MRPL to set up advanced biofuel facility with LanzaTech & Ankur Scientific

 MRPL to set up advanced biofuel facility with LanzaTech & Ankur Scientific

Mangalore Refi nery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), a leading Indian refi ning company based in Mangalore, is planning to install a second generation (2G) ethanol facility at its refi nery site. MRPL has awarded LanzaTech the contract to commence the basic engineering for an integrated processing facility to convert locally available agricultural residues to approximately 16,000-tpa (5.3-mn gallons) of fuel grade ethanol. To convert the solid biomass wastes to gases, LanzaTech will deploy commercially proven gasifi cation technology from Ankur Scientifi c, a waste to energy company that specialises in distributed production, based in Vadodara. Theresulting carbon-rich gas will then beconverted to ethanol using LanzaTech’scommercially proven gas fermentation platform.

 
The integrated technologywill have the fl exibility to process a wide range of biomass feedstock’s enabling rapid replication at other locations. A by-product of the project will be anutrient-rich biochar, which will be used as a sustainable and low-carbon source of fertiliser for the local community.