PRODUCTION OF BIO ETHANOL FROM SUGARCANE

BAGASSE
A MAJOR PROJECT
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

BY
Kashish Sharma (1214519)

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

DR. Niti Sakuja

(A.P., Chemical Engg. Department)

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SETH JAI PARKASH

MUKAND LAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
RADAUR, YAMUNANAGAR DECEMBER, 2017
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am highly grateful to the Hon’ble Director Dr. Sanjeev Garg, Seth Jai Parkash
Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Radaur, Yamunanagar for providing me
this opportunity to carry out the present dissertation work.

The constant guidance and encouragement received from HOD, Dept. of Chemical
Engineering, Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Radaur,
Yamunanagar has been of great help in carrying out the present work and is acknowledged
with reverential thanks.

I would like to express a deep sense of gratitude and thanks profusely to my project
Supervisor, Dr. Niti Sakuja, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Seth Jai
Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Radaur, Yamunanagar. Without
his wise counsel and able guidance, it would have been impossible to complete the
dissertation in this manner.

Finally, I am indebted to all whosoever have contributed in this dissertation work.

Kashish Sharma (1214519)

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 CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Minor Project entitled " PRODUCTION OF BIOETHANOL
FROM SUGARCANE BAGASSE " submitted by Kashish Sharma(1214519), towards the
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Chemical
Engineering of Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Radaur,
Yamunanagar (Haryana) is the record of work carried out by him under our supervision and
guidance. In our opinion, the submitted work has reached a level required for being accepted
for examination. The results embodied in this minor project, to the best of my knowledge,
haven't been submitted to any other university or institution for award of any degree or
diploma.

DR. Niti Sakuja

(Guide)
Asst. Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology,
Radaur, Yamunanagar

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DECLARATION

This is to certify that minor project report entitled “PRODUCTION OF BIO ETHANOL
FROM SUGARCANE BAGASSE” which is submitted by us in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the award of degree B.Tech in chemical engineering and due
acknowledgement has been made in the text to all other material used.

Date……….
Kashish Sharma

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 ABSTRACT

Bio-fuel has been a source of energy that human beings have used since ancient times.
Increasing the use of bio-fuels for energy generation purposes is of particular interest
nowadays because they allow mitigation of greenhouse gases, provide means of energy
independence and may even offer new employment possibilities. Bio-fuels are being
investigated as potential substitutes for current high pollutant fuels obtained from
conventional sources. The aim of the project is the production of low cost ethanol by using
lignocellulosic materials basically the agro wastes like sugarcane bagasse, rice husk, wheat
straw, corn fiber, crop residues, grasses and other materials like saw dust, wood chips, solid
animal waste etc.

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