues like Bagasse, Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Bamboo, Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields.
- The Technology Demonstration plant, with a capacity to consume 10 tons of biomass per day, is based on the globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol. It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
