Research Projects

Sponsored

Title : New Porous Liquids for Gas Separation and Carbon Capture
Duration : 2021-2027
Funding agency : The Research Council of Norway
Budget : 1006 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Dr. Eva Rauls (Project Manager), Prof. Bishnupada Mandal (international project partner)
Co-PI : Dr. Sachin Maruti Chavan (Project Participant), Dr. Kåre B. Jørgensen (project participant)

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Title : Development of Novel Ternary Composite Membrane with High Selectivity for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications
Duration : 2021-2025
Funding agency : SERB, DST
Budget : 50.1 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : Development of CO2 Selective Ceramic Membrane for Separation of CO2 from Flue Gas and Natural Gas
Duration : 2016-2019
Funding agency : Department of Science & Technology
Budget : Rs. 113.4 lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal & Prof. Saikat Maitra
Co-PI : Prof. M. K. Purkait & Prof. B. Sanfui

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Title : Natural Gas Purification by CO2-Selective Silica Membrane
Duration : 2013-2016
Funding agency : Council of Scientifiac and Industrial Research
Budget : Rs. 23.0 lakhs
PI : Sole
Co-PI : None

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Title : CO2-Capture by CO2-Selective Thin-film Composite Polymeric Membrane Containing Amine Carrier
Duration : 2012-2015
Funding agency : Department of Science & Technology
Budget : Rs.74.0 lakhs
PI : Sole
Co-PI : None

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Title : Synthesis gas purification by CO2-selective polymeric membranes
Duration : 2008-2011
Funding agency : Department of Science & Technology
Budget : Rs.29.0 lakhs
PI : Sole
Co-PI : None

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Title : Development of a generic model for simultaneous absorption of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide into blended alkanolamines
Duration : 2005-2008
Funding agency : Department of Science & Technology
Budget : Rs.9.0 lakhs
PI : Sole
Co-PI : None

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Consultancy

Title : H2 Separation and CO2 Capture from PSA Off Gas: Technology Development and Demonstration for NRL Refinery
Duration : 2025-2028
Funding agency : NRL Refinery
Budget : 723 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Senthilmurugan Subbiah
Co-PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal

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Title : GCV Analysis of Coal Samples and its Grading
Duration : 2024-2025
Funding agency : Coal India Limited
Budget : 5.4 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : Design and development of pilot scale remote ignition system
Duration : 2023-2025
Funding agency : Oil India Limited, Duliajan
Budget : 76.7 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayek
Co-PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal & Prof. H. B. Nemade

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Title : Development of High Performance CO2 Separation Membrane for Enrichment of Natural Gas and Biogas for Industrial Application
Duration : 2022-2025
Funding agency : Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), New Delhi
Budget : 108 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : GCV Analysis of Coal of Singareni Collieries Company Limited
Duration : 2022-2023
Funding agency : Coal India Limited
Budget : 8 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : Implementing Reactions and Chemistry of CO2 in Different Solvents on Aspen Plus to Advance CO2 Capture Efforts
Duration : 2022-2023
Funding agency : GE India Industrial Private Limited
Budget : 37.76 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Prabirkumar Saha

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Title : Evaluation of Carbon Molecular Sieves for Kinetic Selectivity of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon
Duration : 2019-2020
Funding agency : DRDO
Budget : 10 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Sasidhar Gumma
Co-PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal & Prof. Prabirkumar Saha

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Title : Sampling and Analysis of Coal Samples Collected from Seams of Collieries in Different Coalfields
Duration : 2018-2022
Funding agency : Coal India Limited
Budget : 11.6 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : Development of New Solvent for Gas Treating (Phase II)
Duration : 2017-2018
Funding agency : GAIL (India) Ltd.
Budget : Rs.55.53 lakh
PI : Joint

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Title : Sampling and Analysis of Coal Samples
Duration : 2016-2017
Funding agency : Coal India Limited
Budget : 86 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Animes Kumar Golder

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Title : Development of a modified amine absorption-based pilot plant to separate CO2 from flue gas
Duration : 2014-2017
Funding agency : National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited, NETRA, Noida
Budget : 175 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : Prof. Prabirkumar Saha & Prof. Sasidhar Gumma

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Title : Commissioning, Operation and Data Analysis of a Pilot Plant for Separation of C5+Gases and Water Vapor from Gas Lift Pipeline Network (or similar streams)
Duration : 2013-2016
Funding agency : Oil India Limited, Duliajan
Budget : Rs.65 lakh
PI : Joint

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Title : Modeling and Simulation of Membrane Contactor for CO2 Absorption in Amine
Duration : 2013-2014
Funding agency : Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bangalore
Budget : Rs.15.4 lakh
PI : Joint

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Title : Study on Assessment of Technologies for Capture of CO2 for Carbon Sequestration
Duration : 2009-2009
Funding agency : NTPC Limited, New Delhi
Budget : Rs.14 lakh
PI : Joint

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Title : Design and Development of Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for Separation of C5+ Gases and Water Vapour from OIL's Gas Lift Pipe Line
Duration : 2008-2008
Funding agency : Oil India Limited, Duliajan
Budget : Rs.54 lakh
PI : Joint

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Educational

Title : Chemical Reaction Engineering I (Video course, MOOCs Course) under PIC of NPTEL Phase II
Duration : 2016-2017
Funding agency : MHRD
Budget : 7 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : None

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Title : Mass Transfer Operations II under the project entitled "Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-Learning -Main Phase"
Duration : 2013-2016
Funding agency : MHRD
Budget : 8 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Chandan Das & Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : None

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Title : Mass Transfer Operations I (Video course) under PIC of NPTEL Phase II
Duration : 2010-2012
Funding agency : MHRD
Budget : 7 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Bishnupada Mandal
Co-PI : None

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