th th The Deluge of 16 and 17 June has left an indelible mark on Uttarakhand. This unparallelled natural disaster has led to huge loss of life and property and has rendered several people homeless and several without means of living. It has virtually crippled life in the hills. CSIR and its laboratories have responded in full strength to provide its succour both financially and technologically to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Uttarakhand. We are continuing our efforts to support the State Government with high technology and products available from the CSIR laboratories. The Institute was blessed with the visits of Padma Vibhushan Prof M M Sharma and our Director-General Prof Samir K Brahmachari during this quarter. We have taken a major step towards reducing our carbon footprint by installing a 130 kilowatt solar power system. We also rd celebrated our 53 Foundation Day with Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director-General, UCOST, as the Chief Guest. I congratulate our scientists who have bagged various rd honours; the 3 National Award for Technology Innovation and the CSIR-Raman Fellowship. We have continued to make all-round progress both in research and technology commercialisation for which I once again thank our well- wishers and stakeholders and the untiring efforts of our staff and scientists. Dr M O Garg A word from the Director... NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY CELEBRATIONS Background th On that eventful day of 11 May in 1998, India conducted the second successful nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan and secured a position among the nuclear powers of the world. To commemorate India's enhanced status as a technologically developed nation and to remember the contribution of engineers, scientists, policy makers and economists in pursuit of technological excellence the day is celebrated as National Technology Day all over India. For an organization like CSIR-IIP, which has scientific research and technology development as its core activities, the day assumes much significance. The Chief Guest for the National Technology Day celebrations was none another than Prof M M Sharma, an icon in Chemistry Research and Industry. An institution in himself, his contributions to development of the industry in terms of technological innovation are unparallelled. Delivering his lecture on 'Innovation in Chemical Industry,' Prof Sharma said, “Technology is the biggest C of capital. Growth of developed as well as developing nations has been attributed to technological innovations by the renowned economists of the world. There should be serious efforts to develop innovative technologies”, he said. In his lecture, Prof Sharma traced the history of the chemical industry in terms of various path-breaking technologies which have changed our way of life from ammonia synthesis to TEFLON to polyester fiber to butadiene rubber. All these break-through inventions are significant milestones in the history of modern Year 2013 April - June No. 39 1 civilization. He laid stress on the need for the industry to adopt techniques which eventually lead to the successful implementation of many technologies. These will result in substantial improvement in turnover and financial advantage in different sectors of the industry such as petrochemical, pharmaceutical and petroleum refining. Prof Sharma, the former Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, was against the use of the term N E W S L E T T E R For private circulation only CSIR - CSIR - IIP IIP An in-house bulletin of CSIR - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM, Dehradun (L to R) Dr S K Sharma, Prof M M Sharma (Chief Guest) Dr M O Garg and Mr Surendra Kumar !!! CSIR-IIP HONOURED WITH NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD !!! ..................Details on Page 4
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th thThe Deluge of 16 and 17 June has left an indelible mark on Uttarakhand. This u n p a ra l l e l l e d n at u ra l disaster has led to huge loss of life and property and has rendered several people homeless and several without means of living. It has virtually crippled life in the hills. CSIR and its laboratories have responded in full strength to provide its succour both financially and technologically to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Uttarakhand. We are continuing our efforts to support the State Government with high technology and products available from the CSIR laboratories.
The Institute was blessed with the visits of Padma Vibhushan Prof M M Sharma and our Director-General Prof Samir K Brahmachari during this quarter. We have taken a major step towards reducing our carbon footprint by installing a 130 kilowatt solar power system. We also
rdcelebrated our 53 Foundation Day with Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director-General, UCOST, as the Chief Guest.
I congratulate our scientists who have bagged various rdhonours; the 3 National Award for Technology Innovation
and the CSIR-Raman Fellowship. We have continued to make all-round progress both in research and technology commercialisation for which I once again thank our well-wishers and stakeholders and the untiring efforts of our staff and scientists.
� Dr M O Garg
A word from the Director...NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY CELEBRATIONS
BackgroundthOn that eventful day of 11 May in 1998, India conducted the
second successful nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan and secured a position among the nuclear powers of the world. To commemorate India's enhanced status as a technologically developed nation and to remember the contribution of engineers, scientists, policy makers and economists in pursuit of technological excellence the day is celebrated as National Technology Day all over India. For an organization like CSIR-IIP, which has scientific research and technology development as its core activities, the day assumes much significance.
The Chief Guest for the National Technology Day celebrations was
none another than Prof M M Sharma, an icon in Chemistry
Research and Industry. An institution in himself, his contributions
to development of the industry in terms of technological
innovation are unparallelled.
Delivering his lecture on 'Innovation in Chemical Industry,' Prof
Sharma said, “Technology is the biggest C of capital. Growth of
developed as well as developing nations has been attributed to
technological innovations by the renowned economists of the
world. There should be serious efforts to develop innovative
technologies”, he said.
In his lecture, Prof Sharma traced the history of the chemical
industry in terms of various path-breaking technologies which
have changed our way of life from ammonia synthesis to TEFLON
to polyester fiber to butadiene rubber. All these break-through
inventions are significant milestones in the history of modern
Year 2013 April - June No. 39
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civilization.
He laid stress on the need for the industry to adopt techniques which eventually lead to the successful implementation of many technologies. These will result in substantial improvement in turnover and financial advantage in different sectors of the industry such as petrochemical, pharmaceutical and petroleum refining.
Prof Sharma, the former Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, was against the use of the term
N E W S L E T T E RFor private circulation only
CSIR -CSIR -CSIR - IIP IIP IIP An in-house bulletin of CSIR - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM, Dehradun
(L to R) Dr S K Sharma, Prof M M Sharma (Chief Guest) Dr M O Garg and Mr Surendra Kumar
!!! CSIR-IIP HONOURED WITH NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD !!! ..................Details on Page 4
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'innovation' in general research. He said the term is being used loosely.
Prof M M Sharma is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan (2001) and Padma Bhushan (1987) from the President of India. Professor Sharma was the Editor of one of the most prestigious journals in Chemical Engineering, namely, Chemical Engineering Science (Pergamon Press, UK) from 1975 to 1986.
Dr M O Garg, Director, in his welcome speech, commented on the technological capabilities of India. He emphasized on the need for development of cutting-edge technologies having low cost of operation and environment-friendliness. He showed concern over the rising prices of crude oil and its availability.
