{"id":1193,"date":"2023-12-03T23:59:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curvemetrics.shop\/engineering\/chemical\/?page_id=1193"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:30:29","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/engineering\/chemical\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sr. No.<\/th>Project Title<\/th>Funding Agency<\/th>Cost of Project (Rs. in Lakhs)<\/th>Investigator(s)<\/th>Year<\/th>Present Status<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Sustainable Development of Domestic and Industrial Energy Saving Coatings with eco-friendly utilization ofindustrial waste products<\/td>Innovative Surface Coating Technology<\/td><\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende<\/td>2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Millet biorefinry for Food, Feed, Fodder, Fertilizer and Fuel: Design to Demonstration\u2019<\/td>DST<\/td>139<\/td>Dr. Sachin A Mandavgane<\/td>2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
3<\/td>CoE : Agri-waste Management <\/td>DST<\/td>1180<\/td>Dr. Sachin A Mandavgane<\/td>2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Development of Nano-Hybrid Metal Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation<\/td>UGC-DAE-CSR<\/td>16.4<\/td>Dr. Kailas Wasewar<\/td>2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Tomato Grand challenge<\/td>Ministry of Consumer affairs (GOI)<\/td>1.3<\/td>Dr.Shyam Kodape (PI) , Dr. A. P. Rathod<\/td>2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Valorization of postharvest agro waste (with C\/N >50) using indigenous fibrinolytic enzymes<\/td>Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation (Sree PVF)<\/td>32.8<\/td>Dr. Sachin A Mandavgane<\/td>2023<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
7<\/td>Morphology tuning of heterostructured palladium\/magnetic nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic performance in electro-oxidation reactions<\/td>UGC-DAE-CSR<\/td>16<\/td>Dr. C. Ravikumar<\/td>2023<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Formulation and Design of Cenosphere based Prosthetic rod, nail, screw, tooth, bone implants and artificial bone through Metal\/ Metal Oxides Coating and Sintering<\/td>UGC-DAE-CSR<\/td>16<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende<\/td>2023<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Study on Fly Ash Pigment as Green Alternative for High-Performance Paint and Coating<\/td>OrientMicrospheres and Packaging<\/td>16<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende<\/td>2023<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Compact novel hybrid system for the human urine recycling and portable water recovery for long term human space mission<\/td>ISRO, Department of Space, Govt of india<\/td>26.65<\/td>Dr Shriram S. Sonawane ,Dr Arvind Mungrey and Dr Alka Mungrey<\/td>2022-2024<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
11<\/td>Development of processes for high value products from agricultural biomass \u2013 Part I: Production of bio-oil and activated carbon.<\/td>KVIC<\/td>14.98<\/td>Dr. Ashish S. Chaurasia (PI), Dr. S. A. Mandavgane<\/td>2022<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
12<\/td>Experimental Investigation and analysis for various chemical process development<\/td>Premier Lifestyle Housing Pvt. Ltd.<\/td>8.04<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende<\/td>2022<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
13<\/td>Valorization of organic waste by biorefinery approach to products<\/td>Merino Industries Pvt. Ltd<\/td>100<\/td>Dr. Sachin A Mandavgane<\/td>2021<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
14<\/td>Thermal transformation of waste toner into Carbon nanotubes and Iron in a novel cascade reactor system.<\/td>SERB<\/td>42.02<\/td>Dr. Vijayakumar R. P.<\/td>2021<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
15<\/td>Feasibility study on Fly ash Filling of Open Cast Mine at Manikpur, Korba<\/td>Bharat Aluminium Company Limited<\/td>69.45<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende (Co-PI) + 5<\/td>2021-2026<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
16<\/td>On farm brown and green agrowaste biorefinery using traditional wisdom(DST\/TDT\/WMT\/Traditional tech waste\/2021\/01)<\/td>DST<\/td>34.73<\/td>Dr. S. A. Mandavgane<\/td>2021-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
17<\/td>Development of process for sulphur removal from bottom ash of thermal power plant<\/td>NTPC, Govt of India<\/td>6<\/td>Dr. Shriram S. Sonawane<\/td>2020-2021<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
