July 13th 2023.
Indore: Indian Institute of Technology Indore has developed a process to produce green hydrogen gas from PET waste in water. This process aims to address the global issue of recycling PET based plastic waste, transforming it from ‘waste to wealth’.
According to a press release issued by IIT Indore, the process provides a simple and effective way to transform PET waste into Green Hydrogen and the formation of primary constituents of PET, which can be used for the production of PET. The process is in line with India's efforts towards green hydrogen production, under the National Hydrogen Mission and the global Sustainable Development Goals.
The catalysis research team, which comprises of Ankit, Mahendra, Nirupama, and Tushar, have been working on this project for the last three years and have recently published it in ChemCatChem. They have also acquired an Indian patent for their process. The research team, under the supervision of Prof. Sanjay K. Singh, Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore, has been able to produce purified H2 gas with an effective process for the recycling of PET waste at a moderately lower temperature.
It is estimated that 33 kg of PET can generate 1 kg of hydrogen gas, which is enough to run a hydrogen fuel cell car for 100 km. The research group is currently working to lower down the production cost and exploring the possibility to scale-up this process in collaboration with suitable industries.
This process has the potential to revolutionize the way PET waste is recycled and could be a major breakthrough in India's efforts towards green hydrogen production. It is an environmentally conscious and cost-effective solution that could have a positive impact on the environment.
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