Dr S K Sharma, Chairman, Celebration Committee, said that the day gives an opportunity to derive inspiration and strength from our past achievements, to critically review our present position and to plan for the future for developing cutting-edge technologies.
Mr Surendra Kumar, Administrative Officer, proposed the vote of thanks.
rdThe Institute celebrated its 53 Foundation Day on April 18, 2013. The main attraction of the function was the IIP Foundation Day Lecture delivered by the Chief Guest Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director-General, Council for Science & Technology, Uttarakhand, and Secretary, National Academy of Sciences, UK Chapter.
Delivering the lecture, he said that the need of the day was to develop energy-efficient and environment-friendly technologies
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which should be globally competitive. He said that science should not only be a means of bread and butter. The benefits of science should be such that the lifestyle of the whole human race can be upgraded. He exhorted the scientists to come up with technologies that could help mankind achieve a higher standard of life.
Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, said that the Institute has been contributing to the growth of petroleum refining and petrochemical industry for the last 52 years. CSIR-IIP has developed about 78 technologies/processes/products. A large number of them have been commercialized against global competition. Realising the finite availability of fossil fuels, research has been started in the areas of alternative fuels including biofuels, biojet fuel, waste plastics-to-petroleum products, etc.
•Cetane number evaluation for 10 HSD samples
•Investigating the emission characteristics of portable gensets
•Feasibility studies on utilization of gas oil sample (HSD) for ONGC Hazira Plant
•Study of naphtha sample from GAIL
•Comparative testing and analysis of Russian and Indian hypoid oils
•Study of deposit characteristics on two numbers of Suzuki Access scooter engine components
•Development testing of champion 3-wheelers for correlation of mass emissions (4 nos.)
•Study / analysis of benzene samples
•Studies of coker unit samples from HMEL, Bhatinda
•Study / analysis of speciality oils
•Development of new nanostructured mesoporous materials like SAB-15 for catalytic application in hydrotreatment
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects Taken Up
Sponsored Projects Completed
Prof Sharma jots down his observations in the Visitor Book of the Institute
Dr Rajendra Dobhal lights the inaugural lamp on Foundation Day. Dr M O Garg, Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist and
Mr V K Kaushika, Controller of Administration are also seen (L-R)
Prof Samir K Brahmachari, Director-General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, inaugurated a
130 kw solar energy panel on June 14, 2013, at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
The energy from this solar panel can help run about 500 tube-lights, 150 fans and 50 computers in full capacity. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has provided great assistance to the Institute in this project. The Central Electronics Ltd. will be responsible for its maintenance for two years. This solar panel would also contribute greatly in the protection of the environment and natural resources.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, said that the installation of this would play an important
Prof Brahmachari unveiling the plaque, marking the inauguration of the solar panel
role in the protection of the ecological system of the CSIR-IIP campus by reducing the carbon footprint of the campus by about 153.738 tonnes per year.
Prof Brahmachari, Director-General, CSIR, who had been on a visit to the Institute on the occasion of the inauguration of the solar panel, addressed the staff of the Institute and talked about his attempts at the strengthening and refurbishing of CSIR as a whole since he had taken over as the Director-General of the Council. He also visited the Crude Evaluation Laboratory, Waste Plastics Plant, Mass Emission Laboratory, Bio-jet Fuel Pilot Plant and Visbreaking Pilot Plant of the Institute.
Prof Brahmachari addressing the Institute staff
INSTALLATION OF MEGA SOLAR PANEL AT THE CSIR-IIP, DEHRADUN
RESEARCH OUTPUT
Papers Published
•Kinetics of hydrodesulphurization of diesel: internal mass transfer aspects, S K Ganguly (2013), Petroleum Science and Technology, 31:7, 672-679, April 2013
•Tribological behaviour of diesel fuels and the effect of anti-wear additives, Shilpi Agarwal, Vijay K Chhibber and Ajay K Bhatnagar, Fuel, 106, 21-29, Apr 2013
•Efficient catalytic epoxidation of olefins with hierarchical mesoporous TS-1 using TBHP as an oxidant, Bhawan Singh, Bharat Singh Rana, L N Sivakumar, G M Bahuguna and A K Sinha, Journal of Porous Materials, 20(2),397-405, April 2013
•Thiourea dioxide with TBHP: a fruitful and greener recipe for the catalytic oxidation of alcohols, Sanny Verma, Raghuvir Singh, Deependra Tripathi, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna and Suman L Jain, RSC Advances, 3(13),4184-4188, April
2013
•Acidity and catalytic activity of sulphated ZrSBA-15, Kapil K Soni, Shelu Garg, G Muthu Kumaran, J K Gupta, Thallada Bhaskar and G Muralidhar, Preprints, American Chemical Society, Division of Energy & Fuels, 58(1), 1093-1096, April 2013
•Design and optimization of ethanol production from bagasse pith hydrolysate by a thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces sp.IIPE453 using response surface methodology, Diptarka Dasgupta, Sunil Kumar Suman, Diwakar Pandey, Debashish Ghosh, Rashmi Khan, Deepti Agrawal, Rakesh Kumar Jain, Vasanta Thakur Vadde and D K Adhikari, Springer Plus (Open Access Journal), 2:159, April 2013
•Cracking and isomerization functionalities of bi-metallic zeolites for naphtha value upgradation, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham and M O Garg, Fuel, 107, 432-438, May 2013
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'innovation' in general research. He said the term is being used loosely.
Prof M M Sharma is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan (2001) and Padma Bhushan (1987) from the President of India. Professor Sharma was the Editor of one of the most prestigious journals in Chemical Engineering, namely, Chemical Engineering Science (Pergamon Press, UK) from 1975 to 1986.
Dr M O Garg, Director, in his welcome speech, commented on the technological capabilities of India. He emphasized on the need for development of cutting-edge technologies having low cost of operation and environment-friendliness. He showed concern over the rising prices of crude oil and its availability.
Dr S K Sharma, Chairman, Celebration Committee, said that the day gives an opportunity to derive inspiration and strength from our past achievements, to critically review our present position and to plan for the future for developing cutting-edge technologies.
