Second generation of bio-fuels unlike the first, do not require any specific crop to be employed as feedstock, reported Moneycontrol.com
The company invested three years in echnology development and plant engineering and is now building a demonstration facility to produce cellulosic ethanol from biomass.
The demonstration plant will use agricultural waste, such as wheat and paddy waste, or wood chips as feedstock.
Commenting on the development Praj chairman Pramodh Chaudhari remarked that cellulosic biofuel has now become reality.
The company is looking to garner a large share of the cellulosic ethanol of the country, added Chaudhri.
