Common Research & Technology Development Hub Laboratory
Contact: Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi
Email: chinmayg@iitgn.ac.in
The Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) sponsored
by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is a significant effort
to reach out to industry partners in the area of Chemical Processes.
The CRTDH at IIT Gandhinagar is developing customized technologies
for the dye, textile, pharmaceutical, and other chemical industries.
The CRTDH is trying to engage MSMEs and other chemical industries to
enhance their capabilities in technology know-how on the effluent
treatment, waste reduction, process synthesis, and process
improvement, including R&D on product development. Also, CRTDH
regularly conducts workshops and training sessions for industry
people.
The laboratory is equipped with sophisticated instruments like
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)/ - Optical
Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) for elemental analysis, Total
Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer for carbon content, Multi-mode Plate
Reader for microbial studies, Fluorescence Spectrometer and UV-Vis
Spectrophotometer for determining optical properties of products and
raw materials, High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC)
for compound identification, Gas Chromatography for gas analysis and
Spray Dryer for the liquid to solid processing in the powder form.
The facility also has water quality testing facilities like
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total
Bound Nitrogen (TNb), and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The CRTDH
Lab and pilot plant facility are open to industry partners for
testing and process development against nominal charges.
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