Mr Surendra Kumar, Administrative Officer, proposed the vote of thanks.
rdThe Institute celebrated its 53 Foundation Day on April 18, 2013. The main attraction of the function was the IIP Foundation Day Lecture delivered by the Chief Guest Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director-General, Council for Science & Technology, Uttarakhand, and Secretary, National Academy of Sciences, UK Chapter.
Delivering the lecture, he said that the need of the day was to develop energy-efficient and environment-friendly technologies
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which should be globally competitive. He said that science should not only be a means of bread and butter. The benefits of science should be such that the lifestyle of the whole human race can be upgraded. He exhorted the scientists to come up with technologies that could help mankind achieve a higher standard of life.
Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, said that the Institute has been contributing to the growth of petroleum refining and petrochemical industry for the last 52 years. CSIR-IIP has developed about 78 technologies/processes/products. A large number of them have been commercialized against global competition. Realising the finite availability of fossil fuels, research has been started in the areas of alternative fuels including biofuels, biojet fuel, waste plastics-to-petroleum products, etc.
•Cetane number evaluation for 10 HSD samples
•Investigating the emission characteristics of portable gensets
•Feasibility studies on utilization of gas oil sample (HSD) for ONGC Hazira Plant
•Study of naphtha sample from GAIL
•Comparative testing and analysis of Russian and Indian hypoid oils
•Study of deposit characteristics on two numbers of Suzuki Access scooter engine components
•Development testing of champion 3-wheelers for correlation of mass emissions (4 nos.)
•Study / analysis of benzene samples
•Studies of coker unit samples from HMEL, Bhatinda
•Study / analysis of speciality oils
•Development of new nanostructured mesoporous materials like SAB-15 for catalytic application in hydrotreatment
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects Taken Up
Sponsored Projects Completed
Prof Sharma jots down his observations in the Visitor Book of the Institute
Dr Rajendra Dobhal lights the inaugural lamp on Foundation Day. Dr M O Garg, Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist and
Mr V K Kaushika, Controller of Administration are also seen (L-R)
Prof Samir K Brahmachari, Director-General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, inaugurated a
130 kw solar energy panel on June 14, 2013, at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
The energy from this solar panel can help run about 500 tube-lights, 150 fans and 50 computers in full capacity. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has provided great assistance to the Institute in this project. The Central Electronics Ltd. will be responsible for its maintenance for two years. This solar panel would also contribute greatly in the protection of the environment and natural resources.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, said that the installation of this would play an important
Prof Brahmachari unveiling the plaque, marking the inauguration of the solar panel
role in the protection of the ecological system of the CSIR-IIP campus by reducing the carbon footprint of the campus by about 153.738 tonnes per year.
Prof Brahmachari, Director-General, CSIR, who had been on a visit to the Institute on the occasion of the inauguration of the solar panel, addressed the staff of the Institute and talked about his attempts at the strengthening and refurbishing of CSIR as a whole since he had taken over as the Director-General of the Council. He also visited the Crude Evaluation Laboratory, Waste Plastics Plant, Mass Emission Laboratory, Bio-jet Fuel Pilot Plant and Visbreaking Pilot Plant of the Institute.
Prof Brahmachari addressing the Institute staff
INSTALLATION OF MEGA SOLAR PANEL AT THE CSIR-IIP, DEHRADUN
RESEARCH OUTPUT
Papers Published
•Kinetics of hydrodesulphurization of diesel: internal mass transfer aspects, S K Ganguly (2013), Petroleum Science and Technology, 31:7, 672-679, April 2013
•Tribological behaviour of diesel fuels and the effect of anti-wear additives, Shilpi Agarwal, Vijay K Chhibber and Ajay K Bhatnagar, Fuel, 106, 21-29, Apr 2013
•Efficient catalytic epoxidation of olefins with hierarchical mesoporous TS-1 using TBHP as an oxidant, Bhawan Singh, Bharat Singh Rana, L N Sivakumar, G M Bahuguna and A K Sinha, Journal of Porous Materials, 20(2),397-405, April 2013
•Thiourea dioxide with TBHP: a fruitful and greener recipe for the catalytic oxidation of alcohols, Sanny Verma, Raghuvir Singh, Deependra Tripathi, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna and Suman L Jain, RSC Advances, 3(13),4184-4188, April
2013
•Acidity and catalytic activity of sulphated ZrSBA-15, Kapil K Soni, Shelu Garg, G Muthu Kumaran, J K Gupta, Thallada Bhaskar and G Muralidhar, Preprints, American Chemical Society, Division of Energy & Fuels, 58(1), 1093-1096, April 2013
•Design and optimization of ethanol production from bagasse pith hydrolysate by a thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces sp.IIPE453 using response surface methodology, Diptarka Dasgupta, Sunil Kumar Suman, Diwakar Pandey, Debashish Ghosh, Rashmi Khan, Deepti Agrawal, Rakesh Kumar Jain, Vasanta Thakur Vadde and D K Adhikari, Springer Plus (Open Access Journal), 2:159, April 2013
•Cracking and isomerization functionalities of bi-metallic zeolites for naphtha value upgradation, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham and M O Garg, Fuel, 107, 432-438, May 2013
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rdThe Institute has been declared the winner of the '3 automotive grade fuel and petrochemicals is a unique National Award for Technology Innovation – 2012-2013' in technology developed by the CSIR-IIP in collaboration the category of Innovation in Polymer Waste with GAIL.Management and Recycling Technology and the This technology can convert waste polyolefins subcategory of Academic and R&D Institutions for an (polyethylenes and polypropylenes like carry bags, innovation in 'Technology to convert waste plastics packaging materials, household plastics, agricultural pipes (po lyo le f ins ) to automot ive-grade fue l and etc) into exclusively any one of the products, viz. gasoline, petrochemicals'. diesel or petrochemicals. The liquid fuels (gasoline/diesel)
produced meet most of the Euro-III specifications and The award is given every year by the Department of their performance is comparable to commercial Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of automotive fuels.India, to incentivize meritorious innovations and Based on the process developed, 1kg of polylefinic waste, inventions in various fields of polymers with participation devoid of contaminants, can produce either 550-600 ml from individuals, teams & industry besides academic and gasol ine or 750-800ml diesel or 450-500ml R&D institutions.petrochemicals, along with LPG in each case. The process
The purpose of this award is to develop and maintain the has the potential to solve the problem of plastic waste
petrochemical industry as a globally competitive industry disposal in an economical and environment-friendly way,
using eco-friendly processes and technologies. The augment the supply of fuel, and provide economic
technology to convert waste plastics (polyolefins) to benefits to the weaker segments of the society.
