NRL signed Agreement with IIT-Guwahati

As part of the project, a plant of capacity 5 MT/batch will be set up to produce green activated carbon by pyrolyzing bamboo dust. 

NRL signed Agreement with IIT-Guwahati

NRL, as a part of its R&D initiative, signed a MoA with IIT-Guwahati, yesterday, to develop technology for production of marketable Grade Green Activated Carbon from bamboo dust. 

Bamboo dust will be generated while preparing bamboo chips for the 2nd Generation Bio-Refinery being setup by NRL through its JV company Assam Bio-Refinery Private Limited.

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 As part of the project, a plant of capacity 5 MT/batch will be set up to produce green activated carbon by pyrolyzing bamboo dust. 

This R&D project is also aimed towards development of technology for production of very high grade chemically activated carbon having application in pharmaceutical, electronics and mining industries. 

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The agreement was signed on behalf of NRL by Senior Chief General Manager (Corporate Affairs), Shri Nikunja Borthakur and Dean IISI, IIT Guwahati Prof. G Krishnamoorthy, in presence of Shri Sanjay Choudhuri, Director (Finance), NRL, Prof. Senthilmurugan Subbiah, IITG and Senior Officials from NRL and IIT Guwahati. 

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