India will have first of its kind “Center Of Excellence & Innovation” (CoEI) for Biopolymers. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, Founder Chairman of Praj Industries (Praj) and Mr. Aniruddha Pandit, Vice Chancellor of ICT today in Mumbai. Praj Industries is ABLE Gold member.

The CoEI will be known as “Parimal And Pramod Chaudhari Centre Of Excellence and Innovation For Biopolymers”. It will undertake research, promote academic pursuit and explore newer applications.

Biopolymer, an important element in Renewable Chemicals and Materials (RCM), is produced from agricultural resources and can be used as sustainable alternative to plastic. Being biodegradable in nature, it helps conserve environment.

The CoEI will have State of the Art laboratory for developing novel methods and standards for biopolymers characterization, processing and modification. Besides enhancing existing usage of biopolymers in medical and cosmetic field, CoEI intends to expand its application in other sectors. These include industries such as packaging, food service, consumer goods, agriculture, textiles, electronics, energy storage etc.

The CoEI will take up application development of bio plastics like PHA and PLA as its first collaborative project. As a sustainable climate action company, Praj has been developing and deploying innovative process solutions in Bioeconomy since past four decades. BioMobilityTM platform of biofuels for decarbonatization of transportation sector and BioPrismTM portfolio of technologies for production of RCM for carbon recycling are Praj’s flagship offerings in Bioeconomy.

India will have first of its kind “Center Of Excellence & Innovation” (CoEI) for Biopolymers. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, Founder Chairman of Praj Industries (Praj) and Mr. Aniruddha Pandit, Vice Chancellor of ICT today in Mumbai. Praj Industries is ABLE Gold member.