Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Title : | Production of potash, sulfur and phosphorus enriched biochars utilizing biomass and fertilizer industries waste |
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | Nutrient value enrichment for biochars (waste produced by fertiliser industry) |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Manish Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Odisha |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Timeline End Year : | 2022 |
Contact info : | dir@immt.res.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | Objective: a. Up-scaling and optimization of process technology (type, size, process flow, material inputs and process conditions and value added phosphogypsum etc.) from TRL-3 to TRL: 5 - 7.
b. Nutrient value enrichment and improvement in physico-chemical characteristics of biochars produced from fertiliser industries solid/liquid wastes using selected biomass. Summary: Input-Feedstock materials: Biomass powder mixed with phosphogypsum (100 µ) and other wastes in varying ratio (1:1 to 4:1 etc.). The pyrolytic reactor system: The batch/continuous feeding systems thermo pyrolysis reactor with cyclones, gas quenching and scrubbing exhaust gases; Power: about 40KW; Feeding Capacity: 50 – 100 Kg/batch; operating temperature: around 800 oC, heating rate: 10 - 20 oC/minute, duration: around 1 hours; Inert Gas purging. |
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