Projects as Principal Investigator

Ongoing

Development of novel high-performance polymeric admixture for concrete and thereof

JSW Cement Limited, Mumbai

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1575300/-

Duration : 01.09.2024 to 31.12.2025

AI-driven synthesis of green flocculant and its application towards the treatment of mine process effluent

TEXMiN, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1994000/-

Duration : 24.04.2024 to 23.04.2025

Effective utilization and life enhancement of tailing pond

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2726484/-

Duration : 01.06.2024 to 30.09.2025

Polysaccharide based copolymeric hydrogels for biomedical applications

DST-SERB, New Delhi

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2622400/-

Duration : 09.05.2023 to 08.05.2026

Completed

STUTI IIT(ISM) Dhanbad - 2021

DST, New Delhi

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 22447000/-

Duration : 09.02.2022 to 09.08.2023

Novel polymeric flocculants towards selective removal of iron ore particles with enhanced efficiency

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 944000/-

Duration : 19.10.2020 to 31.03.2023

Modification of polysaccharides for various commercial applications

Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Ltd., Bhiwani, Haryana

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1080000/-

Duration : 26.11.2019 to 25.11.2022

Rational design of amphiphilic self-assembled graft copolymers as drug carriers: experimental and theoretical approach

SERB, DST, New Delhi

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2787400/-

Duration : 12.03.2019 to 11.03.2022

Novel Organic Binder Synthesis and Characterization for Iron Ore Palletization.

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur.

Sanctioned amount: Rs. 885000/-

Duration: 19.10.2020 to 18.10.2022

Studies on different flocculants for solid-liquid separation processes of coal preparation plant tailings.

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur.

Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1150000/-

Duration: August, 2018 to March, 2021.

Titanate nanosheet/cationically modified dextrin through in-situ exfoliation: Development and application towards enhanced dye adsorption and photodegradation property.

CSIR, New Delhi.

Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1100000/-

Duration: 15.07.2017 to 14.07.2020.

Development of ternary nanocomposite hydrogel derived from functionalized biopolymer amylose/TiO2-AgNPs and its potential application towards treatment of wastewater.

DST, New Delhi (Under Water Technology Initiative).

Sanctioned amount: Rs. 2390520/-

Duration: 18.03.2017 to 30.06.2020.

Selection, detailed characterization and optimization of commercial flocculants towards the treatment of major water consuming unit of steel plant.

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur.

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1265000/-

Duration : April, 2017 to December, 2018.

Novel modified biopolymer based hydrogels and nanogels: synthesis, characterization and application.

SERB, DST, New Delhi (Under Extra Mural Research).

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 3526000/-

Duration : 22.06.2015 to 21.06.2018.

Detailed Characterization and Analysis of Commercial Flocculants for Flocculation of Iron Ore.

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur.

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 800000/-

Duration : May, 2016 to March, 2017

High performance multifunctional guar gum for wastewater and industrial effluent treatment.

DST, New Delhi (Under WTI Scheme).

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2847600/-

Duration : 20.06.2013 to 19.06.2016

Polyacrylamide grafted hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC-g-PAM): Development and application as an efficient polymeric flocculant and viscosifier

DST, New Delhi (Under FAST TRACK YOUNG SCIENTIST Scheme)

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1775000/-

Duration : 21.09.2010 to 20.03.2014

Amphoteric xanthan gum (AXG): Synthesis, characterization and application as a novel polymeric flocculant for the treatment of industrial wastewater

DST, New Delhi (Under TSD Programme)

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 1545360/-

Duration : October, 2010 to March, 2014

Synthesis and application of a novel polymeric biomaterial based on polyacrylamide grafted carboxymethyl guar gum (CMG-g-PAM)

UGC, New Delhi (Major Research Project)

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 226000/-

Duration : May, 2009 to April 2012

Development and applications of hydrolyzed and unhydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted tamarind kernel powder (TKP) as flocculants for wastewater treatment

DST, New Delhi (Under Technology System Group)

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 810120/-

Duration : 30.04.2008 to 11.08.2009

Ongoing

Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dot from Coal Tar using Microwave Irradiation

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2271500.00

Duration : Two years (Oct, 2023 - Sept, 2025)

Detailed analysis and in-depth interpretation of various polymeric and inorganic materials

DST-SERB, New Delhi

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 590000.00

Duration : One year (Aug, 2023 - July, 2024)

Completed

Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dot from Coal Tar using Microwave Irradiation

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 2271500.00

Duration : Two years (Oct, 2023 - Sept, 2025)

Detailed analysis and in-depth interpretation of various polymeric and inorganic materials

DST-SERB, New Delhi

Sanctioned amount : Rs. 590000.00

Duration : One year (Aug, 2023 - July, 2024)