Salt and Marine Chemicals

  1. A process for production of non-hazardous brominating reagent
  2. Technology for development of sustainable concrete saltpan bed to reduce the brine percolation using industrial waste materials for solar salt works
  3. Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin – Saloni – with backward integration of cultivation of Salicornia brachiata
  4. Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin – Saloni K – with backward integration of cultivation of Salicornia brachiata and Kappaphycus alvarezii
  5. Production of industrial grade high purity salt from sea water/subsoil and lake brines suitable for chlor-alkali manufacture
  6. Double fortified salt technology for fortification of salt with iron and iodine
  7. Preparation of ultrapure salt meeting Pharmaceutical-grade specifications.
  8. Process for the preparation of solar salt reduced levels of trace impurities, and having high purity and whiteness suitable for edible and industrial applications
  9. A process for pharma-grade sodium chloride
  10. Process for natural salt formulations for seawater substitution, mineral fortification
  11. Manufacture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride of any percentage ratio (low sodium edible salt) from mixed salt/bittern and manufacture of pure potassium chloride therefrom
  12. Production of high purity heavy basic magnesium carbonate from bittern
  13. Detailed design for establishment of solar salt works
  14. Process for recovery of common salt, potassium chloride and high purity magnesia from brine in an integrated manner
  15. Technology for the production of sulphate of potash & refractory grade magnesia from sea bittern
  16. Technology for production of micro nutrient enriched cattle licks
  17. Integrated System to increase solar salt yield by enhancing evaporation rate of brine using Innovative methods
  18. Process for the recovery of high purity salts - sodium chloride and sodium sulphate from crudes (sulphate-rich brine)
  19. Process for production of potassium nitrate from sea bittern, through selective K-precipitation technique
  20. System to increase solar salt yield by enhancing evaporation rate of brine using a solar assisted heat exchanger

Inorganic Chemicals (other than Salt and Marine Chemicals)

  1. Preparation of halogen scavenger grade and pharmaceutical grade synthetic hydrotalcite (SHT)
  2. Process for the preparation of finely divided precipitated silica for different applications
  3. Eco-friendly process for production of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) of customized grades from calcium carbonate rich by-product/calcium resources.
  4. Zeolite 13X Granules for Air Separation
  5. Manufacture of Zeolite-A (Detergent Builder) from different raw materials - bauxite or bauxite leachate (Bayer liquor), low grade bauxite

Organic chemicals including pharmaceuticals

  1. A process for synthesis of raspberry ketone
  2. A cost-effective and greener process for 3-methyl-5-phenylpentanol (mefrosol)
  3. Technology for the production of 2-phenyl ethyl alcohol (2-PEA): A synthetic rose aroma by hydrogenation of styrene oxide obtained via non-chlorine route from styrene
  4. An eco-friendly process for hydrogenation of organic molecules using hydrous ruthenium oxide catalyst
  5. Cost-efficient non-infringing process for camostat mesylate
  6. Preparation of industrially important organo-bromo compounds using brominating reagent
  7. Catalytic process for alpha-campholenic aldehyde
  8. Catalytic process for the preparation of isolongifolene
  9. Technology for the production α-hexyl cinnamaldehyde via green catalytic route
  10. A process for the preparation of iso-eugenol and iso-safrole from eugenol and safrole using recyclable heterogeneous solid base catalyst

Bio-based Fuels & Chemicals (other than seaweeds)

  1. Microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate, a bio-polymer, utilizing Jatropha biodiesel by-products
  2. Preparation biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) from various vegetable oils using recyclable solid base catalyst
  3. Microalgal biodiesel
  4. A process for the preparation of γ-valerolactone by catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid using Ru-based catalysts
  5. Arylated γ-valerolactones (Agvls), 4-keto esters and 4,4-diaromatic substituted pentanoic acid and its esters by catalytic organic transformations of levulinic acid with aromatics
  6. UV shielding bio-derived furanic polymers.
  7. An Improved process for the recovery of Aleuritic Acid from the seedlac
  8. Technology for the production of biodiesel from Jatropha seed
  9. Preparation of functionalized castor oil derivatives from epoxidized castor oil using solid acid and base catalysts
  10. Large–scale optimized cultivation technology for lutein producing marine microalgae.

