DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
YEAR 2023-24
PRESENTATION
ON
ADVANCEMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN INDIA.
PREPARED BY
GUIDED BY
BHAVESH GARCHAR,
Dr. JHARNA GUPTA,
BE-IV CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
PRN – 2020033800099027
DEPT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
What is Biodiesel?
➢Biodiesel is a renewable fuel derived from natural sources such as oils
(Edible or Non-edible).
➢Production of these is done using Transesterification reaction and
used world wide.
Triglycerides + Alcohol(Methanol)
Glycerols + Biodiesel
➢Can be used stand alone or blended like B5,B10 etc.
➢Need for the biodiesel
Feedstocks for Biodiesel
Current scenario of Biodiesel Production
in India
➢ Production rate
•
•
Capacity
No. of plants
➢ Near future goals
➢ Process used
➢ Safety aspects
•
Handling of methanol
Fig. Biodiesel Production in India (in million liters)
Biodiesel : SWOT in India
Strength
• Vast tracks of lands
• Energy security of country
• Less GHG emissions
Weaknesses
• Lack of experience in plantation and long gestation period
• Higher cost of extraction
Biodiesel : SWOT in India(Cont.)
Opportunities
• Increasing agricultural and chemical industry
• Less dependency on fossil fuels
• Eco friendly fuel
Threats
• Discovery and production of fossil fuels reservoirs
• Cost effectiveness
Future prospectives
• Use of second generation feedstocks
➢ Usage of jatropa curcas(karanjot), karanj etc.
➢ Food vs fuel controversy
• Use of third generation feedstocks
➢ Microalgae as a feedstock
• Several goals set by Governments
➢ Panchamrut
Challenges Involved
• Feedstock availability and production cost
• Quality issues
➢ Due to different feedstocks
• Economic viability
• Land used
• Gas Hydrates
• Production of fossil fuel
➢ Recent start of production at Krishna-Godavari
Government Initiatives
• MoP&NG Policies
• Indian Railway
• State Governments Initiatives
➢ Chhatisgarh Biofuel development authority
➢ The Tamil Nadu Biodiesel Project
➢ Maharashtra Govt. has conducted studies on feedstock cultivation and
manufacture
• Ruchi Soya ties up with IOC and Uttarakhand Government
Biodiesel Plants In India
Sr.
No.
Biodiesel Plant
Location
Capacity(ton/annum
)
Feedstocks used
1
Universal Biodiesel Plant
Andhra Pradesh
80000
Non-edible vegetable
oil – jatropa etc.
2
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
Assam
30000
Non-edible vegetable
oil – jatropa etc.
3
Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited
Kochi,Kerala
15000
Used cooking oil and
Non-edible vegetable
oil – jatropa etc.
4
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Chennai,TN
12000
Non-edible vegetable
oil – jatropa, neem
etc.
5
Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited
Andhra Pradesh
12000
Waste cooking oil
etc.
6
Praj Industries Limited
Maharashtra
10000
Non-edible vegetable
oil – jatropa, neem
etc.
Conclusion
➢ Significance potential
• Sustainable sources of energy
• Economic growth
➢Substantial resources
➢Various difficulties
• Availability of feedstocks
• Enhancing rural communities
➢Mitigates the GHG emissions.
References
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Hussain, S. Prasad. U.C. Banerjee. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2009.04.005
• Future prospects of biodiesel production from jatropha in India; Shubhra Sparsh, Ch. Siva
Ramakrishna, Rahul Sahu, Renuka Shyam Narain, Jasmeet Kaur Sohal, Madhusmita Sahu, Neeraj
Sharma g, Vinod Kumar h, Abhishek Sharma. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.273
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