Present Research Programs
CSIR Plan Projects
S&T Revolution in Leather with a Green Touch
- Understand the role of ligand environment around the metal leading to enhanced metal – collagen interactions
- Understanding changes in porosity of leather depending on tanning/retanning
- Development of chromium syntans based on melamine and free of formaldehyde
- Developing smart chemicals that provide customer desired smart features to leather
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Research Initiative on Waterless Tanning
- Understanding the attributes of collagen, tendon and leather that would enable diffusion of chemicals into the three dimensional structure of hide/skin without using water as a solvent for diffusion
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Zero Emission Research Initiatives for Solid Wastes
- Effective utilization of fleshing for rubber manufacture
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Environmental Research Initiative for Paper and Process Industries
- To find value addition to black liquor generated as a part of paper processing through conversion of the same into synthetic tanning agents and other auxiliaries such as dyes
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Strategic utilization of rare earths
- To exploit the vast resources of rare earth elements in India by turning them into multifunctional (near infra-red light reflective) pigments devoid of harmful metal ions such as Cr(VI), Pb etc. leading to thermally comfortable surface coatings
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Novel approaches for solar energy conversion and efficient silicon voltaics with smart electronics and lighting systems
- To explore the application of near IR absorbing polymers for improving organic solar cell efficiency
- New host materials for flexible organic displays
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Nanomaterials: Application and impact on safety, health and environment
- to explore the interaction between proteins and various nanomaterials
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Genomics and informatics solutions for integrating biology
- To identify a lead molecule for the inhibition of MMPs and sirtuins
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A multi-scale simulation and modeling approach to designing smart functional materials for use in energy, electrochemistry and bio-mimetics
- To employ multiscale modeling for design and development of new molecular systems for energy storage and catalysis
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