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IIT Indore develops catalyst for economical hydrogen production from methanol

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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has developed a catalyst that produces pure hydrogen from methanol at a significantly lower temperature and cost compared to traditional methods.  The catalyst, developed under the leadership of Professor Sanjay K Singh from the Department of Chemistry, allows hydrogen production at 130 degrees Celsius, whereas conventional methods require temperatures exceeding 200 degrees Celsius. This new catalyst can produce one kilogram of hydrogen from 13 litres of methanol, offering…

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India’s first CO2-to-Methanol pilot plant launched in Pune

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India’s first CO2-to-Methanol pilot plant has been unveiled at Thermax Limited’s premises in Pune, Maharashtra. This 1.4 tonnes-per-day capacity plant is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between IIT Delhi and Thermax Limited, with a project cost of Rs 310 million. It is supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology. The plant aims to advance indigenous carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies by developing new catalysts and processes to convert…