Membranes, Resins & Materials for water desalination, water purification and separation processes

  1. Hollow fibre domestic water filter of 1 LPM capacity operated under gravity without any electrical energy
  2. Preparation of specific polymeric adsorbents for the removal of arsenic and arsenic & fluoride from drinking water
  3. Nanofiltration membrane for water softening by partial desalination, decontamination and disinfection
  4. Electro-deionization unit for producing ultrapure water
  5. Rejuvenation of the end-of-life seawater reverse osmosis membrane elements
  6. Process for inter-polymer membranes for the separation/concentration of value-added chemicals/salts from aqueous/organic medium
  7. Hollow Fibre Membrane Technology for Arsenic remediation
  8. Antifouling ultrafiltration membrane for separation of oil-in water emulsion
  9. Self-powered mobile van for water purification/desalination to provide safe potable water
  10. Decentralized Multistage Constructed Wetland (DMCW) for Sewage/Greywater Treatment, Use & Circular Economy
  11. Composite hydrophilic pervaporation membrane for alcohol-water separation
  12. Conversion of low valued salt into high valued salt (KCl to K2SO4/KNO3 or NH4NO3 to KNO3, and similar cases) by ionic metathesis using electrodialysis
  13. Flat sheet thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis membrane and spiral module making technology for brackish & seawater desalination including bio-degradation of organic effluent stream generated in the membrane process development
  14. A high recovery ED-RO hybrid process for water purification/desalination with high water recovery
  15. Acid and oxidative resistant cation exchange membrane based on fluorinated polymer (2 sq. m scale) for electrodialysis, electrolysis and other electrochemical processes.
  16. Flat sheet ultra-filtration (UF) membrane and spiral module making technology for water purification and removal of pathogens
  17. Electro-dialytic desalination for production of mineral-balanced potable water
  18. Fast and safe defluoridation of water using alumina
  19. Hollow fiber ultra-filtration membranes for water purification and removal of pathogens
  20. Process based on polymer-based ion-exchange resins for the removal of arsenic from ground water and arsenic detecting kit

Seaweeds and their downstream processed products

  1. Process for the production of bacteriological grade agar from Gracilaria dura/Gelidiella acerosa with backward integration of farming
  2. Process for preparation of liquid seaweed plant bio-stimulant (LSPB) from brown algae-sargassum
  3. Integrated processes for simultaneous production of sap and κ-carrageenan from fresh seaweed
  4. A zero liquid discharge process for the production of alginic acid and its derivatives from alginophytes
  5. Preparation of refined κ-carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii granules via semi refined kappa-carrageenan
  6. Preparation of biodegradable thin films for food storage applications from phycocolloids obtained from seaweeds
  7. Kappahycus alvarezii elite seedling production through micropopagation of tissue cultured plants
  8. Preparation of capsule shells from seaweed phycocolloids
  9. Process of production of seedlings in agarose yielding red seaweed Gracilaria dura for commercial exploitation
  10. Seaweed based new animal feed additive formulations for improving productivity and health
  11. Preparation of molecular biology grade agarose from Indian agarophyte with backward integration of farming
  12. Production of food grade agar from cultivated Gracilaria edulis / G. debilis with backward integration of farming

Waste to Value

  1. Palladium recovery from spent catalysts/materials
  2. A process of conversion and separation of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and KOH from spent water of isobutyl benzene (IBB) plant as (A) potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate and potassium perchlorate, potassium chlorate or potassium bitartrate, sodium
  3. A ZLD management of molasses-based alcohol distilleries effluent (spent wash) with value-added products – potash & organics
  4. Preparation of ammonium bicarbonate from waste effluent of dyes/dyes intermediate industries containing ammonium carbonate
  5. Processes for the utilization of kimberlite waste for the manufacture of sodium silicate, detergent grade zeolite A and precipitated silica
  6. Recovery of industrial grade sodium chloride and sodium sulphate using waste effluent of tannery & textile dyeing industries
  7. A zero-discharge hydrometallurgy-based process for the recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries
  8. Process of selective extraction of pure lac resin from the aqueous effluent

Devices & Sensors

  1. Curd strip for consistent quality curd preparation
  2. Homocysteine specific optical sensor for diagnostic use
  3. Optical liquid switch (OLS)
  4. Decentralized solar thermal dryer for hygienic drying of food products
  5. Improved solar still
  6. Differential depth water sampler (DDWS) – A device for collecting water to concentrate diversified bacteria at different depths
  7. Low cost fluorimeter
  8. Plastic chip electrode (PCE)
  9. Bacterial detection kit