An IIT professor here has claimed to have developed a catalytic process using Rajasthani clay for converting bio-oil from organic waste into transport fuel at a considerably lower temperature, paving way for its mass production.
The novel catalytic process with the use of Rajasthani clay has been developed by Rakesh Kumar Sharma of IIT, Jodhpur’s Chemistry Department, along with postdoctoral researcher Krishna Priya of the department.
A catalyst is a substance which fastens a chemical reaction without taking part in it. “The process of converting organic waste into fuel was not economically viable earlier due to high temperature and energy requirements in the process.
