Research
Title : | Production of nanocarbon fertilizer from biomass for sustainable agriculture |
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus area : | Sustainable Agriculture, Green Nanotechnology |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Hemen Sarma, Bodoland University, Balagaon, Assam |
Timeline Start Year : | 2023 |
Timeline End Year : | 2026 |
Contact info : | hemens02@yahoo.co.in |
Equipments : | Analytical Balance -Touch Screen Muffle Furnace Refrigerator Double Stage Water Distillation all Glass Horizontal Model with inbuit safety cutoff µ Controller Based pH Meter Magnetic Stirrer with hot plate Laboratory Full-Directional Planetary Ball Mill: QXQM-1 Hot air Oven With Microprocessor Based PID Controller Centrifuge Hydrothermal Synthesis Autoclave Reactor |
Details
Executive Summary : | This project aims to produce magnetic nanobiochar (MNB) from rice husk using green synthesis methods, which are safe and non-hazardous to the environment. Rice husk will be used as a catalyst/substrate, and the MNBs will be characterized and instrumental data generated. A pot culture experiment will be conducted to apply MNBs to the rice rhizosphere, and the nutrient status of both control and experimental pots will be assessed to ensure their role as a nanocarbon fertilizer. |
Total Budget (INR): | 26,48,730 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Bodoland University, Balagaon, Assam Funding Agency :ANRF/SERB | Source :Anusandhan National Research Foundation/Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST 2023-24 | |