India, which is the largest grower of sugarcane in the world and also the second largest producer of sugar, wants to use the crop more than just as a sweetener.
India will be using this massive oversupply of sugar to boost eco-friendly fuel and for this a GoM, headed by the external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has recommended that India should adopt a mandatory blending of 10% ethanol with petrol to run cars.
Ethanol can be produced from the fermentation of sugars such as corn, sugar cane, grains and beet. Talking about India, ethanol is mostly made from rectified spirit which comes from molasses – a by-product in sugar manufacturing. Out of the total sugar production 45-50% is molasses.
This is an interesting move as India is undergoing an industrial revolution, because of which the pollution levels here are quite high, but using fuel which not only is eco-friendly but also costs less than normal petrol and has a higher octane content, will surely put India on the green map of the world.
Via: World Is Green
