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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

"Innovation in Ceramics and Glass for the mankind"

MSTD: Projects

Projects

ONGOING PROJECTS

S. No. Title of the Project Project No. Duration Funding Agency Project PI & Co-PI
1. Development of adsorbents and ceramic membranes based on lithium-titanium double oxides for the extraction of lithium ions from brines IST552501 14.08.2025 to 13.08.2027 CSIR

PI: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI:  Dr. Vignesh M

Co-PI: Mr. Somjyoti Basak

2. Development of Electrobaromembrane System for Sustainable Direct Lithium Recovery GAP0395 19.06.2025 To 18.06.2028 ANRF

PI: Dr. Vignesh M

Co-PI: Dr. Rajan Biswas

3.

 Skill Development Training on Ceramic Membrane-based Technology and

Advanced Instrumental Techniques for Water & Wastewater Analysis.

HCP002502 (WP3) April 2025 To March 2030 CSIR

PI:  Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

Co-ordinator: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI:  Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

Co-PI: Dr. Vignesh M

4.

Development of a ceramic membrane integrated fermentative

reactor process for the production and enrichment of biohydrogen

from organic waste

GAP0391 12.03.2024 To 11.03.2027 DST

PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Co-PI:  Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

5. Monitoring and removal of antibiotics from wastewater by membrane separation Drug-Free Wastewater GAP0389

14.07.2023 To

13.07.2026

DST

PI: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI:  Dr. Sourja Ghosh

6. Designing Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization Cells (FECDC): “Lithium” Recovery from Sea Water and Lithiated Ore IHP240008 April 2024 To March 2026 CSIR

PI: Vignesh M

Co-PI: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Dr. Mir Wasim Raja

7. Ceramic membrane base re-refining of waste engine oil. HCP0054 (WP 20) 28.08.2023 To 31.03.2026 CSIR

PI: Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

Co-PI: Dr. Vignesh M

Co-PI: Dr. G.C. Sahoo

8. Technology demonstration for utilizing textile/jute industrial wastes into value-added product generation for rubber products manufacturing industries and agricultural sectors using a sustainable approach. HCP0054 (WP 28) 28.08.2023 To 31.03.2026 CSIR

PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Co-PI: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

9.

Biochar based nanocomposite synthesis from industrial waste for dual application: environment friendly remediation of emerging contaminants and pathogens

from wastewater and antimicrobial antiviral surface coating development on medical devices

GAP 0388 21.08.2023 to 20.08.2026 DST

PI:   Dr. Lata Ramrakhiani

Co-PI: Mr. Swachchha Majumdar

Mentor: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

10.

Development of catalytic membrane reactor for CO2 capture with

production of Hz through the water-gas shift reaction

HCP 48 April 28, 2023 to March 31, 2026 CSIR

PI: Dr. Nandini Das

Co-PI: Dr. Nijhuma Kayal

Co-PI:  Dr. Mahesh Gagrai

11. CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative,  Activity: Skill development training on ceramic membrane and water technologies. NWP 100 December 2020 to November 2025 CSIR

PI: Dr. P.K. Sinha

Activity Co-Ordinator:

Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Activity Leader:

Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

12. Phenome India-CSIR Health cohort Knowledgebase HCP 47 03.08.2022 – 02.08. 2027 CSIR

PI: Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

 

 

COMPLETED PROJECTS
S. No. Title of the Project Project No. Duration Funding agency Project PI & Co-PI
1.

Development of ceramic oxide-based nanofiltration membranes onto oxide-bonded porous SiC supports and their performance evaluation study for liquid,

gas and particulate separation

GAP0380 09.03.2022 to 08.03.2025

Science & Engineering Research

Board (SERB)

PI: Dr. Nijhuma Kayal

Co-PI: Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

2.

