CSMCRI develops green plastic from bio-fuel residue

Bhavnagar-based research institute Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) has developed a 'green plastic' using the residues of bio-fuel that is made from a tropical weed jatropha. What's more, the institute has been granted an European patent for its bio-degradable plastic in January this year.

"We had initiated a research on using the residue of bio-diesel to be converted to plastic.The idea of green plastic came as a result of our concern to effectively utilize the crude glycerol which is the byproduct of the Jatropha biodiesel," said S Mishra, principal scientist, CSMCRI.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and CSMCRI have started research related to the development of 'green plastic' in 2005 during the second phase of the project entitled 'Biofuels from eroded soils of India" sponsored by Daimler Chrysler, Germany.

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