Projects

On-going Projects

1. “Testing of binders for Lithium-ion Batteries” sponsored by Sponsored project form Private company

2. “Scale-Up and Process Validation for High-Purity Battery-Grade Graphite Recovery from Spent Pot Liner Waste” Sponsored by CSIR under CSIR-FTT 4M Theme, July 2026-March 2028 (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI Work Package)

3. “Turning Trash into Power: Converting Industrial Biomass Waste into Carbon for Next-Gen Energy Storage” Sponsored by CSIR under Biomass to Chemicals: A Green approach towards Circular Economy and Sustainability (CLP Theme) (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI Work Package)

 Completed Projects

1. “Valorisation of Biotic & Industrial Wastes for Energy Storage Applications in Lithium-Ion Battery and Supercapacitor” Sponsored by CSIR under CSIR Mission Mode on “Waste to Wealth Theme” Sep 2023-March 2026 (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI Work Package).

2. “Development of highly efficient visible light driven photocatalyst: A thin film approach for solar hydrogen production” Sponsored by CSIR under CSIR Energy Theme, March 2024-March 2026 (Role: PI).

3. “Fabrication of pouch-type hybrid supercapacitor device with MXenes-based nanocomposite electrodes in redox additive electrolytes” Sponsored by DST-SERB under Core Research Grant (SERB-CRG), Dec 2021-May 2025 (Role: PI).

4. “Development of Electrically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries” Sponsored by CSIR under CSIR-Fast Track Translation (CSIR-FTT) project mode under “Energy (conventional and non-conventional) and Energy Devices (EED) Theme” April 2023- March 2025 (Role: Member)

5. “Feasibility studies on the development of electrodes for electrically rechargeable aluminum-air batteries (ERAABs)” sponsored by National Aluminium Company Ltd, India, SSP-29/21. (Feb 2022 to June 2023) (Role: Member).

6. “Development of Visible Light Active Functional Materials for Efficient Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen” Sponsored by DST (Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (HFC-2018)), Sep 2019-Sep 2023 (Role: PI) 

7. “Integrated Self-powered Energy Storage System” Sponsored by DST (Materials for Energy Storage (MES-2018)), Oct 2019-Oct 2023 (Role: Co-PI)

8. Feasibility studies on metal-ions and chlorine impurities removal from carbon powder, Aug 2022-April 2023 (Sponsored project form Private company) (Role: PI)

9. Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Processed Activated Carbon for Enhancement in Li-ion Battery Characteristics, Feb 2023-August 2023 (Sponsored project form Private company) (Role: PI)

10. “Fabrication of 12 V, 500 F supercapacitor device assembly” Sponsored by CSIR-Fast Track Translation Project, July 2020-March 2022 (Role: PI).

11. “Indigenous Development of Phosphors for Image Intensifier Tubes” Sponsored by CSIR-Fast Track Translation Project, July 2020-March 2022 (Role: Co-PI).

12.  “Hierarchical composite nano-structure photocatalysts for efficient water splitting under solar light irradiation” Sponsored by MNRE, India. Feb 2016-April 2021 (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI).

13. “Fabrication of symmetric/asymmetric high energy density supercapacitor in non-aqueous electrolytes using bio-derived carbon/carbon nanocomposites” Sponsored by DST-SERB Extra Mural Research Funding (Individual Centric), Oct 2017-April 2021 (Role: PI).

14. “Parylene-C Coating and optimization of thickness on LFM & SOV Spools” Sponsored by Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, Sep 2019-March 2020 (Role: PI) “Parylene-C Coating on LFM & SOV Spools” Sponsored by Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, March 2019- May 2019 (Role: PI)

15. “Tri-layer coating of lithium sphere fuel for closed cycle propulsion of underwater torpedoes” Sponsored by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, Aug 2016- May 2018 (Role: PI).

16. “Solid State Batteries for Consumer Electronics and ELVs” Sponsored by DHI, India. Nov, 2015- Oct, 2018 (Role: PI).

17. “Synthesis and characterization of novel graphene-based materials for electrochemical applications” under Fast Track Scheme, SERB, DST, India, 2014-2017 (Role: PI).

18. “Advance Carbon Materials” (AdCarbMate) - To exploit novel carbonaceous materials for electrochemical applications relating to batteries and super-capacitors, under 12th Five Year Plan program of CSIR, India, 2012-2017 (Role: member come PI).

19. “Multifunctional electrodes and electrolytes for futuristic electrochemical Technologies (MULTIFUN)” under 12th Five Year Plan program of CSIR, India, 2012-2017 (Role: Member).

20. “Development of Graphene-based Nanomaterials for High Energy Supercapacitor Applications” CSIR-CECRI in house start up project, 2012-2016 (Role: PI).