CSIR–IICT signs master research pact with MRPL

Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), a premier CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) lab under the ministry of science and technology have entered into a master research alliance agreement for collaborative research.
Under this, MRPL and IICT will work towards a number of collaborative R&D areas such as valorization of low-value refinery streams and CO2 capture. This partnership is in line with India's ambitious environmental plans and its Panchamrit promises to the world, which include achieving net zero by 2070, reducing the country's carbon intensity and emissions and promoting clean energy. MRPL is committed to developing competitive indigenous technologies for carbon capture and utilization, which will contribute towards achieving these promises and promoting sustainable development, as said in a press release.
MRPL is setting up feed-agnostic 2G ethanol plant of 60 KLPD capacity and is in the process of setting up first in the country 20 KLPD bio-ATF plant integrated with the refinery.
Sathyanarayana HC, group general manager (technical services), MRPL and Dr D Shailaja, chair, Business Development Research Management (BDRM), IICT signed the master research alliance agreement on Tuesday at Hyderabad in the presence of Dr Jitendra Singh, minister of state for science and technology.