CSIR-IIP IS HONOURED FOR INNOVATION IN POLYMER WASTE MANAGEMENT
Mr S K Jena, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, rdGovt. of India, confers the 3 National Award for Technology Innovation 2012-2013 on Dr S M Nanoti, Chief Scientist, on
May 7, 2013 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
•Upgrading of bio-oils over PdO/Al O catalyst and 2 3
fractionation, Arakshita Majhi, Y K Sharma, Rajaram Bal, Babita Behera and Jagdish Kumar, Fuel, 107, 131-137, May 2013
•Octane number enhancement studies of naphtha over noble metal-loaded zeolite catalysts, N Viswanadham, Sandeep K Saxena and M O Garg, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19(3), 950-955, May 2013
•Glycerol ingrained copper: an efficient recyclable catalyst for
N-arylation of amines with aryl halides, Praveen K Khatri and Suman L Jain, Tetrahedron Letters, 54(21),2740-2743 May 2013
•Ultrasound-assisted shape regulation of CuO-nanorods in ionic liquids and their use as energy-efficient lubricant additives, Rashi Gusain and O P Khatri, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 1(18), 5612-5619, May 2013
•Adsorptive desulphurization of diesel by regenerable
March to the affected regions: CSIR-IIP's vehicle starting from the Institute's gates,
laden with relief material
The CSIR-IIP team the distributing CSIR relief material to
the villagers
Expectant villagers awaiting the distribution of the CSIR relief material
Scenes of flood devastation at the village Purodi in the Thatyur Block of Distt. Tehri Garhwal
Relief food (ready-to-eat) for free distribution from CSIR-CFTRI
Water filters from the CSIR-IMMT being distributed in the villages
Demonstration of the functioning of theWF Unit based on CSIR-NCL technology
Inside view of the vehicle with the RO Unit from the CSIR-CSMCRI in operation
The CSIR-CSMCRI team with the vehicle carrying RO Unit
th thThe massive destruction caused by the deluge of June 16 & 17 much appreciated, there being no source of clean water in these in the state of Uttarakhand and the resultant tragedy have not areas after disruption in the water supply lines.escaped the notice of the CSIR Headquarters in New Delhi and CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore provided mathi (60 cartons), roti (15 the country-wide network of its national institutes and Cartons), tomato sauce (1 carton), murmure (300 bags), energy laboratories. Apart from their concern for the growth and powder (200 bags), high protein rusks (63 cartons), Bissi Bele development of the country through research in science and Bhaath (South Indian Khichadi – 189 cartons), imli poha (56 technology, which is their mandate, they responded cartons), ORS (153 cartons) and bread (4 cartons). CSIR-NCL, immediately and admirably to the pain of the hills and the hill
Pune, came forward with Water Filtration Unit (20 boxes) and populace. CSIR-IIP, being closest to the Uttarakhand hills, was
hand pumps (20 boxes); CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar provided made as the Nodal Laboratory to coordinate with the state-level
water filters (500 units); CSIR-CLRI, Chennai had footwear (2000 Disaster Management team on behalf of CSIR Headquarters and
pairs) to offer and CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur donated NEERI-ZAR, a its laboratories under the leadership of Dr M O Garg, Director,
Water Filter Unit (100 units) .CSIR-IIP. Every laboratory of the CSIR has been keen to work for CSIR-IIP Dehradun had these to offer: raincoats (1000 nos), relief to the disaster-hit people and most of them contributed tarpaulins (100 nos.), stainless steel utensil sets (200 nos), one-day salary to the PM's relief fund. The contributions also plastic tags (200 nos), candles (44 pkts of 968 pieces each) and came in the form of products or processes developed by the match-boxes (63 pkts of 900 pieces each).CSIR/CSIR laboratories to help mitigate the hardships being
faced by the affected population besides food, clothing or other Further, the relief operations team at the CSIR-IIP readied 100 protective items etc. The whole operation was conducted in bags of essential items for distribution in the hills. Each of these close association with the Government of Uttarakhand. bags contained 15 items, viz., wheat flour, rice, pulses, salt, Following is a description of the help & support being provided: cooking oil, match boxes, candles, footwear, tents, rain-coats,
tumblers, spoons, bowls, plates and mugs. CSIR-IIP also CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar sent RO and UF units fitted on a truck. arranged rations worth Rs.1,40,400/-. These villages of the The RO plant with a clean water capacity of 5000 lt/hour was Thatyur Block in the Tehri Distt. were covered : Purodi, Dugadda, placed in Rishikesh and the UF unit was placed at Srinagar
(Garhwal). This effort was the need of the hour and was very Papra & Sirwa.
CSIR IN THE SERVICE OF THE FLOOD-AFFECTED UTTARAKHAND
(Cont'd. on page 7)
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rdThe Institute has been declared the winner of the '3 automotive grade fuel and petrochemicals is a unique National Award for Technology Innovation – 2012-2013' in technology developed by the CSIR-IIP in collaboration the category of Innovation in Polymer Waste with GAIL.Management and Recycling Technology and the This technology can convert waste polyolefins subcategory of Academic and R&D Institutions for an (polyethylenes and polypropylenes like carry bags, innovation in 'Technology to convert waste plastics packaging materials, household plastics, agricultural pipes (po lyo le f ins ) to automot ive-grade fue l and etc) into exclusively any one of the products, viz. gasoline, petrochemicals'. diesel or petrochemicals. The liquid fuels (gasoline/diesel)
produced meet most of the Euro-III specifications and The award is given every year by the Department of their performance is comparable to commercial Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of automotive fuels.India, to incentivize meritorious innovations and Based on the process developed, 1kg of polylefinic waste, inventions in various fields of polymers with participation devoid of contaminants, can produce either 550-600 ml from individuals, teams & industry besides academic and gasol ine or 750-800ml diesel or 450-500ml R&D institutions.petrochemicals, along with LPG in each case. The process
The purpose of this award is to develop and maintain the has the potential to solve the problem of plastic waste
petrochemical industry as a globally competitive industry disposal in an economical and environment-friendly way,
using eco-friendly processes and technologies. The augment the supply of fuel, and provide economic
technology to convert waste plastics (polyolefins) to benefits to the weaker segments of the society.
