IICT Develops Technology To Manufacture Hydrazine Hydrate

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad has developed a technology to manufacture "Hydrazine Hydrate", which is largely used in Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals and for water treatment. This technology has been demonstrated at pilot scale to M/s Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited, Vadodara (GACL).

CSIR-IICT and GACL can proudly claim this technology as a "Make in India" initiative of the Government of India", informed Dr M Lakshmi Kantam, FNASc, Director, CSIR-IICT. We also signed an agreement with Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd, Vadodara (GACL) for development of Hydrazine Hydrate technology, she said.

Under this agreement, CSIR-IICT has developed a bench scale process for manufacturing hydrazine hydrate and also successfully demonstrated on pilot scale at GACL, Dahej Complex. GACL is keen and will shortly establish a commercial plant initially 8000TPA of 80% Hydrazine hydrate based on IICT technology and detailed designs. The process developed by CSIR-IICT is based on hydrogen peroxide route, which is environmentally benign. This is an example of Make in India.