With government of India’s emphasis on promotion of research and development activities in the field of eco-friendly biorefineries, the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) in Mysuru has taken up a pilot scale project to produce bioethanol and biohydrogen from mulberry shoots and silkworm excrement.
CSRTI Director S. Gandhi Doss said a team of scientists from the Institute is presently working on the project and the results of the laboratory-level experiments were awaited.
The project began at CSRTI laboratories in Mysuru in April 2023 and the experiments on production of ethanol had shown good results. The studies were continuing with regard to production of biohydrogen.
