The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) in Dehradun has set up a plant where biofuel will be made from used edible oil. As part of this initiative, Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO) express was launched on Friday.
It is a joint initiative of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Gati Foundation. Uttarakhand secretary of FDA, Pankaj Pandey said that without proper knowledge of recycling, used cooking oil is bound to have a negative impact on public health and environment.
He said that if cooking oil is used more than three times, it can lead to serious diseases like cancer too. Pandey stressed on developing the supply chain for used cooking oil in Uttarakhand as well as other industries.
Director of CSIR-IIP, Anjan Ray, informed how Used Cooking Oil (UCO) is important for use as bio-fuel. He explained the benefits of used cooking oil as a potential source of renewable energy fuel. Ray said that it will lower the clean-up by reducing the emission which will further protect the environment and enhance health benefits.