With tech developed by NCL, green fuel-operated cooking stoves launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched a gas stove that operates on dimethylether (DME) blended with LPG, developed by scientists from city-based CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL).
During his visit to NCL in September last year, the minister had inaugurated India’s first pilot plant manufacturing this special mix of fuel — initially meant to operate cooking stoves. The plant was set up under CSIR’s ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development’ mission.
Scientists have demonstrated an indigenous and patented technology for producing DME from methanol dehydration.
On Wednesday, stove prototypes were handed over to 11 beneficiary families residing on the NCL campus. The institute’s canteen will also start using these stoves on an experimental basis.
