IIT-GN takes up research on alternate source of gasoline

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) has undertaken a research to develop a commercially viable and cost effective process to produce Syngas, an alternative source for making gasoline, a top official said.

The move is expected to benefit the expanding energy sector of India in reducing its carbon footprints.

Syngas or synthesis gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases in varying amounts. It can easily be converted into gasoline through a process called steam reforming, say experts.

Availability and making cost effective Syngas has been an issue, although established standardised technology to convert it into gasoline already exists there, they opine.

"Our research focus is to develop a cost effective and more commercially viable process to produce Syngas. This gas is easily storable, transferable and can even be converted into gasoline," says Prof Sundhanshu Sharma, the first recipient of prestigious Ramanujan fellowship at IIT-GN.