CSIR-IIP IS HONOURED FOR INNOVATION IN POLYMER WASTE MANAGEMENT
Mr S K Jena, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, rdGovt. of India, confers the 3 National Award for Technology Innovation 2012-2013 on Dr S M Nanoti, Chief Scientist, on
May 7, 2013 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
•Upgrading of bio-oils over PdO/Al O catalyst and 2 3
fractionation, Arakshita Majhi, Y K Sharma, Rajaram Bal, Babita Behera and Jagdish Kumar, Fuel, 107, 131-137, May 2013
•Octane number enhancement studies of naphtha over noble metal-loaded zeolite catalysts, N Viswanadham, Sandeep K Saxena and M O Garg, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19(3), 950-955, May 2013
•Glycerol ingrained copper: an efficient recyclable catalyst for
N-arylation of amines with aryl halides, Praveen K Khatri and Suman L Jain, Tetrahedron Letters, 54(21),2740-2743 May 2013
•Ultrasound-assisted shape regulation of CuO-nanorods in ionic liquids and their use as energy-efficient lubricant additives, Rashi Gusain and O P Khatri, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 1(18), 5612-5619, May 2013
•Adsorptive desulphurization of diesel by regenerable
March to the affected regions: CSIR-IIP's vehicle starting from the Institute's gates,
laden with relief material
The CSIR-IIP team the distributing CSIR relief material to
the villagers
Expectant villagers awaiting the distribution of the CSIR relief material
Scenes of flood devastation at the village Purodi in the Thatyur Block of Distt. Tehri Garhwal
Relief food (ready-to-eat) for free distribution from CSIR-CFTRI
Water filters from the CSIR-IMMT being distributed in the villages
Demonstration of the functioning of theWF Unit based on CSIR-NCL technology
Inside view of the vehicle with the RO Unit from the CSIR-CSMCRI in operation
The CSIR-CSMCRI team with the vehicle carrying RO Unit
th thThe massive destruction caused by the deluge of June 16 & 17 much appreciated, there being no source of clean water in these in the state of Uttarakhand and the resultant tragedy have not areas after disruption in the water supply lines.escaped the notice of the CSIR Headquarters in New Delhi and CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore provided mathi (60 cartons), roti (15 the country-wide network of its national institutes and Cartons), tomato sauce (1 carton), murmure (300 bags), energy laboratories. Apart from their concern for the growth and powder (200 bags), high protein rusks (63 cartons), Bissi Bele development of the country through research in science and Bhaath (South Indian Khichadi – 189 cartons), imli poha (56 technology, which is their mandate, they responded cartons), ORS (153 cartons) and bread (4 cartons). CSIR-NCL, immediately and admirably to the pain of the hills and the hill
Pune, came forward with Water Filtration Unit (20 boxes) and populace. CSIR-IIP, being closest to the Uttarakhand hills, was
hand pumps (20 boxes); CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar provided made as the Nodal Laboratory to coordinate with the state-level
water filters (500 units); CSIR-CLRI, Chennai had footwear (2000 Disaster Management team on behalf of CSIR Headquarters and
pairs) to offer and CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur donated NEERI-ZAR, a its laboratories under the leadership of Dr M O Garg, Director,
Water Filter Unit (100 units) .CSIR-IIP. Every laboratory of the CSIR has been keen to work for CSIR-IIP Dehradun had these to offer: raincoats (1000 nos), relief to the disaster-hit people and most of them contributed tarpaulins (100 nos.), stainless steel utensil sets (200 nos), one-day salary to the PM's relief fund. The contributions also plastic tags (200 nos), candles (44 pkts of 968 pieces each) and came in the form of products or processes developed by the match-boxes (63 pkts of 900 pieces each).CSIR/CSIR laboratories to help mitigate the hardships being
faced by the affected population besides food, clothing or other Further, the relief operations team at the CSIR-IIP readied 100 protective items etc. The whole operation was conducted in bags of essential items for distribution in the hills. Each of these close association with the Government of Uttarakhand. bags contained 15 items, viz., wheat flour, rice, pulses, salt, Following is a description of the help & support being provided: cooking oil, match boxes, candles, footwear, tents, rain-coats,
tumblers, spoons, bowls, plates and mugs. CSIR-IIP also CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar sent RO and UF units fitted on a truck. arranged rations worth Rs.1,40,400/-. These villages of the The RO plant with a clean water capacity of 5000 lt/hour was Thatyur Block in the Tehri Distt. were covered : Purodi, Dugadda, placed in Rishikesh and the UF unit was placed at Srinagar
(Garhwal). This effort was the need of the hour and was very Papra & Sirwa.
