|
|
|
Bio-diesel production plant at SSUET
KARACHI, Jan 24(The News): Pakistan's first indigenously developed bio-diesel production plant was
inaugurated at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
(SSUET).
Air Marshal (retd) Shahid Hamid, Chairman, Alternative Energy
Development Board, inaugurated the plant on Monday evening. The project had been
developed by Dr Jaffar N Usmani, a noted Chemical scientist along with M Adil
Usman, Chief Executive of Associated Technical Consultants and a member of
university's board of governors, and Safwan Ali also attached with Associated
Technical Consultants.
Speaking on the occasion, Air Marshal (retd) Hamid
termed the project "need of the hour" and said it would go a long way in
benefiting villages of the country. In his short speech, he exhorted the faculty
and students of Sir Syed University to work on more such research projects and
assured them of full support of Alternative Energy Board in this connection.
The bio-diesel, simply defined, is synthetic diesel produced from
vegetable oil, animal fat or water oil. It can be used either in its pure form
(B100) or as a blend (20 per cent of Bio-Diesel and 80 per cent of petroleum
diesel-B20). A major advantage of the bio-diesel is that it does not require any
specific fuel ignition system.
It can be used directly in any existing
unmodified diesel engine - the reason being that it has properties chemically
similar to petroleum diesel.
Besides being a fuel alternative, bio-diesel
is also an environmental-friendly green fuel with extremely low carbon emissions
as compared to petroleum diesel. This technology at present is being promoted by
the government of Pakistan through Alternative Energy Development Boards for its
"Roshan Pakistan" plan of electrification of rural areas whereby the villagers
will be encouraged to produce their own electricity by cultivating the required
oil seeds and converting the extracted oil into bio-diesel through bio-diesel
product plant. The bio-diesel plant along with other necessary infrastructure is
being provided free of charge.
The event was largely attended by senior
faculty members, non-teaching staff and office-bearers of Aligarh Muslim
University Old Boys Association.
|
|
 |
| Post your Comments about this News |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education News | | Updated: 08 Feb, 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
