Projects

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Sustainability Analysis of Local Air Quality in Smart Cities, MoHUA, 2023-2024 (PI)

2. Sustainability Impact Assessment of SWM in Smart Cities, MoHUA, 2023-2024 (PI)

3. Application and LCA of Waste-based Biochar in Environmental Remediation, JICA, 2022 (PI)

4. Foul-free membrane for treating emerging contaminants, SRG, DST-SERB, India, 2020-2022 (PI)

5. Photocatalytic membranes, Seed Grant, IIT Hyderabad, 2020-2022 (PI)

6. Solar-based Resource Recovery, US Consulate, Polaris Pvt. Ltd., &IIT Madras, 2017-2018 (PI)

7. Photocatalysis of Emerging Contaminants, Research Seed Fund, NIT Warangal,  2018-2019 (PI)

OUTREACH RESEARCH PROJECTS

In collaboration with IWMA & IIT Madras, the following industrial problems were tackled from the basic planning stage to final documentation.

• Manufacturing Industry: Potential Reuse of Spent Foundry Sand from Industries, 2017-2018

• Electroplating Industry: Valuables Recovery from Rinse water,  2017-2018

• AutoForging Industry: Products from Graphite Waste & Environmental Applications, 2017-2018

• Textile Industry: Graphite-based Adsorption of Reactive Dyes and Textile Effluents, 2019-till now

• Pharmaceutical Industry: Graphite-Based-Photocatalysis of drugs and pharmaceutical compounds, 2019–Till data

• Chemical Industry: Complete Destruction of Emerging Contaminants - Sourced from Agricultural Chemicals, 2020-Till date

INDUSTRIES-SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS

GREENS is interested in collaborating with Industries and Companies in the mentioned, and related research areas (refer to homepage) to enhance their green values. GREENS encourage you to write your Research/Problem Statements to Dr. Ambika (ambika@ce.iith.ac.in).

GOVERNMENT PROJECTS

The Government Bodies can approach us to carry out detailed reporting on the

• Surface and Groundwater Water Pollution and Treatment

• Sustainability Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment & Risk Analysis 

• Pollution-Climate Change-Ecology and Human Health-SDGs Nexus

• Water Audits, Waste Management Aspects

• Working Manuals and Policy 

CONSULATANCY PROJECTS

GREENS provides consultancy service for industries and companies in the following aspects.  So far, about 20 consultation works were completed on time.

• Sampling and Analysis of Water and Wastewater

• Water and Wastewater Treatment

• Industrial Effluent Treatment

• Environmental Impact Assessment of Industries

• Life Cycle Impact Analysis

• Ecological and Health Risk Assessment

• Carbon and Water Footprint

• Vetting of Water and Sewage Treatment Plants' Designs

• Operation and Troubleshooting of Treatment Plants

• Environmental and Energy Audits

• Environmental Management Systems

We invite Industries and Companies to write the problem statements to Dr. Ambika on the above-mentioned and related aspects as consultancy works.