Project Vision

The products are derived from Water hyacinth with maximum potential through Process invented by Prof. Varkey Mathew. Once this item is standardized, it will be possible to start production units all over the world, consequently generating enormous employment opportunities for both unskilled as well as qualified people.

The raw material is mostly available in the developing countries. Making use of the raw material would be of great importance in many ways:

1. Poverty alleviation in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, South and Central Americas, as a result of the labor requirement in collection, transportation and processing; no additional investment needed on the part of the farmers, laborers and the administration.
2. The utilization of the invasive weed in millions of tons per year, can prevent, to a certain extent, global warming; also, the materials would be able to substitute harmful petroleum products including plastics, with the biodegradable organic material.
3. The initial intermediate product generated, fibrillated cellulose fiber – cellulose nanofiber mixture, can find tremendous applications through various products that can be generated; hence a lot of studies and research would be required using this cellulose fibers produced by the Process, for applications in many fields.
4. The water sources now under threat of extinction worldwide can get regenerated into sources of good water, fishing, transportation, etc. Pollution of water will get reduced to some extent and if continuously removed but not completely cleared, and there is scope for purification of polluted water.

Further research and studies are being conducted for other products for varying uses and applications.