Status: New
| Name & address of the Laboratory/Organization | CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) | |
| Website address | niist.res.in | |
| Affiliated to which Department/Ministry | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | |
| CSR Registration Number | CSR0001742 | |
| Registration under 12A | ||
| Registration under 80G | ||
| Name of the CSR Nodal | Dr. P. Nishy | |
| Contact information of CSR Nodal | 9645086468, nishy@niist.res.in | |
| Principal Investigator | Dr. Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, nishy@niist.res.in | |
| Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI) | ||
| Objective on the basis of need | • Synthesis and characterization of bio resin from waste cooking oil (25 kg scale) • Bio-resin formulation development with diluent/fillers/additives with tuned properties for thermal curing (50 kg scale) • Optimization of process parameters and curing kinetics study for cross-linkable bio resin to achieve desired properties. • Prototype development and property evaluation of bio-coating, and their comparative analysis with commercial packaging films and coatings. • Testing and validation, Demonstration to industries, and scale up (TRL: 4-6), submission of DPR, patent/publications |
| Executive summary of the proposed project (In 250 words) | Waste cooking oil (WCO) accounts for a major portion of food waste generated (29 million tons per annum). Waste oil generation is an ever increasing facet associated with urbanisation and demographic shoot up. In highly populated countries like India, China, USA, and Japan, there is about 0.57 million to 5.6 million tons of waste oil generation. Consumption of UCO can cause serious illnesses like diarrhoea, dyspepsia, intestinal and gastric cancer etc. These are disposed to the environment or reused for cooking and dispersed to waterbodies thereafter and pollutes the ecosystem. Thus the conversion of WCO into value added products like compostable moisture resistant bio-resin coating a needy facet to live in a sustainable world. Concurrently, the ban on non-biodegradable single-use plastics pushes the need of an eco-friendly alternative for packaging.papers and biopoymers (PHB, PBS) are promising for food packaging due to their non-toxicity and biodegradability. However, biopolymer films are hydrophilic and possess poor barrier properties. The bio resin and its nanocomposites can provide a high barrier coating on substrates like biopolymer films, paper etc., for dry food packaging applications. |
| Technology Readiness Level (If not a new project but an advancement of existing know how) | TRL 3 |
| Outomes or Deliverables | • 50 L scale Bio resin synthesis from Waste Cooking Oil • Barrier packaging materials from bio resin coated paper and biopolymer films Natural filler composite film along with bioresin coating for food packaging (WVTR<8 g/m2/day, OTR < 55 cc/m2/day/atm) Patents: 01and Publications 03 |
| Project aligned with which most relevant UN SDGs | Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production Goal 13 - Climate Action |
| Duration (In years) | 2 years |
| Expected Impact | •Value addition to waste Home compostable Food packaging Industries and MSME • Food processing industries. • Beneficial for Restaurant owners and households. • New Industries and start-ups, employment generati |
| Implementation model (self- implemented/ outsourced partnership) | self-implemented at 50 L scale and trial with industrial partner and start-ups |
| Total Budget (Recurring +Non-Recurring Expenses) | 50 Lakhs (40 + 10) |
| Attachment | View Attachment |