Nano-ZnO production process

Description and Salient Features of Technology :

A novel chemical process for production of nano-ZnO using soluble starch as stabilizer for use in cotton textiles to impart antibacterial property was developed by the Institute in the year 2006. Later on, the same material was also demonstrated for its use as fertilizer for field crops. M/s. RCF, Mumbai, evaluated its potential application in agriculture as fertilizer in the year 2016. The developed process is a simple procedure without involving any toxic chemical use and is easily amenable for scaling up. Also, the effluent from this process could be treated using the conventional effluent treatment system. 

Stakeholders : Chemical companies, Fertilizer companies, Researchers and Farmers 

Benefit to Stakeholders : 

A field experiment conducted at M/s. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., Mumbai (RCF) experimental farm, demonstrated the effect of Nano-Zn in combination with N:P:K (15:15:15) complex fertilizer “Suphala” of RCF Ltd. on growth attributes of Brinjal as well as nutrient use efficiency. Nano-ZnO synergistically enhanced the yield (70%) and biomass (45%) in Brinjal

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Status of commercialisation : 

Technology commercialized to M/s. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, Mumbai