Setting up the first Second Generation/2G Ethanol bio-refinery in India is being held on 25
th Dec 2016 at Tarkhanwala Bathinda in Punjab.
Approximate investment of INR 600 crores was incurred in setting up the refinery.
HPCL, a CPSE is setting up the project.
GoI is encouraging production of 2G Ethanol from agricultural residues to provide additional sources of remuneration to farmers, address the growing environmental concerns and support the Ethanol Blended Petrol program for attaining 10% ethanol blending in petrol.
Bathinda biorefinery will be utilising agriculture residues for production of 100 KL per day or 3.20 crore litres per year of ethanol which may be sufficient to meet 26% of the ethanol blending of the state..
The biorefinery will generate employment for 1200-1300 persons in the biomass supply chain and generate additional income of INR 20 crore per annum for farmers through purchase of their agriculture residue.
The project shall also help in reducing CO
2 emissions from the paddy straw which currently is being burnt after harvesting.
A major output of this biorefinery will be a biofertiliser approximating 30,000 tonnes per annum which will be incorporated into the soil for improving soil fertility and overall productivity of farms in Punjab.
Biorefinery will now produce 1 lakh Bio CNG over annum which can cater to transport and clean cooking requirements.
Oil PSUs are planning to set up 12 2G ethanol biorefineries across 11 states namely Punjab, Haryana, UP, MP, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and AP.
Estimated investment for 12 biorefineries is INR 10,000 crores.
Bio refineries will produce 35-40 crore litres of ethanol annually contributing towards the EBP program.
In Petrotech 2016, oil PSUs have entered into 6 MoUs with technology licensers and state governments for setting up biorefineries in:- Dahej(Gujarat)
- Panipat(Haryana)
- Bina (MP)
- Bargah (Odisha)
- Bathinda (Punjab)
- This marks the first step towards achieving 10 percent blending of ethanol in petrol.
What is Ethanol?
- Formula: C2H6O
- Boiling point: 78.37 °C
- Density: 789 kg/m³
- Molar mass: 46.06844 g/mol
- IUPAC ID: ethanol
- Melting point: -114 °C
- Vapor pressure: 5.95 kPa
