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Organisation : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Contest Name : NGIC 2021 New Generation Ideation Contest 2021
Applicable For : UG & PG Students
Applicable States/UTs : All Over India
Contest Last Date : 19.09.2021
Website : https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/

HPCL NGIC

In 2021, HP Green R&D Centre is geared up to launch the third edition of the innovation drive – New Generation Ideation Contest 2021.

Related / Similar Contest : HPCL NGIC New Generation Ideation Contest 2023

Themes

In this edition also, innovative ideas are invited from researchers, post graduate scholars and under graduate scholars from across the country in the 10 Themes

1. Circular Economy
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Waste To Fuels / Chemicals
4. Petroleum Refining
5. Hydrogen
6. CO2 Capture & Conversion To High Value Chemicals / Fuels
7. Advanced Energy Storage Materials / Devices
8. Polymer & Petrochemicals
9. Novel Separation Materials
10. General

Circular Economy

A. New Technologies towards Circular Economy :
Circular economy is an essential topic of interest for every industry where recycling and re-use of industrial/used waste materials are considered. Entries are invited in these areas but not limited to the following;

** New Concepts to achieve circular economy in petroleum refining, petrochemicals and polymers
** Ideas for segregation, storage & processing waste for recycle/reuse

B. Creating Value from Plastic Waste : (Polyethylene)
Plastic waste presents a number of environmental problems. Although only a small fraction of it enters rivers, lakes, and oceans, it can be transformed there into micro- and nanoplastics that are harmful to aquatic organisms.

When plastic waste is buried in landfills or incinerated, it generates heat and carbon dioxide. However, plastic waste also offers great opportunities if its economic value can be increased substantially through upcycling processes that convert it into more valuable chemical products.

One way to overcome this economic hurdle is to convert waste plastics into value-added materials or chemicals. With regard to the upcycling of polyethylene, the selective conversion of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) waste into succinic, glutaric, and adipic acid are some of the options.

The ideas are invited to develop eco-friendly process for conversion of polyethylene to industrially important chemicals such as succinic, glutaric, and adipic acid.

C. Cost Effective Ways to valorize Spent Catalyst :
Spent catalyst handling and maintenance is serious environmental and economic concern. The ideas can include

(i) Cost effective ways of regeneration and rejuvenation of the spent catalyst
(ii) Rejuvenated catalyst application for petroleum industry,
(iii) Cost effective and practical ways for valuable metal recovery options in bulk scale.

D. Wet waste to Fuels/Chemicals :
Wet waste is an underutilized feedstock in the world, especially in India. Wet waste includes food waste, animal manure, waste water sludge, waste fats, oils and greases.

Diverting food waste from landfills is of particular note for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as landfilling one dry ton of food waste has been estimated to release as much as 1.8 tons of CO2 equivalents, assuming landfill methane is collected and recovered for electricity generation.

Globally, food waste accounts for 6% of greenhouse emissions. The high moisture content of wet waste restricts the use of conventional thermochemical conversion approaches (e.g., pyrolysis and gasification) used to produce liquid biofuels from terrestrial biomass, directing technology development efforts toward hydrothermal liquefaction, biological conversion, and hybrid processes.

Although CBG technologies were already available for conversion of wet waste to methane, but CH4 itself is a green house gas. Therefore, a novel approach is required, which can convert wet waste with high moisture content to fuels or chemicals by means of multistep route catalytically.

Ideas are invited to develop a process using different solvents and novel catalysts for improving the biocrude yields and properties.

Who Should Participate?

Competition seeks participation from under graduate students, post graduate students & research scholars from different Institutes, Universities and Colleges, and also from any individuals across India.

How To Submit The Ideas?

Participants should submit the ideas on or before 19th September, 2021

Instructions

** The write-up on Idea should be limited to 1000 words
** One participant can submit multiple entries through multiple submissions.
** Write-up should be original. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

** Ideas will be evaluated based on its Novelty, Applicability, Clarity, Scalability and Integration Potential.
** Shortlisted ideas will be qualified for the next round. The details of next round will be disclosed subsequently.

Prizes

Prizes will awarded under two categories
A) Open Category
B) Under Graduate Category