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The Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) has proposed to set up a pilot plant to test its technology to convert potato waste and peels into ethanol, people in the know said..
India is the world's second-largest producer of potatoes after China..
Additionally, India has the largest cold storage facilities for potatoes, and the significant amount of potato waste available further supports their use in ethanol production," said Dharmedra Kumar, scientist, CPRI...
"The proposed pilot plant for ethanol production using potatoes in India is expected to be set up in regions with high potato production, such as Uttar Pradesh or West Bengal, and the processing areas such as Gujarat," said Kumar..
Scientists have targeted the significant amount of starch and cellulose available at the processing plants in the form of potato peel and the starch that is available in the water in which potatoes are washed after peeling..
