CHE - Project/Patent

External Research Projects / Grants

Year

Project Title

Funding Agency

 (₹ in Lakhs), Type

Principal Investigator (PI)

2025 - 2028

Te-MobiX: Safe & Degradation-controlled Batteries with Efficient Charging for Tropical e-mobility Excellence

ANRF

5800, Sponsored

Dr. Abir Ghosh, Dr. Debdip Bhandary, Dr. Udita U. Ghosh, Dr. Satarupa Dutta

2025 - 2028

Development of BaTiO3 in Glycerin Nanofluid as a Dielectric Fluid

DRDO

56, Sponsored

Dr. Nitai C. Maji

2025 - 2028

Thermally Rectifying Iontronic Diodes for Enhanced Nano/Microfluidic Biosensing Technologies (TRIDENT)

ANRF

69.6, Sponsored

Dr. Satarupa Dutta

2025 - 2027

Development of 10 kW Natural Gas Based Membrane Reformer for 'On-Site' Production of Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen: Phase II

GAIL

249.7, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2024 - 2027

Development of catalytic structured reactors for carbon dioxide methanation

Council of Science & Technology U. P.

7.5, Sponsored

Dr. Sanjay Katheria

2024 - 2027

Catalyst Coating on Milli Channel Reactors for Maleic Anhydride Production

BPCL

63, Consultancy

Dr. Sanjay Katheria

2024 - 2026

Experimental Study for Generation of Green Hydrogen through Sea Water Electrolysis

Sun Petrochemicals Ltd

70.17, Sponsored

Dr. Sweta

2024 - 2025

Developing a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Framework for Waste Management Technologies in India

PSA, Govt of India

40, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2023 - 2026

Production, characterization and combustion studies on sustainable aviation fuel

ANRF

47, Sponsored

Dr. Jyoti P. Chakraborty

2023 - 2026

Study of Solid Hydrodynamics in an Elevated Temperature Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed with Secondary Gas Injection through Side Wall Pneumatic Nozzles

BRNS

89.6, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2023 - 2026

Development of a 10 kW Membrane Reformer Prototype for Production of Fuel Cell Grade Green-Hydrogen for Power Generation

DST

396.02, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2023 - 2026

Tailoring Na-Anodes for Stable and Efficient Na-Metal Batteries: Na-S as the Test Case

MoE & IISc Bangalore

100, Sponsored

Dr. Udita U. Ghosh (as Co-PI)

2023 - 2025

Production of Methanol from Natural Gas by Direct Method

Sun Petrochemicals Ltd

50.35, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2023 - 2025

Production of Blue Hydrogen from Heavy Oil

Sun Petrochemicals Ltd

26.75, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2023 - 2025

Separation of Nitrogen being Produced with Natural Gas

Sun Petrochemicals Ltd

18.88, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2023 - 2024

Computational Modelling and Implementation of O2 Evolution and Phase Change of Positive Electrodes in Li-ion Batteries

Oorja Energy, Weedy Software Pvt. Ltd

1.9, Sponsored

Dr. Abir Ghosh

2022 - 2025

Crack modulation in dried colloidal films by soft additives

ANRF (Formerly known as SERB)

46, Sponsored

Dr. Udita U. Ghosh

2022 - 2024

Design and Development of Kinetically Stable Electrolytes for Next-gen Li-ion Batteries (ElectroLiion)

ANRF (Formerly known as SERB)

29.4, Sponsored

Dr. Abir Ghosh

2022 - 2024

TAP scheme for MSME

TIFAC-DST

20, Sponsored

Dr. Bhawna Verma

2022 - 2024

Investigation on Hydrogels and Development of Multi-Responsive Polymers for Healthcare Applications

SERB

22.14, Sponsored

Dr. Debdip Bhandary

2022 - 2024

Design and Operation of Fluidized Bed Reactor for Methane Pyrolysis

Clean Hydrogen Technology, USA

60, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2022 - 2024

Thermo-catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into ethanol and higher alcohols

ANRF (Formerly known as SERB)