Feasibility studies of Purification of olefin from C3 olefin-paraffin

mixture by Molecular sieve-based Hybrid Process

GAP 0384 03.02.2023 to 02.02.2025

Science & Engineering Research

Board (SERB)

PI: Dr. Nandini Das

Co-PI: Dr. Nijhuma Kayal

 

3.

Natural Biopolymer based Novel Electrospun and Ceramic Composite membranes for treatment of Wastewater.

(Collaborative Project with CSIR-NEIST and CSIR-IICT)

MLP 1021 at CSIR-NEIST February 2022 to February 2025 CSIR

PI: Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

Co-PI: Swachchha Majumdar

4.

Coal Derived Syngas for Green Energy.

(Collaborative project with CSIR-CIMFR)

 

 

MLP0310 25.05.2022 – 24.05.2024 CSIR

Dr.  Dr. Nandini Das, Project Nodal

 

5.

WP1: Enrichment of hydrogen from syngas

 

Dr. Nandini Das, PI, WP1

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai, Co-PI

Dr. Nijhuma Kayal, Co-PI

6.

WP2: Coal Derived Syngas as a Fuel for Solid Oxide

Fuel Cell (SOFC)

Dr. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, PI, WP2

Dr. Srabanti Ghosh, Co-PI

Dr. A. Amarnath Reddy, Co-PI

 

7.

Nano-selective, bio-mimetic membranes for integrated

biotechnological production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass

GAP0377

1st March, 2021 to 29th February 2024

 

DST, Govt. Of India

PI: Sri Swachchha Majumdar

 

Co-PI: Dr.  Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

 

Co-PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

 

8.

“Utilisation of toxic wastes as potential sources of colouring ingredient in glass

Making(Jointly with Speciality Glass Technology Division of CISR-CGCRI)

GAP 0179 30th December, 2020 to 29th December, 2023

Science & Engineering Research

Board(SERB)

PI: Dr. Asish Kumar Mandal (Of SGT Division)

 

Co-PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Project Advisor: Sri Swachchha Majumdar

 

9. Development and performance characterization of crosslinked beta-cyclodextrin polymer based thin-film composite nanofiltration ceramic membrane (Jointly with FMD Division of CSIR-CGCRI) GAP0266

30th December, 2020 to  29th December, 2023

 

 

Science & Engineering Research

Board(SERB)

PI: Dr. Arnab Mukherjee (of FMD Division)

Co-PI: Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

Co-PI:  Dr. Priyanka Mondal

 

10. Development of ceramic membranes with internationally competitive specifications and setting up of a pre-pilot plant manufacturing plant facility to promote their application in different separation technologies GAP 0354 May, 2016 to May  31, 2021 DST, Govt. of India

PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

CO PI: Dr. Ganesh C Sahoo

11. Supply and installation of 51 numbers Iron & Arsenic Removal plant at Border outpost in North 24 Parganas TSP 0302 December, 2016 to August, 2020 PHED, Govt. of West Bengal PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar
12. Supply and installation of 43 Nos. Iron & Arsenic Removal plant at Border Out posts in Nadia District. TSP 0301 April, 2015 to June, 2021 PHED, Govt. of West Bengal PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar
13. Development of ceramic membrane based process for treatment and recycling of textile effluent towards zero discharge concepts. GAP 0356 September, 2016 to September, 2020 DST, Govt. of India

PI:  Sourja Ghosh

CO PI:   Sri Swachchha Majumdar

14. Water quality management and data analysis report generation for water drawn from river Ganga for proposed Godda Thermal Power Station [2X800 MW) TSP 0303 June, 2018 to December, 2018 Academy of  Water Technology and Environ Management, Kolkata

PI :  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

 

15. Development of Technology for separation of Acetic acid from Effluent generated during the production of HMX GAP 0363

August, 2017 to April, 2019

 

TBRL, Chandigarh(DRDO)

PI :  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

CO PI : Dr. Sourja Ghosh

16. Development of surface modification adsorbents with higher sorption capacity for specific contaminants removal in water / industrial wastewater(SMA) (FBR) MLP0304 August, 2018 to March, 2020 CSIR,  Govt. of India

PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

CO PI:  Dr. Sourja Ghosh

17. Technology assessment and integration of CSIR’s lignocellulosic ethanol programs/ facilitating technologies for a feasible 2G ethanol technology MLP 0305 October  2018 to March, 2020 CSIR,  Govt. of India

PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

CO PI: Dr. Ganesh C Sahoo

Co_PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

18. Membrane Contactors for As(III) to As(V) conversion CSIR –CNR bilateral January 2009 to December, 2011 CSIR,  Govt. of India PI: Swachchha Majumdar
19. Upscaling of pilot plant demonstration of ceramic membrane based iron removal plants in West Bengal GAP 0316 August 2004 to March 2009 DST, Govt. of India

PI: Dr. Sibdas Bandyopadhyay

Co-PI: Sri T.K. Ghoshal

20. Ceramics Materials for Emerging Technologies involving Liquid and Gas Separation Task 2: Development of industrial waste water purification technology based on ultra filtration membrane developed  as above SIP-23 April 2007 to March 2013 CSIR Supra Institutional Project Task Leader: Sri Swachchha Majumdar
21. Development of layered SiC ceramic filter for off-gas cleaning GAP0261 23rd March, 2018 to 22nd August, 2021 DST-SERB

PI: Dr. Nijhuma Kayal

 

22. Oil & Water separation unit for Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd. TSP 0304 31st December, 2020 to 31st October, 2021 Prism Johnson Limited PI: Sri Swachchha Majumdar
23. Process development for tannery wastewater treatment involving membrane bioreactor (MBR) process integrated with micro-algal bioremediation. GAP 0362 June, 2017 to 30th  September, 2021 DBT,  Govt. of India

PI:  Dr.  Sourja Ghosh

CO PI:   Sri Swachchha Majumdar

24. Development of Nanoadsorbents with higher sorption capacity for removal of Fluoride and Arsenic from Groundwater for potential application is water treatment plants. SSP 0315 24.08.2020 to 23.02.2022 Zeolite (India) Pvt. Ltd

PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Dr. Ganesh C. Sahoo

25. An integrated technology development involving biosorption for treatment of toxic metal containing wastewater generated from small scale industries and sludge management towards safe disposal. GAP 0367 August, 2018 to February, 2022 DST-WOS-B Scheme

PI : Dr. Lata Ramrakhiani

Mentor: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

26. Feasibility studies of enrichment of Ozone in permeate stream and recycling of retentate to the Ozone generator using ceramic membranes TSP305

22.12.21 to 21.7.22

 

ORAIPL

PI: Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Sri Somjyoti Basak

27.

Membrane based prototype development for higher yield of microalgal

biomass and biofuel using industrial waste resources(International collaborative Project with USA)

GAP0372 August 2019 to August 2022

DBT

Govt. of India

PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Co-PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

 

28. Next generation high performance in situ generated nano particles embedded sustainable antifouling ceramic-polymer composite NF membranes: preparations, modifications and application aimed at water/drinking water treatment. GAP0369 March, 2019 to March, 2022

Science & Engineering Research

Board(SERB)

PI:  Dr. Priyanka Mondal

Co-PI: Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Dr. Mahesh K. Gagrai

29. Synthesis of ceramic-polymer composite membrane: a novel next generation technique for water/ wastewater treatment and pervaparation application GAP 0358 January, 2017 to November, 2022 DST PI: Dr. Priyanka Mandal
30. Demonstration of ceramic membrane based process for removal of hydrocarbon from contaminated tube well in Hingalganj, Sundarban, West Bengal. GAP 0370 May, 2019 to May , 2022 WSSO, PHED, Govt. of West Bengal

PI:  Sri Swachchha Majumdar

Co-PI: Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Co-PI: Dr. Ganesh C. Sahoo

 

Last Updated on September 25, 2025