CSIR IN THE SERVICE OF THE FLOOD-AFFECTED UTTARAKHAND
(Cont'd. on page 7)
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nickel-based adsorbents, Soumen Dasgupta, Pushpa Gupta, Aarti, Anshu Nanoti, A N Goswami and M O Garg along with Elisabeth Tangstad, Oernulv B Vistad, Arne Karlsson and Michael Stocker, Fuel, 108,184-189, June 2013
•Fine tuning of the demercaptanization process in an LPG extractor, S K Ganguly, N Rathi and A Jain, Petroleum Science and Technology, 31:12, 1283-1293, June 2013
•Tune up the sweetening process for your facility, S K Ganguly, G Das, Sunil Kumar, Bir Sain and M O Garg, Hydrocarbon Processing, 92(6), 77-81, June 2013
•Catalytic Oxidation of Mercaptans in Light Oil Sweetening: Kinetics and Reactor Design, S K Ganguly, Gautam Das, Gautam Kumar , Sunil Kumar, Bir Sain and M O Garg, Chemical Engineering Transactions (Proceedings of IChea P-11, 11th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, Milan, June 3-5, 2013), 32, 661-666, 2013
•Training Programme for the Chemical Engineers of different refineries; April 1-19, 2013
•Training Programme on 'Operation and Maintenance of CFR Engines' for Executives of different refineries, May 13-24, 2013
•Sulphur content in ethyl benzoate samples for Gujarat Organics Ltd., Ankleshwar
•Testing parameters for fuel oil sample for M/s City Petrochem (P) Ltd., Mumbai
•Performance test as per VAV-382 B/IIP procedure of mono- and multi-grade gear oil for M/s Western India Genuine Ghee Co. (P) Ltd., Mumbai
Paper(s) published in Proceedings Conference
Chapter(s) published in Book(s)
TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED
SERVING THE INDUSTRY
Programmes on Petroleum Refining Technology
Other Programmes
S&T Services Conducted for Private/Govt. Clients from India and Abroad
•Testing of gensets for M/s Birla Power Solutions Ltd., Dehradun
•Testing of fire-resistant characteristics of Servo-system HFB68 for IOCL, Faridabad
•RON and MON check along with physico-chemical properties for RON 97 oil for M/s AVL Tech. Centre Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
•Balmeral Protomac Hydro Lube 46 to be tested for fire resistance characteristics as per IS: 7895-1975 for Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Kolkata
•Fuel economy of SI vehicles fuelled by ethanol gasoline blends-role of engine lubricant viscosity, Devendra Singh, M K Shukla, Rajkumar Singh, Nishan Singh and Y R Singh
•Process intensification for hydroprocessing of vegetable oils, B Neelam Naidu, Mohit Anand, Salim Akhtar Farooqui, M G Sibi, Rakesh Kumar, Rakesh Joshi and A K Sinha
•Gd-promoted mesoporous Ni-ZSM composite as efficient catalyst for carbon dioxide reforming of methane, Bipul Sarkar, Rajiv Kumar Singha, Reena Goyal, Subhasish Das, Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Chandrashekhar Pendem, Ankur Bordoloi and Rajaram Bal
•Chemical and structural characterization of intercalated graphene oxides and their dispersibility in organic solvents, Harshal P Mungse and O P Khatri
•An investigation into the tribological properties of diesel and diesel-GTBE blends, G D Thakre, Savita Kaul, M S Negi, Dinesh Agarwal, Pankaj Arya and B M Shukla
•Catalytic oxidation of mercaptans in light oil sweetening: kinetics and reactor design, S K Ganguly, G Das, Gautam Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Bir Sain
•Ag-nanoparticles supported on WO nanorod for selective 3
oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide with molecular oxygen, Shilpi Ghosh, Chandrashekhar Pendem and Rajaram Bal
EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE
Papers Presented in Conferences/Seminars
Asia-Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 2013 (APAC-17), Bangkok, April 1-4, 2013
International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2013), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT-Raipur, April 5-6, 2013
th36 Annual Meeting of the British Zeolite Association at Keele University, UK, April 8-10, 2013
Imagine Nano (Graphene 2013) International Conference, Bilbao, Spain, April 23-26, 2013
thSTLE 68 Annual meeting & Exhibition 2013, Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 5-9, 2013
th ICheaP-11, 11 International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, June 2 -5, 2013 , Milan, Italy
th7 World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis (WCOC), June 9-12, 2013, Washington University, Saint Lewis, Missouri, USA
Training programme, April 1-19, 2013: participants & faculty
(Cont'd. from page 4)
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nickel-based adsorbents, Soumen Dasgupta, Pushpa Gupta, Aarti, Anshu Nanoti, A N Goswami and M O Garg along with Elisabeth Tangstad, Oernulv B Vistad, Arne Karlsson and Michael Stocker, Fuel, 108,184-189, June 2013
•Fine tuning of the demercaptanization process in an LPG extractor, S K Ganguly, N Rathi and A Jain, Petroleum Science and Technology, 31:12, 1283-1293, June 2013
•Tune up the sweetening process for your facility, S K Ganguly, G Das, Sunil Kumar, Bir Sain and M O Garg, Hydrocarbon Processing, 92(6), 77-81, June 2013
•Catalytic Oxidation of Mercaptans in Light Oil Sweetening: Kinetics and Reactor Design, S K Ganguly, Gautam Das, Gautam Kumar , Sunil Kumar, Bir Sain and M O Garg, Chemical Engineering Transactions (Proceedings of IChea P-11, 11th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, Milan, June 3-5, 2013), 32, 661-666, 2013
•Training Programme for the Chemical Engineers of different refineries; April 1-19, 2013
•Training Programme on 'Operation and Maintenance of CFR Engines' for Executives of different refineries, May 13-24, 2013
•Sulphur content in ethyl benzoate samples for Gujarat Organics Ltd., Ankleshwar
•Testing parameters for fuel oil sample for M/s City Petrochem (P) Ltd., Mumbai
•Performance test as per VAV-382 B/IIP procedure of mono- and multi-grade gear oil for M/s Western India Genuine Ghee Co. (P) Ltd., Mumbai
Paper(s) published in Proceedings Conference
Chapter(s) published in Book(s)
TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED
SERVING THE INDUSTRY
Programmes on Petroleum Refining Technology
Other Programmes
S&T Services Conducted for Private/Govt. Clients from India and Abroad
•Testing of gensets for M/s Birla Power Solutions Ltd., Dehradun
•Testing of fire-resistant characteristics of Servo-system HFB68 for IOCL, Faridabad
•RON and MON check along with physico-chemical properties for RON 97 oil for M/s AVL Tech. Centre Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
•Balmeral Protomac Hydro Lube 46 to be tested for fire resistance characteristics as per IS: 7895-1975 for Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Kolkata
•Fuel economy of SI vehicles fuelled by ethanol gasoline blends-role of engine lubricant viscosity, Devendra Singh, M K Shukla, Rajkumar Singh, Nishan Singh and Y R Singh
•Process intensification for hydroprocessing of vegetable oils, B Neelam Naidu, Mohit Anand, Salim Akhtar Farooqui, M G Sibi, Rakesh Kumar, Rakesh Joshi and A K Sinha
•Gd-promoted mesoporous Ni-ZSM composite as efficient catalyst for carbon dioxide reforming of methane, Bipul Sarkar, Rajiv Kumar Singha, Reena Goyal, Subhasish Das, Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Chandrashekhar Pendem, Ankur Bordoloi and Rajaram Bal
•Chemical and structural characterization of intercalated graphene oxides and their dispersibility in organic solvents, Harshal P Mungse and O P Khatri
•An investigation into the tribological properties of diesel and diesel-GTBE blends, G D Thakre, Savita Kaul, M S Negi, Dinesh Agarwal, Pankaj Arya and B M Shukla
•Catalytic oxidation of mercaptans in light oil sweetening: kinetics and reactor design, S K Ganguly, G Das, Gautam Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Bir Sain
•Ag-nanoparticles supported on WO nanorod for selective 3
oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide with molecular oxygen, Shilpi Ghosh, Chandrashekhar Pendem and Rajaram Bal
EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE
Papers Presented in Conferences/Seminars
Asia-Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 2013 (APAC-17), Bangkok, April 1-4, 2013
International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2013), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT-Raipur, April 5-6, 2013
th36 Annual Meeting of the British Zeolite Association at Keele University, UK, April 8-10, 2013
Imagine Nano (Graphene 2013) International Conference, Bilbao, Spain, April 23-26, 2013
thSTLE 68 Annual meeting & Exhibition 2013, Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 5-9, 2013
th ICheaP-11, 11 International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, June 2 -5, 2013 , Milan, Italy
th7 World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis (WCOC), June 9-12, 2013, Washington University, Saint Lewis, Missouri, USA
Training programme, April 1-19, 2013: participants & faculty
(Cont'd. from page 4)
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th12 International Conference on Carbon-di-oxide Utilization
(ICCDU-XII), June 23-27, 2013, Westin Hotel, Alexandria, VA,
Washington DC, USA
•A facile synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium-
2-carboxylate metal complexes by direct carboxylation with
CO and their use as catalysts for the synthesis of methyl 2
carbamates, Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain
•Absorption of CO in aqueous solutions of N, N,N', N'-2
tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine and its blends with N-
Kumbhar, Invitee, PIL, Pune; Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR- IIP;
Mr B M Shukla, Head, RPBD and all HOD's and Sr Scientists of
the Institute participated in the meeting.
