Techno-Economic Appraisal and Strategic Framework for an Integrated Stubble-to-Bio-bitumen Industrial Ecosystem in India

Fuente: Zenodo
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gangrade, Raghav
Formato: Recurso digital
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Zenodo 2026
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866901181581754368
author Gangrade, Raghav
author_facet Gangrade, Raghav
contents <p dir="ltr">The seasonal management of agricultural residue in North India represents a critical environmental and macroeconomic challenge. This paper evaluates the "Stubble-to-Value" mission, a circular economy intervention designed to convert surplus rice straw into high-performance bio-bitumen. Utilizing fast pyrolysis, agricultural waste is transformed into a binder-grade material capable of replacing up to 30% of petroleum-based bitumen. We propose a non-cash barter mechanism leveraging India’s ₹2.25 lakh crore fertilizer subsidy and the PM-PRANAM scheme to incentivize farmer participation. Economic modeling indicates that local bio-bitumen production can stabilize costs at ₹30,000–35,000 per tonne, potentially saving ₹4,500 crore in annual foreign exchange while significantly reducing the atmospheric pollution and soil degradation associated with open-field burning.</p> <p> </p>
format Recurso digital
id zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_18821926
institution Zenodo
language eng
publishDate 2026
publisher Zenodo
record_format zenodo
spellingShingle Techno-Economic Appraisal and Strategic Framework for an Integrated Stubble-to-Bio-bitumen Industrial Ecosystem in India
Gangrade, Raghav
Bio-bitumen , Fast Pyrolysis , Stubble Burning , Circular Economy , PM-PRANAM , Fertilizer Barter , Process Economics , Biomass Valorization , Logistics Backhauling , Carbon Sequestration , Sustainable Infrastructure, Import Substitution.
<p dir="ltr">The seasonal management of agricultural residue in North India represents a critical environmental and macroeconomic challenge. This paper evaluates the "Stubble-to-Value" mission, a circular economy intervention designed to convert surplus rice straw into high-performance bio-bitumen. Utilizing fast pyrolysis, agricultural waste is transformed into a binder-grade material capable of replacing up to 30% of petroleum-based bitumen. We propose a non-cash barter mechanism leveraging India’s ₹2.25 lakh crore fertilizer subsidy and the PM-PRANAM scheme to incentivize farmer participation. Economic modeling indicates that local bio-bitumen production can stabilize costs at ₹30,000–35,000 per tonne, potentially saving ₹4,500 crore in annual foreign exchange while significantly reducing the atmospheric pollution and soil degradation associated with open-field burning.</p> <p> </p>
title Techno-Economic Appraisal and Strategic Framework for an Integrated Stubble-to-Bio-bitumen Industrial Ecosystem in India
topic Bio-bitumen , Fast Pyrolysis , Stubble Burning , Circular Economy , PM-PRANAM , Fertilizer Barter , Process Economics , Biomass Valorization , Logistics Backhauling , Carbon Sequestration , Sustainable Infrastructure, Import Substitution.
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18821926