Projects during 2016 - 17
| Sl. No. | Title of the R&D project | Name of the OEC Project Manager | Collaborator Institute/In-House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranium Program | ||||
| 1 | Studies on Naturally Occurring Uranium in Sedimentary Rocks for Possible Extraction as Nuclear Fuel | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | University of Pune | |
| 2 | In situ Leaching of Uranium | Mr Veerendra Singh | IIT-Kharagpur | |
| 3 | Initial experiments on In-situ-leaching (ISL) process development | Mr Veerendra Singh | In-House | |
| 4 | Development of hybrid nanozyme-bacterial hydrogels for augmentation of uranium leaching from subsurface soil | Mr Veerendra Singh | PSG institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore | |
| 5 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 16 Parametric Wells in Kaikalur-Lingala | Mr Veerendra Singh | In-House (Completed on 28.10.2016) | |
| Hydrogen Program | ||||
| 6 | Thermo-chemical Hydrogen generation through partially open loop S-I process involving H2S incineration; experimental studies on Bunsen Reaction and HI decomposition. | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | CSIR-IIP, Dehradun | |
| 7 | Development of polymeric charged membranes for thermochemical hydrogen generation processes. | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | Central Salt and Marine research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar | |
| 8 | Development of materials as alternative to Platinum as electrode materials in the Cu-Cl cycle | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | ICT, Mumbai | |
| 9 | Continuation of Closed Loop Experimental Studies on ICT - OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermo-chemical Hydrogen Production | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | ICT, Mumbai | |
| 10 | Prolonged Stability Tests of IIT-D Developed Catalysts for HI Decomposition Reaction of S-I Cycle | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | IIT, Delhi (Completed on 10.05.2016) | |
| 11 | Extensive characterization of supported metallic oxide catalysts and theirs stability in sulfuric acid decomposition section of I-S cycle for Hydrogen production | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | IIT- Delhi (Completed on 22.06.2016) | |
| 12 | Scale up of I-S, EED & ED based membrane processes for production and concentration of HI as Hydrogen source | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | CSIR-CSMCRI | |
| 13 | Development of Ceramic Membranes for Gas Separation Applications in S-I and Cu-Cl cycles for Clean Energy Production | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | CSIR-CGCRI | |
| 14 | Design and Development of Sulfuric acid concentrator and Internals for Bayonet Convertor | Dr. C. S. Sarmah | IIT, Delhi | |
| Biotechnology Program | ||||
| 15 | Development of Process for bioconversion of Unrecovered Oil to Methane | Dr. Nimmi Singh | In-House | |
| 16 | Development of microbial process for in-situ generation / enhancement of methane from underground coal seams. | Dr. Nimmi Singh | TERI | |
| 17 | Development of specialized Microbial Culture Bank for Energy Recovery from Lignite and Matured Oil Reservoirs | Dr. Nimmi Singh | ARI, Pune | |
| 18 | Isolation and Characterization of SRB Lysing Bacteriophage for Inhibition of Petroleum field Sourcing and SRB Induced Corrosion | Dr. Nimmi Singh | ARI, Pune | |
| 19 | Feasibility studies on production of microbial oil from Oleaginous yeast and fungi. | Dr. Nimmi Singh | In-House | |
| 20 | Hotwiring microbial communities for enhanced unconventional gas production | Dr. Nimmi Singh | TERI (Indian Partner) and University of New South Wales, Australia (International Partner) | |
| Solar Program | ||||
| 21 | Performance Evaluation of Solar Thermal Dish Stirling Engine System | Mr Uday Shankar | In-House | |
| 22 | Investigation of Properties of Molten Salt as a Heat Storage Medium | Mr Uday Shankar | ICT, Mumbai | |
| 23 | Development of Solar PV and wind hybrid power plant with large scale at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh | Mr Puneet Kishore | Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) | |
| 24 | Design and Development of a Single Cylinder Free Piston Stirling Engine (FPSE) for net 3 kWe Electrical Output Using Solar Energy and also other renewable energy as Input | Mr Uday Shankar | IIT, Bombay | |
| 25 | R&D project on Design, Fabrication and Erection of up to 2MWe Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant based on beam down technology | Mr Uday Shankar | BARC, Mumbai | |
| 26 | Scoping Study for Integration of GGS process system with Solar Block-Phase 2 | Mr Uday Shankar | Engineers India Ltd. (Completed on 14.04.2016) | |
| 27 | Development of self-cleaning coatings based on super-hydrophobicity for solar panel applications | Dr. Nimmi Singh | PSG institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore | |
| Geothermal | ||||
| 28 | R&D on Geothermal Power Generation using single well concept | Mr Puneet Kishore | In-House | |
| 29 | Project on simulation work for Single well Geothermal | Mr Puneet Kishore | IIT Delhi | |
| 30 | Assessment of Geothermal Potential and Setting up of Geothermal Pilot Power Plant in Cambay basin, Gujarat | Mr Puneet Kishore | In-House | |
| Others | ||||
| 31 | Study on "Preparation of Technology Forecast Report on Nanotechnology Applications in Oil & Gas Exploration" | Dr. Nimmi Singh | National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) | |
| 32 | Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO using an Inexpensive Nanoporous Carbon doped oxides through plasma/photocatalysis | Dr. Nimmi Singh | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal | |
Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the R&D project | Name of the OEC Project Manager | Collaborator Institute/In-house | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preliminary process analysis for copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical hydrogen production process Phase I | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Prof. G. D. Yadav, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT, Mumbai) | 01.07.2007 to 31.12.2010 |
| 2 | Studies on the catalytic decomposition of Sulfuric acidin the I-S process for Hydrogen production | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. Sreedevi Upadhyayula, IIT Delhi | 11.01.2008 to 11.10.2012 |
| 3 | Studies onBunsen reactor for production of Sulfuric acid & HI using electrochemical cell andConcentration of HIx Solution using Electro-Electrodialysis. | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Anupam Shukla(IIT, Delhi) | 21.01.2008 to 21.01.2012 |
| 4 | Experimental data collection on oxidation of CuCl and recovery of Cu | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Mr P. Adaikkalam,Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI, Karaikudi) | 28.04.2008 to 28.02.2009 |
| 5 | Solid State lighting (LED) device | Mr Uday Shankar | In-House | 06.05.2008-24.08.2011 |
| 6 | Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Iodide (HI) into I2 and H2 | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. Venkatesan V. Krishna (IIT-Delhi) | 29.09.2008 to 30.06.2013 |
| 7 | Development of Hydrogen Transport Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Iodide decomposition followed by Hydrogen removal | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. Venkatesan V. Krishna (IIT-Delhi) | 29.09.2008 to 28.09.2011 |
| 8 | Development of laboratory scale process for conversion of lignite to Methane and Humic Acid | Dr. Nimmi Singh | Dr. Rintu Banerjee IIT Kharagpur | 18.05.2009 to 31.01.2014 |
| 9 | Simulation studies on the Sulphur-Iodine (S-I cycle) closed loop thermochemical process for production of hydrogen using suitable simulation and application software | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. Yogesh S. Mahajan, BabasahebAmbedkarUniv.Lonere, Maharashtra (BATU) | 15.12.2009 to 15.12.2011 |
| 10 | Studies on the electrolysis of CuCl& recovery of Cu – Energy Optimisation – Phase II | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. J. PrabhakarRethinirajCECRI, Karaikudi | 27.02.2010 to 26.11.2010 |
| 11 | Electrolysis of CuCl – HCl system for the preparation ofCuCl2 & H2-A Feasibility Study | Dr. D. Parvatalu | N. Sathiyan CECRI, Karaikudi | 05.04.2010 to 04.03.2012 |
| 12 | Experimental Studies for Reaction of Metals with HI | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Prof. G. D. Yadav (ICT, Mumbai) | 10.01.2011 to 23.02.2011 |
| 13 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 10 Parametric wells: (i)6 Wells in Cauvery basin, Andhra Pradesh and (ii) 4 Wells in Krishna-Godavari Basin, Tamil Nadu |
Mr O.P Srivastava | In-House | 01.08.2011-01.07.2012 |
| 14 | Experimental Studies for Reaction of Metals with Hydroid Acid & Detailed Studies on Decomposition of Certain Transition Metal Iodides | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Prof. G. D. Yadav (ICT, Mumbai) | 14.09.2011 to 13.02.2012 |
| 15 | Techno Economic Feasibility of Open Loop Thermo-chemical S–I cycle of H2S split for Carbon-Free Hydrogen Production in Petroleum Refinery | Dr. D. Parvatalu | IIP Dehradun | 10.01.2012 to 09.05.2012 |
| 16 | Modeling of Membrane Electrolysis Cell for BunsenReaction and Electro-Electrodialysis Unit for concentration of HIx Solution | Dr. D. Parvatalu | AnupamShukla(IIT, Delhi) | 08.02.2013 to 07.11.2013 |
| 17 | Mechanistic Studies on the Catalytic Decomposition of Sulfuric Acid in the I-S Cyclefor Hydrogen Production | Dr. D. Parvatalu | Dr. Sreedevi Upadhyayula (IIT, Delhi) | 25.02.2013 to 24.02.2014 |
| 18 | ICT - OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermo-chemical Hydrogen Production – Phase-II | Dr. D. Parvatalu | ICT,Mumbai | 23.02.2012 to 30.09.2015 |
| 19 | To exploit the kinetic energy of flowing water streams for generation of electricity using hydro generators | Mr Rajesh Agarwal | M/s Natural Power Concepts-USA | 16.04.2012 to 15.04.2015 |
| 20 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 8 Parametric Wells in Suket-Jhalawar, Rajasthan | Mr O.P Srivastava | In-House | 15.05.2013-16.06.2014 |
| 21 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 3 Parametric Wells in Kaikalur-Lingala in K-G basin, Andhra Pradesh |
Mr Veerendra Singh | In-House | 23.06.2014-31.03.2015 |
| 22 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 38 Parametric wells | Mr Veerendra Singh | In-House | 12.08.2014-07.09.2015 |
| 23 | A Study of Energy Efficiency Improvement of Internal Combustion Engine Using Oxygen Enrichment | Mr Uday Shankar | Dr. K.A. Subramanian (IIT Delhi) | 16.09.2014 to 03.03.2015 |
| 24 | Scoping Study for Integration of GGS process system with Solar Block-Phase 2 | Mr Uday Shankar | Engineers India Ltd. | 04.02.2015-14.04.2016 |
| 25 | Drilling, Coring and Logging of 16 Parametric Wells in Kaikalur-Lingala | Mr Veerendra Singh | In-House | 19.12.2015-28.10.2016 |
| 26 | Extensive characterization of supported metallic oxide catalysts and theirs stability in sulfuric acid decomposition section of I-S cycle for Hydrogen production | Dr. D Parvatalu, | Dr. Sreedevi Upadhyayula ,IIT- Delhi | 23.12.2015 - 22.06.2016 |
| 27 | Prolonged Stability Tests of IIT-D Developed Catalysts for HI Decomposition Reaction of I-S Cycle |
Dr. D Parvatalu, | Prof. A N Bhaskarwar, IIT- Delhi | 10.11.2015 -10.05.2016 |
