{"id":285381,"date":"2024-03-02T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T10:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=285381"},"modified":"2024-03-02T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T10:25:34","slug":"biotrig-new-waste-management-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/biotrig-new-waste-management-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"BioTRIG- New waste management technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>BioTRIG- New waste management technology <\/strong>is based on the article <strong>\u201cNew waste management technology could improve life in rural India, claims study\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201c<b>Down to Earth<\/b>\u201d on 28th February 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>A recent study has claimed that BioTRIG, a new waste management technology, could help rural Indians.<\/p>\n<h2>About Biotrig<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/2024\/3\/1\/15\/24\/33\/What_is_BioTRIG.jpg?resize=601%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BioTRIG\" width=\"601\" height=\"316\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Down to Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">About:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> It is\u00a0a<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> new waste management technology <\/span>which works on the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">pyrolysis system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Note:<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pyrolysis<\/span> is a kind of chemical recycling that turns leftover organic materials into their component molecules.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">How it works:<\/span><\/strong> Waste is sealed inside an\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">oxygen-free chamber. <\/span>The sealed waste is then <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">heated above 400 degrees Celsius. <\/span>During this process,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">useful chemicals<\/span>\u00a0are produced.<\/p>\n<p>3. BioTRIG generates three valuable products: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bio-oil, Syngas and Biochar fertilizer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">4) <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Significance:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a)<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> The bio-oil <\/span>is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">clean-burning alternative<\/span> to dirty cooking fuels in homes.<\/p>\n<p>b)<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> The syngas and bio-oil<\/span>\u00a0facilitates <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">heating and powers the pyrolysis system<\/span>, and surplus electricity is utilised to power supply to local homes and businesses,<\/p>\n<p>c)<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Biochar<\/span>\u00a0improves <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">soil fertility and helps store carbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>d) The BioTRIG system could help to<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> reduce greenhouse gas emissions<\/span> from communities by nearly 350 kg of CO2-eq per capita per annum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on BioTRIG- New waste management technology is based on the article \u201cNew waste management technology could improve life in rural India, claims study\u201d published in \u201cDown to Earth\u201d on 28th February 2024. Why in the News? A recent study has claimed that BioTRIG, a new waste management technology, could help rural Indians. 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