Amit Kumar Jain

BijSon Innovation Pvt. Ltd., India



Biography

Mr Amit is a dynamic young budding bioentrepreneur. Presently he is the Co founder & CEO of Jaipur based Biotechnology startup company, “Bijson Innovations Pvt. Ltd.  Prior to starting Bijson innovations he was working in Bio fuel sector since 2009. Ideation of the concept was developed during his work in the field of biofuel with his father’s traditional business. Technically he has a vast experience of ten year in the field of Biomass energy and biofuel. He has done his graduation in commerce & MBA from RTU. While working he has gone through numerous short term courses in biotechnology & renewable energy.  Currently Bijson Innovations is working with Government bodies to manage Solid Municipal waste in a sustainable way. He was also chosen for “Leaders of Innovations Fellowship” by Royal Academy of Engineering, London supported by “Newton Fund”, set up by Govt. of UK                                                                     

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Abstract

Biotransformation of organic waste into biogas and biofertilizer a sustainable way of solid waste management

Amit Kumar Jain

BijSon Innovation Pvt. Ltd., India

 

Abstract

Millions of tons of solid waste are produced around the globe every year as a result of various household, agricultural and industrial activities, which if not managed and disposed of properly, can result not only in environmental pollution but also several healthcare problems. In order to meet the day to day energy requirements of the ever growing human population, huge amounts of limited resources like coal, oil and natural gas are burnt. The scientific community, on one hand, has been continuously searching for the renewable, low-cost alternate fuel resources and on the other has also been seriously making efforts to find an amicable solution for waste management. These two very critical aspects, if  managed scientifically, can provide a solution to each other by providing clean renewable sources of energy like bioethanol, biobutanol, biogas, biohythane, CNG etc. through degradation of organic waste and on the other hand can save the environment from deterioration and save the population from adverse effects on healthcare. Although chemical routes are also available besides several traditional practices these all lead to so many other environmental and healthcare problems. However, the tiny microbes can play a detrimental role in solving most of the problems if managed properly through biological processes like anaerobic digestion and fermentation which can also result in a number of value added products. In such an attempt, 3 Kg organic kitchen waste was successfully biotransformed into biogas and bio-fertilizer in a specially designed bio-digester using 500 g hyperactive microbial consortia under laboratory conditions with recovery of 300 g of biogas and 2 Kg of bio-fertilizer per day after 15 days of incubation at 30°C while maintaining C/N ratio of 2:3 g. Further scale-up of this technology is under development which if successful would not only provide a sustainable solution for management of the organic waste but would also be helpful in protection of environment besides economic gains in the form of production of value added