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‘Convergence of technologies can solve complex problems’
‘Convergence of Technologies can Solve Complex Problems’, Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani. The conference was aimed at bringing together professionals from industry and academia to come together and share their research and perspectives on the latest trends in chemical engineering and related areas.
VK Saraswat inaugurates two-day National Conference on Innovations in Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani
Hyderabad: Dr VK Saraswat, former chief of DRDO and advisor to Defence Minister, has called for convergence of technologies to address some of the most complex problems faced by the scientific community. “Convergence of bio, nano and IT fields is needed for better technologies in future. Scientists should look at the possibility of this convergence” he suggested. Inaugurating a national conference on ‘Innovations in Chemical Engineering’ at BITS Pilani here on Friday, he explained about the problems faced by the chemical industries in procuring and processing raw materials. ‘There is a need for innovation in energy industry, putting emphasis on environment-friendly, safe and cost-effective processes. The explosion in production of chemicals utilised in computer, automobile and petroleum industries has opened up many windows” he felt. He emphasised the necessity for catalytic research, utilising coal gas in producing electricity and improving quality of coal in India. He stressed on requirement of research on using alternative sources of fuel like hydrogen, fuel cells and solar energy. He has also called for incorporating chemical engineering in sustainable development and spoke on its three pillars – social, environment and economic. “For a better future, we need to tackle resource crunch, provide better facilities and a better environment” Saraswat stated.
The conference was aimed at bringing together professionals from industry and academia to come together and share their research and perspectives on the latest trends in chemical engineering and related areas.
Dr. Ranjan Patnaik, DuPont Knowledge Centre, felt that, “Materials, agriculture, energy and safety to be the next global trends to change Chemical Engineering”. He strongly advocated that there is an urgent need to meet the increasing energy demands. He threw light upon the competition between Bio-fuel with fossil fuels on a commercial level. He observed that the main challenge was producing cost-effective bio-fuel from waste products.
Dr K Murali, former director of HPCL highlighted the difficulties in scaling up the process to commercial levels.
Prof. K. Kesava Rao, IISc Bangalore along with 20 other speakers from HPCL, CSIR-IICT, DuPont, NFCL, IIT, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., ARCI, Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd, IISC Bangalore, NCCCM (BARC), NFTDC, University of Hyderabad and Directorate of Sorghum Research spoke at the conference.
