Industrial Innovations

Recovery of Highly Dispersed Silica from Rice Husk Ash

Brisil has developed a technology which uses rice husk ash, a waste, to produce highly dispersible silica. This silica is used in tyres to reduce friction and improve the energy efficiency/ performance of vehicles.

Area: Energy Sciences

Innovator: Tanmay Pandya, Founder Director, Brisil Technologies Private Limited, tanmay@brisil.com

Funding agency: Ministry of Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), Govt of India

Benefits: Brisil has developed a technology which uses rice husk ash, a waste, to produce highly dispersible silica. The technology uses the ash to produce advanced silica. The process is 20% more economical and 15% more energy e cient than conventional silica production technologies.

Implementing institute: Halol, Gujarat

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