IIT Guwahati researchers produce biofuel from non-edible seeds

GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have developed methods to produce biofuels from non-edible seeds.

The team is led by Dr.KaustubhaMohanty, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati. Results of the team's research have been published recently in high-impact journals such as Bioresource Technology, Fuel, Renewable Energy, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Journal of the Energy Institute and Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Dr. Mohanty leads the team comprising research students, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Dr. Krushna P. Shadangi, Mr. MitheleshKoul, Mr. GautamGaneshan and Mr. Gourav Chatterjee, who have coauthored these papers.

There have been worldwide attempts to produce fuel from renewable biological resources in order to overcome future oil shortages in the world. Currently, 'biofuels'are successfully made from vegetable oils and animal fats. In USA and Europe, for example, surplus edible oils like soybean oil and sunflower oil are being used for the production of biodiesel, a press release said.

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