World Biofuels Day was celebrated by Department of Biotechnology Engineering in association with Udupi district Biofuel Information and Demonstration Centre, in NMAMIT, Nitte campus. The Principal Dr. Niranjan N. Chiplunakr inaugurated this event by planting a biofuel sapling (Honne). Vice Principal Dr. Shrinivasa Rao, Registrar Sri Yogesh Hegde, Dean (R&D) Dr. Sudesh Bekal, Professor Dr. Shankaran, Professor Dr. Shrinath Shetty, Sri Aravinda Hegde also planted different varieties of biofuel saplings. The faculty and students of Biotechnology Engineering headed by Dr. C. Vaman Rao planted about 150 biofuel samplings (Honne, Simarouba, Hippe, Amura). World biofuels day is celebrated in the memory of the first usage of biofuel (peanut oil) in diesel engine by Dr. Rudolf Diesel on 10th of August 1893. The seeds obtained from these plants are useful in producing non-edible oil which can be converted to Biodiesel. Biodiesel can be used in any diesel engine by mixing with petroleum diesel. The usage of biodiesel will reduce environmental pollution and also minimizes problems associated with non-renewable sources of energy.
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