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Technology developed: Methanol Production from Indian Coal: Pilot Plant Demonstration, Catalysis and Scale-up Technologies (TP19761227616)
Category: Technology Service/Know how
Details of Inventor(s):
Inventor Institution/Organization/Company Department Designation
IITD Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Technical Application Area: Other
If 'Other', please specify:
Clean Energy and Renewables
Please give more details of new technical application area:
Organization(s):
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Affiliated Ministry: Institution Funding (Self Supported)
Type of technology development: Indigenous
Does the technology help in replacing any import items currently
procured from outside India?
No
Does the technology have export potential? No
Category of Technology developed: Immediate Deployment
Stage of Development: Commercialized
Please describe in detail including the TRL Level:
Ready

    Abstract:

Applications: India has very little crude oil reserves, and most of its crude oil, and hence energy requirements, is imported. On the other hand, India is endowed with abundant reserves of coal, arguably fifth in the world with respect to proven coal reserves. Unfortunately, most of the coal in India is high ash, which means that the mineral matter (not carbon) in coal is as high as 40 45 percent.
Advantages: This project, conceived as an academia-industry collaboration, proposed to set up a pilot plant for 1 tonne per day (1 tpd) methanol production, dovetailed on a synthesis gas (syngas) source. The background research and development towards catalyst development, reactor engineering, and scale-up, that go into the design and reliable and optimized operation of this pilot plant, is being done in multiple research projects in IIT Delhi. The pilot plant was set up in Thermax premises in Pune and has been commissioned and the technology has been established to confidence through multiple campaigns.

    Technology Inputs:

Imported Equipment/Spare Parts:
Equipment/Spare Parts Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Indigenous Equipment/Spare Parts:
Equipment/Spare Parts Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Imported Raw Materials:
Raw Materials Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Indigenous Raw Materials:
Raw Materials Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Existing R&D Facilities used:
Facilities Year ITC-HS Code
NA

   Patents & Publications:

Patents:
Filed Patents (No.) Granted Patents (No.) Year
0 0 NA
Publications:
Submitted (No.) Published (No.) Year
0 0 NA

    Commercialization Potential:

Who are the Potential Licensees?
What commercially available products address
the same problem?
Company Product Problem Addressed
Would you like to develop this invention further with
corporate research support?
No
Would you be interested in participating in cluster based
programs for commercialization research or business
planning for your invention?
No
      Submitted by: Technical Team Date of Submission: 3-4-2023



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