Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Delhi and engineers from Pune-based Thermax have joined hands to set up a pilot plant for producing methanol from high-ash content Indian coal.
The pilot plant will have capacity of producing one tonne methanol every day. The experience will help in development of larger capacity methanol production plants. The pilot project is expected to be completed in 2021. While IIT team will address challenges in areas like catalysis, hydrodynamics and process technology, Thermax will designing, install and run the facility. Several other institutions like Bhabha Atomic Research Centre will also be involved in various aspects of the project.
