IOC hopes to introduce bio LPG in a few years

COIMBATORE: An Indian Oil Corporation official on Friday exuded confidence that the company will be able to introduce bio liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in the market in the next two-three years.
S S V Ramakumar, director of research and development, IOC, said, “We have proof of the concept that biomass can be converted into liquid petroleum gas. Now we are working on the technology to do that in large scale.”
“The technology to convert glycerol, vegetable oils or even biomass into LPG is already present but yet to mature,” he added.
Ramakumar was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day National LPG Conclave 2020 in Coimbatore.