New Delhi, March 31 -- In a move aimed at advancing sustainable infrastructure and circular economy practices, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has transferred its indigenously developed bio-bitumen technology for large-scale industry adoption.
The technology, titled Bio-Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass From Farm Residue to Roads, has been jointly developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum. It enables the conversion of agricultural biomass and crop residues into a renewable alternative to conventional petroleum-based bitumen.
The technology transfer was formalised during an event held in New Delhi, attended by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Mini...