Organic fuel better alternative to petrol

DIRECTOR OF the Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (BHU-IT) Prof SN Upadhyaya said that organic substances could prove to be a better alternative to petroleum.

DIRECTOR OF the Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (BHU-IT) Prof SN Upadhyaya said that organic substances could prove to be a better alternative to petroleum.

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He was delivering on ‘Contribution of Bio-Technology in Environment Management and Development of Bio-Energy’ as part of Prof Nandlal Singh Memorial Lecture at Mahila Mahavidyalaya in BHU on Tuesday afternoon. BHU branch of Vigyan Parishad (Prayag) had organised the lecture.

Prof Upadhyay added that there was enormous scope of bio-technology in various fields such as agriculture, energy, food, industry and medicines. He said that bio-technology was proving very useful in environment conservation.

He said that efforts were on across the globe to convert organic substances into bio-gases or gasoline to compensate the shortage of fossil fuel. “Efforts were also on to discover alternative of diesel to non-edible oils,” he said. Prof Upadhyaya said that organic substances would become capable to meet the demands of liquid fuel as soon as the technology to convert cellulose into ethanol was developed.

Principal of Mahila Mahavidyalaya Prof Sushila Singh presided over the lecture and said that discussion should be made to ascertain alternative life-style in the modern era of globalisation. Prof Singh stressed upon the need to conserve of natural resources so that they were available for the future generation.