33, Sponsored

Dr. Sanjay Katheria

2022 - 2023

Screening of Catalyst for Natural Gas Pyrolysis

Clean Hydrogen Technology, USA

7.5, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2022 - 2023

Possibility of Replacing Coal with Hydrogen in Cement Industry

Johson Prism Cement

7.5, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2021 - 2024

BioCNG production potential from different biomass feedstocks

TBBPL, Gorakhpur

10, Sponsored

Dr. Jyoti P. Chakraborty

2021 - 2024

Novel integrated engineering approach for effective carbon dioxide removal using biphasic amine blends for coal-based thermal power plant

SERB

21.7, Sponsored

Dr. Monoj K. Mondal

2021 - 2024

Preparation of Dense Pd/Pd-Alloy Membrane and Optimization of Multi-Pass Membrane Separator to Separate Ultra-Pure Hydrogen for Onsite Application

ANRF

42.58, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2021 - 2023

Development of Natural Gas Based Membrane Reformer for Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen Production

GAIL

121.54, Consultancy

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2020 - 2025

Regional characterization of atmospheric aerosols at Varanasi region

VSSC, ISRO

80, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2020 - 2023

Novel integrated engineering approach for effective tar decomposition and its last minute removal to fuel gas reforming in biomass pyro-gasification

SERB

35.63, Sponsored

Dr. Monoj K. Mondal

2019 - 2022

A Stack Development of Unitized Regenerative Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell for Large Scale Production of Ultra Pure Hydrogen Fuel, Oxygen Using Solar Energy and Uninterrupted Power

SERB

37.61, Sponsored

Dr. Hiralal Pramanik

2019 - 2022

Investigation of Flow Behaviour of Pulsed Sieve Plate Column through Radiotracer Based Techniques

BRNS

33.76, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2019 - 2022

Removal of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene (BTEX) using Adsorption and Bioremediation

SPARCE

67, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2019 - 2022

Direct Cooling of the Silicon Photovoltaic Module Enabled by Modification of the Backside EVA-Layer

SERB

41.5, Sponsored

Dr. Ravi P. Jaiswal

2018 - 2019

DST TIFAC Project

DST

5, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2018 - 2019

Insecticide and Pesticide Contamination of Soil in Varanasi, DIH-Project Varanasi

MHRD

10, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2016 - 2020

Design and Development of a Membrane Reformer Prototype for Production of Ultra-Pure Hydrogen from Methanol for Fuel Cell Based Vehicle and Power Generators

DST

115, Sponsored

Dr. Rajesh K. Upadhyay

2016 - 2019

Fabrication of Low-cost, High-throughput Flow Cytometer using Tunable Nanolenses

SERB

52, Sponsored

Dr. Ankur Verma

2016 - 2019

Development and Evaluation of IR NP for cellular wide sensitive E field mapping

DST

50, Sponsored

Dr. Manoj Kumar

2015 - 2018

NOx Removal from Diesel Exhaust by Combined NOx Storage Reduction and NH3 SCR System

DST

30, Sponsored

Dr. Sweta

2015 - 2017

Design of High Temperature Facility for Graphite Dust Transport

BARC

55, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2014 - 2017

Development and evaluation of poly herbal bi-layer wound dressing materials

DRDO

35, Sponsored

Dr. Pradeep K. Mishra

2013 - 2018

Pyrolysis of Biomass for the Production of Bio-oil: Experimental and Computational Study

SERB

23, Sponsored

Dr. Jyoti P. Chakraborty

2011 - 2014

Removal of SO2 and NOx from coal-fired thermal power plant stack gases

MoEF

25.73, Sponsored

Dr. Monoj K. Mondal

2010 - 2011

Chemical Analysis of Water for Chitrangi Thermal Power Project Limited

Reliance Energy

4.46, Sponsored

Dr. Monoj K. Mondal

2007 - 2019

Aerosol and Black Carbon Monitoring in Indo-Gangetic Plain

ISRO

~100, Sponsored

Dr. Ram S. Singh

2007 - 2010

Characterization and anaerobic digestion of putrescible fractions in municipal solid waste

DST

18.9, Sponsored

Dr. Monoj K. Mondal