Within India
•Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, for
Collaborative Programme in R&D, Education and Training.
Videoconferencing
Colloquia and Talks
th39 RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETING
MoU's/AGREEMENTS SIGNED
Outside India
•Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, for academic collaboration.
•Non-disclosure agreement with SABIC Ventures BV, The Netherlands, for waste plastics/biomass-to-chemical conversion technology.
•Prof Paul A Webley, Dr (Mrs) Ranjeet Singh and Dr (Ms) Penny Xiao, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Melbourne University, Australia, April 1-3, 2013.
•Mr M V Ravi Someswarudu, General Manager (R&D) and Mr
T Nanda Kumar, Sr Manager, GAIL, NOIDA, April 11, 2013.
•Mr Murali Manickam, Senior Manager, IAV India Pvt. Ltd.,
Pune, June 5, 2013.
•Dr Anjan Ray, Director, Honeywell International (I) Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon, and Mr A K Dussa, Advisor, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, New Delhi, June 8, 2013.
•Dr Naveen Vasishta, Principal Scientific Officer, Department
of Science & Technology, New Delhi, June 10, 2013.
•Prof Samir K Brahamchari, DG-CSIR, New Delhi, June 14,
2013.
•Mr N V N Nandagopalu, Senior Manager and Ms Amutha,
Process Engineer, CPCL, Chennai, June 27-28 2013.
•Mr Devendra Singh, Senior Scientist, visited Thailand to
present a research paper at the 'Asia-Pacific Automotive
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
INTERNATIONAL VISITS
Engineering Conference 2013 (APAC-17)' at Bangkok; April 1-4, 2013
•Mr G D Thakre, Scientist, visited the USA to present a paper that the 'STLE 68 Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2013' at
Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 5-9, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, visited Russia for an invitation talk at
the conference entitled as 'XI International Forum on Industrial Safety' at Saint Petersburg, May 27-30, 2013
•Dr Rajaram Bal, Senior Scientist, visited the University of
Tokyo, Japan as Project Associate Professor on Sabbatical Leave, June 1 to July 31, 2013
•Mr S K Ganguly, Senior Principal Scientist, visited Italy to
present an oral paper at the 'ICheaP-11, 11th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering' at Milan, Italy, June 2 to 5, 2013
EXPOSURE OF STUDENTS TO OUR SCIENTIFIC INTELLECT & INFRASTRUCTURE
FACILITIES ADDED
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS
Visits of students/different groups of students/cadets/ trainers/trainees/faculty members from the following institutions/ colleges:
•JMIT, Radaur, Yamunanagar, April 18, 2013
This fabricated pilot plant is an outcome of a collaborative project sponsored by CESS-CPPRI, Saharanpur, UP where sugarcane bagasse pith, a waste generated from sugarcane bagasse based paper industry, has been targetted for conversion into ethanol, chemicals and other energy compounds. This unit was designed by the CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, and the CPPRI, Saharanpur, and has been fabricated by a local fabricator from Saharanpur. This semi-automated pilot plant is capable of hydrolyzing any lignocellulosic biomass with steam and mild acid treatment. Xylan-free treated biomass can be enzymatically sachcharified to glucose-rich broth. Hence this pilot plant for biomass hydrolysis and saccharification
unit can extract pentosan and hexosan from lignocellulosic biomass with almost 85% recovery by the process developed by the CSIR-IIP.
th•Dr M O Garg, Director, '4 Third Pole Environment Workshop (TPE-2013)', Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, April 1, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'CB&I's Lummus Technology 2013 Refining Technology Conference and Seminar', New Delhi, April 3-4, 2013
•Mr B Neelam Naidu, Scientist, 'Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2013)', Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT, Raipur, April 5-6, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director; Dr S K Maity, Dr S L Jain, Senior Scientists and Mr Prasenjit Ghosh, Scientist, 'Axens India 2013 Refining and Petrochemical Seminar', New Delhi, April 9-10, 2013
Pilot Plant for Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification
Members of the RC pose together with the host CSIR-IIP seniors
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Biomass hydrolysis plant in pictures
WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS/ MEETINGS
HRD/AWARENESS EVENTS
•CSIR-IIP hosted the BIS PCD 3:5 Sub Committee Meeting on May 24, 2013. Dr A R Shukla, President, Biogas Forum-India, New Delhi; Dr A Datta, BIS, New Delhi; Mrs Chitra Gupta, BIS, New Delhi; Mr Surender Pratap, Dy GM, HPCL, Mumbai; Mr M P Bangwal, HPCL, Mumbai; Mr M Siraj, Maruti-Suzuki India Ltd.; Mr Alok Sharma, Chief Research Manager, IOCL; Mr Naresh Saini, GAIL and Mr E S Ranganathan, GAIL, were present.