18<\/td>Research project on abatement of stinking problem associated with bio-toilet installed in Indian Railways <\/td>Indian Railway<\/td>0.85<\/td>Dr.Shyam Kodape , Dr. A. P. Rathod<\/td>2020<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
19<\/td>Development of Pervaporation process for Separation of Lycopene from Tomato Waste, DST SEED,2020 (Ongoing)<\/td>DST<\/td>25.38<\/td>Dr.Shyam Kodape (PI) , Dr. A. P. Rathod<\/td>2020-2023<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
20<\/td>Use of Biomass Ash to enhance the nutrient supply to the plant and effect on soil health, 55\/14\/02\/ 2020-BRNS\/ 35006<\/td>DAE-BRNS<\/td>34.1<\/td>Dr. S. A. MandavganeDr. Sonali Tajane,Dr. Sayaji Mehetre<\/td>2020-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
21<\/td>Development of valuable products from stubble waste\/agricultural straw by bio refinery approach and field trials, (DST\/TDT\/WMT\/2019\/32)<\/td>DST<\/td>6<\/td>Dr. S. A. Mandavgane<\/td>2019-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
22<\/td>Development of valuable products from stubble waste\/ agricultural straw by biorefinery approach and field trials(DST\/TDT\/WMT\/2019-32A)<\/td>DST<\/td>167.6<\/td>Dr. S. A. MandavganeDr. Ashish Chaurasia<\/td>2019-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
23<\/td>A compositional, structural and mechanical study to evaluate the effect of Mg2+ on the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm<\/td>DST-SERB-EMR<\/td>24<\/td>Ashwin Kannan<\/td>2018<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
24<\/td>Development of economically viable peeling and dissolution process for the active cathode of the lithium-ion batteries<\/td>IIChE<\/td>50<\/td>Dr. Ravi Methekar<\/td>2018<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
25<\/td>Experimental Investigations of prototype designed Critical Heat Flux (CHF) Enhancement of High Performance Heat Transfer Nanofluids using SWCNT & MWCNT\u2019S based Nanoparticles<\/td>SERB,DST<\/td>50<\/td>Dr Shriram S. Sonawane<\/td>2018-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
26<\/td>Valuable products from oranges \u2013 addressing a problem of Nagpur Division of Vidarbha, the largest orange producer (DST\/SSTP\/2018\/76)<\/td>DST<\/td>60.5<\/td>Dr. S. A. MandavganeDr. Sonali Tajane,Dr. Yogendra Shastri,Dr. S. N. Naik<\/td>2018-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
27<\/td>Removal of Water from Spent acid<\/td>Ordnance Factory BhandaraSeptember 2017<\/td>11.32<\/td>Dr. M. N. VarmaDr. K. L. WasewarDr. D. Z. ShendeDr. C. Ravikumar<\/td><\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
28<\/td>Development of orange waste bio refinery<\/td>SYST-DST<\/td>11.16<\/td>Dr. Sonali P. Tajane (PI)<\/td>2018-2019<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
29<\/td>Development of a simple and cost effective process for recovery of proteins from dairy waste<\/td>SYST-DST<\/td>15.98<\/td>Dr. Shailesh Agrawal (PI), Dr. Pradip B. Dhamole<\/td>2018-2020<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
30<\/td>Development of starch based polyurethane Nano-coatings for packaging application by Sono-chemical approach<\/td>MHRD, Republic of Tunisia & DST, Govt. of India<\/td>15<\/td>Dr Shriram S. Sonawane and Dr Shirish H Sonawane<\/td>2017-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
31<\/td>Process Development for Production of Janus Nanoparticles for Selected Catalytic Reactions<\/td>DST<\/td>23<\/td>Dr Shriram S. Sonawane and Dr Shirish H Sonawane<\/td>2017-<\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
32<\/td>Development of Cost Effective Process for Phyco-Remediation of Dairy Wastewater and Valorization of Algal Biomass for Production of Bio-Succinic Acid: A Sustainable Approach towards bio-refinery<\/td>DST-SERB<\/td>20<\/td>Dr. Kailas WasewarDr. Suvidha Gupat<\/td><\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
33<\/td>Design and synthesis of ionic liquids for separation of bio-butanol from fermentation broth to enhance its production<\/td>DBT<\/td>50<\/td>Dr. Kailas WasewarDr. Ashish Chaurasia,Dr. Pradip Dhamole<\/td><\/td>Ongoing<\/td> <\/tr>\n
34<\/td>Process development of potato biorefinery<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>66.9<\/td>Dr. Sachin Mandavgane (PI), Dr. Pradip Dhamole, Dr. Ashish Chaurasia<\/td>2017-2021<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
35<\/td>Development of prototype lantern powered by spent laptop batteries<\/td>SYST-DST<\/td>12.01<\/td>Dr. Ravi Methekar (PI)<\/td>2017<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
36<\/td>Selective separation of water from acid mixture<\/td>Ordnance Factory, Bhandara<\/td>11.73<\/td>Dr. Mahesh N Varma (PI)<\/td>2017-2018<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
