Technology Details

Area of Technology:Agro & Food Processing

Title of the Innovation: Liquid seaweed plant bio-stimulant (LSPB) from brown algae-sargassum

Brief About Innovation

India being agriculture country, there is considerable demand for developing low cost bio fertilizer that can affordable even by marginal farmers for enhancement of crop yields & quality. The residue generated while producing liquid fertilizer can be used as a feedstock for making a commercially important products such as cellulose, carbon materials, for desired applications etc. It is tested for enhancing the crop yield & quality. LSPB and its solid formulations shows excellent enhancement in crop yields from 13 to 28%.

Salient Technical Features:

• The fresh/dry seaweed biomass is liquefied to produce a seaweed liquid fertilizer which proven to be a promising low-cost bio fertilizer (foliar spray as well as soil applications) and residue processed for recovery of cellulosic and carbon materials which may be used for suitable applications.
• Raw material (brown seaweeds) used are abundant in nature and easy to harvest.

Business scope & opportunity (in terms of scale, cost, market etc.):-
India import large quantity of seaweed fertilizer that involves high foreign exchange exchequer (tentatively estimated at 800-1000 crore).The technology has already been transferred to 10 industries for commercial production in India & revenue opportunity potential of licensee (in the near term) - ~₹20 crore.

Major Raw Materials Needed: Brown seaweeds (Sargassum spp.)

Status of Commercialization: Commercialized

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