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INDIA ’ S FIRST BIO REFINERY PLANT
Union Minister for Road Transport , Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated India ’ s First Integrated Bio-refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals for producing ethanol from a variety of biomass . The plant is situated at Rahu in Pune district of Maharashtra . The demonstration plant has been built by Praj industries . The inaugurated Biorefinery plant is capable of producing one million litres of ethanol per annum by processing a variety of biomass like rice and wheat straw , cotton stalk , bagasse , cane trash , corn cobs & stover with superior product yields . In 2015 , the Government has asked Oil Marketing Companies ( OMCs ) to target 10 % blending of ethanol in as many States as possible . The fuel doping programme that required
blending of 5 % ethanol had started in November 2012 . It was notified under the Motor Spirits Act on January 2 , 2013 . The Government has also allowed the OMCs to procure ethanol produced from other non-food feedstocks , like cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials including petrochemical route . Biofuel is cost-effective and pollution-free . Ethanol blending is the practice of blending petrol with ethanol . Globally many countries including India , have resorted to ethanol blending to reduce vehicle exhaust emissions The inauguration of the refinery paves the way for stepping up 20 % ethanol blending program and can reduce the import burden of crude petroleum . Biofuels are fuels which are in some way derived from biomass . The term covers solid biomass , liquid fuels and various biogases and also denotes Biodiesel , Bio-alcohol and bio-gasoline . Common Biofuel Crops The most common Biofuel crops include Corn , grapeseed / Canola , Sugarcane , Palm Oil , Jatropha , Soyabean , Cottonseed , Sunflower seeds , Wheat , Sugarbeet , Cassava , Algae , Coconut , Jojoba , Castor Beans etc .
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