Salt and Marine Chemicals

  1. Process for the recovery of high purity salts - sodium chloride and sodium sulphate from crudes (sulphate-rich brine)
  2. A process for pharma-grade sodium chloride
  3. Production of high purity heavy basic magnesium carbonate from bittern
  4. Technology for the production of sulphate of potash & refractory grade magnesia from sea bittern
  5. Technology for production of micro nutrient enriched cattle licks
  6. Process for production of potassium nitrate from sea bittern, through selective K-precipitation technique
  7. Production of industrial grade high purity salt from sea water/subsoil and lake brines suitable for chlor-alkali manufacture
  8. A process for production of non-hazardous brominating reagent
  9. Process for the preparation of solar salt reduced levels of trace impurities, and having high purity and whiteness suitable for edible and industrial applications
  10. Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin – Saloni – with backward integration of cultivation of Salicornia brachiata
  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. Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin – Saloni K – with backward integration of cultivation of Salicornia brachiata and Kappaphycus alvarezii
  13. Process for recovery of common salt, potassium chloride and high purity magnesia from brine in an integrated manner
  14. Double fortified salt technology for fortification of salt with iron and iodine

Inorganic Chemicals (other than Salt and Marine Chemicals)

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

Organic chemicals including pharmaceuticals

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

Bio-based Fuels & Chemicals (other than seaweeds)

  1. A process for the preparation of γ-valerolactone by catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid using Ru-based catalysts
  2. Technology for the production of biodiesel from Jatropha seed
  3. 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
  4. UV shielding bio-derived furanic polymers.
  5. Preparation of functionalized castor oil derivatives from epoxidized castor oil using solid acid and base catalysts
  6. Microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate, a bio-polymer, utilizing Jatropha biodiesel by-products
  7. Preparation biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) from various vegetable oils using recyclable solid base catalyst
  8. Microalgal biodiesel

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

  1. Flat sheet ultra-filtration (UF) membrane and spiral module making technology for water purification and removal of pathogens
  2. Electro-dialytic desalination for production of mineral-balanced potable water
  3. Fast and safe defluoridation of water using alumina
  4. Hollow fiber ultra-filtration membranes for water purification and removal of pathogens
  5. Process based on polymer-based ion-exchange resins for the removal of arsenic from ground water and arsenic detecting kit
  6. Hollow fibre domestic water filter of 1 LPM capacity operated under gravity without any electrical energy
  7. Preparation of specific polymeric adsorbents for the removal of arsenic and arsenic & fluoride from drinking water
  8. Nanofiltration membrane for water softening by partial desalination, decontamination and disinfection
  9. Electro-deionization unit for producing ultrapure water
  10. Rejuvenation of the end-of-life seawater reverse osmosis membrane elements
  11. Process for inter-polymer membranes for the separation/concentration of value-added chemicals/salts from aqueous/organic medium
  12. Antifouling ultrafiltration membrane for separation of oil-in water emulsion
  13. Self-powered mobile van for water purification/desalination to provide safe potable water
  14. Composite hydrophilic pervaporation membrane for alcohol-water separation
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. A high recovery ED-RO hybrid process for water purification/desalination with high water recovery
  18. Acid and oxidative resistant cation exchange membrane based on fluorinated polymer (2 sq. m scale) for electrodialysis, electrolysis and other electrochemical processes.

Seaweeds and their downstream processed products

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

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. Process of selective extraction of pure lac resin from the aqueous effluent
  4. Preparation of ammonium bicarbonate from waste effluent of dyes/dyes intermediate industries containing ammonium carbonate
  5. Recovery of industrial grade sodium chloride and sodium sulphate using waste effluent of tannery & textile dyeing industries
  6. A ZLD management of molasses-based alcohol distilleries effluent (spent wash) with value-added products – potash & organics
  7. A zero-discharge hydrometallurgy-based process for the recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries
  8. Processes for the utilization of kimberlite waste for the manufacture of sodium silicate, detergent grade zeolite A and precipitated silica

Devices & Sensors

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

Miscellaneous & Others

  1. Novel silver nano-based aqueous sanitizer against pathogens
  2. A decentralized multistage constructed wetland system for sewage treatment