Research underway to produce bioethanol and biohydrogen from silkworm rearing waste
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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.
