Technology Details

Area of Technology:Chemical and Allied

Title of the Innovation: N-TRIACONTANOL from tea wax/ rice bran wax/ sugarcane press mud wax

Brief About Innovation

The n-triacontanol is a prominent plant growth promoter. The n-triacontanol is isolated from active fraction of tea waste. It can also be extracted from sugarcane press mud & rice bran waste. Successful field trials have proved its efficacy for high yield in the case of a number of crops like barley, corn, paddy, maize lettuce, cucumber, etc. Tea Research Institute, UPASI, Coimbatore has made successful field trials on tea cultivation. A yield increase to the extent of 20 to 30% and a reduction in dormant shoots (banji) has been reported. Some of the Agricultural Universities have tried this product on crops like paddy, tomato, brinjal, potato and the results have shown remarkable increase in yield. The n-triacontanol and its formulation have shown excellent market potential. Number of tea planters in the country has shown keen interest especially after successful trials made by UPASI Tea Research Institute and reported an increase in the yield by 25 to 40%. Its application in the agriculture field and horticulture field will certainly enhance the demand of the product in the near future. Similar to n-triacontanol, developed at CSIR Laboratory, other products of similar nature, i.e. plant growth promoter are available in market with brand name like Paras, Miraculan, Vipul and Vardhaman

Raw Material:

The three major raw materials used to extract the n-triacontanol are:

• Tea waste – black tea waste including stiff sweeping, tea waste from Instant tea processing, damaged tea, decaffeinated tea wax etc.
• Sugarcane press mud-obtained as waste product during the clarification of sugar cane juice in sugar factories
• Rice bran wax extracted from the co-product obtained from the rice milling/ solvent extraction industry.

Comparative yield of n-triacontanol from various waxes:

                                                       Yield %                 Purity %

     Sugarcane pressmud wax                20                        20

     Tea waste                                        30                        40

      Rice bran wax                                 30                        25

Production Capacity-

(estimate) Suggested economic capacity: 40-60g n-triacontanol/day

Working: 1 shift/day, 300 working days/year

Capacity: 12-18 kg/annum

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