37<\/td>Downstream processing of erythromycin using a new phase separation method<\/td>SERB-DST Extra Mural Research Grant<\/td>24.13<\/td>Dr. Pradip Dhamole (PI), Dr. Shailesh Agrawal, Dr. Piyush P. Wanjari<\/td>2017-2020<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
38<\/td>Nanoparticles of different shapes conjugated with drugs to achieve enhanced therapeutic efficacy in treatment of cancer<\/td>SERB-DST Extra Mural Research Grant<\/td>34<\/td>Dr. C. Ravikumar (PI)<\/td>2017-2020<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
39<\/td>Investigation of selective CO\u2082 capture by graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid nanostructures using molecular dynamics simulations<\/td>SERB-DST Early Career Research Award<\/td>23.65<\/td>Dr. Piyush P. Wanjari (PI)<\/td>2017-2020<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
40<\/td>Developing functionalized properties on hollow ceramic microsphere for specific applications<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>46.98<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende (PI)<\/td>2016-2019<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
41<\/td>Development of High Performance Heat Transfer Nanofluids Using Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT & MWCNT\u2019S) Nanoparticles and Its Applications in Double Pipe Heat Exchanger<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>5.5<\/td>Dr. Shriram S. Sonawane (PI)<\/td>2016-17<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
42<\/td>Model based optimal design and fabrication of coin cells using spent lithium ion battery<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>33.64<\/td>Dr. Ravi Methekar (PI)<\/td>2016<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
43<\/td>Experimental and modelling studies on the ionic liquid-mediated catalytic conversion of ligno-cellulosic biomass to fuel products<\/td>SERB-DST Early Career Research Award<\/td>25.33<\/td>Dr. Ashwin Gaikwad (PI)<\/td>2016<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
44<\/td>Rheological study of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (Htpb) \u2013 Aluminium nanoparticle (ANP) \u2013 ammonium perchlorate (AP) composite suspension<\/td>HEMRL, DRDO Pune<\/td>10<\/td>Dr. Kailas L. Wasewar (PI)<\/td>2015<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
45<\/td>Production of liquid hydrocarbons and carbon nanotubes using waste plastics as precursor<\/td>SERB-DST Fast Track Young Scientist<\/td>27<\/td>Dr. Vijayakumar R. P (PI)<\/td>2014<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
46<\/td>Development of controlled shape and size metal oxides nanoparticles, synthesis of nanofluids and application in heat exchanger<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>22<\/td>Dr. Shriram S. Sonawane (PI)<\/td>2014-2017<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
47<\/td>Exploring the various applications of fly ash conduction of testing of ash and other raw materials and industry based technology development<\/td>Vipra Ferro Alloys Ltd., Nagpur<\/td>6.6<\/td>Dr. Diwakar Z. Shende (PI)<\/td>2014-2016<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
48<\/td>Removal of chlorinated herbicides from dilute aqueous solution using biomass ashes<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>45<\/td>Dr. Sachin Mandavgane (PI)<\/td>2013-2016<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
49<\/td>Extractive fermentation with surfactants to enhance butanol production<\/td>SERB-DST<\/td>29.17<\/td>Dr. Pradip Dhamole (PI) Dr. K. L. Wasewar<\/td>2013<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
50<\/td>Development and testing of micro fine powder bio-pesticide using Neem<\/td>Department of Atomic Energy<\/td>22.6<\/td>Dr. Sachin Mandavgane (PI)<\/td>2012<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
51<\/td>Synthesis and application of ionic liquids for deep-desulfurization of liquid fuels<\/td>CSIR<\/td>25<\/td>Dr. Kailas Wasewar (PI)<\/td>2011-2014<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
52<\/td>Synthesis of nano catalyst from rice husk ash and its application<\/td>DST Fast Track Young Scientist<\/td>22.26<\/td>Dr. Sachin Mandavgane (PI)<\/td>2010-2012<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
53<\/td>Development of green construction material using industrial waste for low-cost housing<\/td>DST<\/td>22.01<\/td>Dr. Sachin Mandavgane (PI)<\/td>2009-2011<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
54<\/td>Reactive extraction of propionic acid<\/td>DST<\/td>8.4<\/td>Dr. Kailas Wasewar (PI)<\/td>2007-2010<\/td>Completed<\/td> <\/tr>\n
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