Catalysis and Sustainable Energy Research Lab
Welcome to Catalysis and Sustainable Energy Research Lab (CSERL), IIT Ropar
Dr. TARAK MONDAL
Principal Investigator
Catalysis and Sustainable Energy research group at IIT Ropar is emphasizing towards green energy production by novel catalytic materials using sustainable resources i.e. waste material like agricultural wastes, plastic wastes etc. The research work in CSERL is mainly focused on the preparation, characterization, and evaluation of catalysts for application in biomass conversion processes to produce alternative fuels and value added chemicals. Our research is also focused on upgradation of bio-oil to get fuel grade hydrocarbons and platform chemicals. We also encourage our students to carry out detailed reactor design, fabrication, and study the reaction mechanisms and kinetic modeling. In addition, we also work on removal of dyes from industrial waste water and utilization of activated char (bio-char) for various environmental applications, e.g. pollutants removal, carbon sequestration and soil amelioration etc.
Research Areas:
Catalysis (Heterogeneous)
Reaction Kinetics and Modeling
Hydrogen Production
Biomass conversion to value-added chemicals and fuels
CO2 conversion to value-added chemicals and fuels
Renewable Energy
Waste water treatment
Contact Us
Dr. Tarak Mondal
Assistant Professor
Office No. - 39, Mezzanine Floor,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Super Academic Block (SAB)
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Birla Seeds Farm, Rupnagar, Punjab, INDIA 140001
Email: tarakmondal@iitrpr.ac.in