Jaipur based energy startup Cancrie has started producing nanomaterials utilising agricultural residues to enhance the energy efficiency of batteries and capacitors. The company conducted experiments using various waste materials, including agriwastes, municipal waste, and paper-based waste such as coconut fibres, shells, human hair, human sludge, sugarcane bagasse, walnut shells, chicken waste, and municipal sludge.
Cancrie currently relies on two sources capable of supplying twenty tons of waste per day. The waste undergoes a meticulous process of sorting, cleaning, and grinding to a specific size before undergoing Cancrie’s patented energy-efficient transformation into advanced nanocarbons.
As reported by businessline, Cancrie’s aim is to meet the growing demand for carbons in energy storage, driven by the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy to achieve net-zero emission objectives.
Mahi Singh, Chief Operations Officer, Cancrie commented, “We have a patented process that takes organic waste and transforms it into nanocarbons. It is then added to batteries and capacitors to increase their energy and power efficiency. Currently, we are focusing on agriwaste for two reasons. The first is commercial feasibility. There’s a huge availability of the waste and we get superior quality carbon from it as well. The second is that ash content and several components of this waste produce good quality carbon. We are producing advanced material from waste to power up the energy storage devices. Our material is energy efficient and easy to adopt”.
