Praj Industries has globally shared its advancement in the development of commercial demo plant for Lignocellulosic to Ethanol. The company will set up a 10 million litres pa demo commercial plant in India. This plant will seek to demonstrate technical and commercial viability as well optimization of water and energy integration and its impact on the capex and opex of the commercial financial proposal.
This is a major game changer for the company, which has been pursuing 2nd generation program at Praj Matrix- the innovation centre, its R&D facility. It is also a significant step forward in transport biofuels.
The decision to scale up this program follows a rigorous pilot plant trial for over 4 years wherein various feedstocks like bagasse, corn cob etc. have been evaluated. The company initiated the Lignocellulosic to Ethanol program to address the need to expand ethanol production from non-food, agri-residue.
The company has developed extensive proprietary technology and gained significant experience and expertise in each of the unit operations required for the successful development of an integrated, commercial-scale bioethanol plant.
Praj Industries is a Process Engineering and Technology Company offering innovative end-to-end solutions for biofuels, brewery, industrial processes and water and wastewater treatment systems.
