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New GM fungal platform developed and scaled-up at DBT – ICGEB Bioenergy Centre
• Bioprospecting and genome engineering done for high titer cellulase
• Enzyme technology has been scaled-up to 15000L scale
• Produced ~ 100 kg of finished cellulase enzyme
• Enzyme got validated by 2G-ethanol producer residues . India has surplus biomass residues in the range of ~ 200 million tonnes that can be converted into biofuels with suitable technologies . India also has an estimated potential to produce more than 1000 million tonnes of biomass in the near future , which will open an avenue to export biofuels to other countries as well . In fact , the first commercial level 2G ethanol refinery that will produce 100,000 liter of ethanol per day is already at an advanced stage of commissioning at IOCL refinery , Panipat .
Department of Biotechnology ( DBT ), Ministry of Science and Technology , Government of India , had initiated several energy bioscience programs more than a decade before , which has led to the maturation of multiple technologies that are at the pilot or
pre-commercial scale . This included the establishment of 5 Centre of Excellence in energy Biosciences - DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences , DBT – ICGEB Bioenergy Centre , DBT-Indian Oil Corporation Limited Bio-energy Centre , DBT-PAN IIT Bioenergy Centre and DBT-TERI Center for Advanced biofuels and Biocommodities .
Advanced technologies will guide us to future
DBT – ICGEB Bioenergy Centre , a joint venture between DBT and International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , New Delhi , has made several innovations in the 2G and 3G biofuel sectors , relying on its deep strength in genetic engineering and biotechnology . Among the major technologies that
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BioVoiceNews | October 2023