•Mr Piyush Gupta and Mr Raghuvir Singh, TA's, 'Orientation Training Programme for Technical Group III', April 8-12, 2013
•Mrs Anjali Bhatnagar, Technician, 'Training Programme on Effective Implementation of RTI Act for Appellate Authorities and PIOs' , May 22-24, 2013
•Mr Pankaj Kumar Kannaujia, Mr Rajkumar Singh, Scientists thand Mukesh Kumar Poddar, TA, '8 Summer School
Programme on Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals' held from June 3 to 7, 2013 by Petrotech Society and IOCL at IIPM, Gurgaon
th•Mr Harshal P Mungse, Ms Rashi Gusain, JRF's, '5 Summer School in Tribology' at IIPM, Gurgaon by TSI and IOCL during June 24 to 28, 2013
Programmes at the HRDC (CSIR), Ghaziabad
Other Programmes
HONOURS & AWARDS
Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP was honoured for the
progressive development of international relations in global
industrial safety issues by Dr Alexander Moskalenko, President
of the GCE Group, and Conference Presenter of the 'XI
International Forum on Industrial Safety', during the conference
held between May 27-30, 2013 at Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
C S I R - I I P N E W S L E T T E R
8
th12 International Conference on Carbon-di-oxide Utilization
(ICCDU-XII), June 23-27, 2013, Westin Hotel, Alexandria, VA,
Washington DC, USA
•A facile synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium-
2-carboxylate metal complexes by direct carboxylation with
CO and their use as catalysts for the synthesis of methyl 2
carbamates, Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain
•Absorption of CO in aqueous solutions of N, N,N', N'-2
tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine and its blends with N-
Kumbhar, Invitee, PIL, Pune; Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR- IIP;
Mr B M Shukla, Head, RPBD and all HOD's and Sr Scientists of
the Institute participated in the meeting.
Within India
•Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, for
Collaborative Programme in R&D, Education and Training.
Videoconferencing
Colloquia and Talks
th39 RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETING
MoU's/AGREEMENTS SIGNED
Outside India
•Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, for academic collaboration.
•Non-disclosure agreement with SABIC Ventures BV, The Netherlands, for waste plastics/biomass-to-chemical conversion technology.
•Prof Paul A Webley, Dr (Mrs) Ranjeet Singh and Dr (Ms) Penny Xiao, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Melbourne University, Australia, April 1-3, 2013.
•Mr M V Ravi Someswarudu, General Manager (R&D) and Mr
T Nanda Kumar, Sr Manager, GAIL, NOIDA, April 11, 2013.
•Mr Murali Manickam, Senior Manager, IAV India Pvt. Ltd.,
Pune, June 5, 2013.
•Dr Anjan Ray, Director, Honeywell International (I) Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon, and Mr A K Dussa, Advisor, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, New Delhi, June 8, 2013.
•Dr Naveen Vasishta, Principal Scientific Officer, Department
of Science & Technology, New Delhi, June 10, 2013.
•Prof Samir K Brahamchari, DG-CSIR, New Delhi, June 14,
2013.
•Mr N V N Nandagopalu, Senior Manager and Ms Amutha,
Process Engineer, CPCL, Chennai, June 27-28 2013.
•Mr Devendra Singh, Senior Scientist, visited Thailand to
present a research paper at the 'Asia-Pacific Automotive
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
INTERNATIONAL VISITS
Engineering Conference 2013 (APAC-17)' at Bangkok; April 1-4, 2013
•Mr G D Thakre, Scientist, visited the USA to present a paper that the 'STLE 68 Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2013' at
Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 5-9, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, visited Russia for an invitation talk at
the conference entitled as 'XI International Forum on Industrial Safety' at Saint Petersburg, May 27-30, 2013
•Dr Rajaram Bal, Senior Scientist, visited the University of
Tokyo, Japan as Project Associate Professor on Sabbatical Leave, June 1 to July 31, 2013
•Mr S K Ganguly, Senior Principal Scientist, visited Italy to
present an oral paper at the 'ICheaP-11, 11th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering' at Milan, Italy, June 2 to 5, 2013
EXPOSURE OF STUDENTS TO OUR SCIENTIFIC INTELLECT & INFRASTRUCTURE
FACILITIES ADDED
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS
Visits of students/different groups of students/cadets/ trainers/trainees/faculty members from the following institutions/ colleges:
•JMIT, Radaur, Yamunanagar, April 18, 2013
This fabricated pilot plant is an outcome of a collaborative project sponsored by CESS-CPPRI, Saharanpur, UP where sugarcane bagasse pith, a waste generated from sugarcane bagasse based paper industry, has been targetted for conversion into ethanol, chemicals and other energy compounds. This unit was designed by the CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, and the CPPRI, Saharanpur, and has been fabricated by a local fabricator from Saharanpur. This semi-automated pilot plant is capable of hydrolyzing any lignocellulosic biomass with steam and mild acid treatment. Xylan-free treated biomass can be enzymatically sachcharified to glucose-rich broth. Hence this pilot plant for biomass hydrolysis and saccharification
unit can extract pentosan and hexosan from lignocellulosic biomass with almost 85% recovery by the process developed by the CSIR-IIP.
th•Dr M O Garg, Director, '4 Third Pole Environment Workshop (TPE-2013)', Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, April 1, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'CB&I's Lummus Technology 2013 Refining Technology Conference and Seminar', New Delhi, April 3-4, 2013
•Mr B Neelam Naidu, Scientist, 'Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2013)', Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT, Raipur, April 5-6, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director; Dr S K Maity, Dr S L Jain, Senior Scientists and Mr Prasenjit Ghosh, Scientist, 'Axens India 2013 Refining and Petrochemical Seminar', New Delhi, April 9-10, 2013
Pilot Plant for Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification
Members of the RC pose together with the host CSIR-IIP seniors
C S I R - I I P N E W S L E T T E R
9
Biomass hydrolysis plant in pictures
WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS/ MEETINGS
HRD/AWARENESS EVENTS
•CSIR-IIP hosted the BIS PCD 3:5 Sub Committee Meeting on May 24, 2013. Dr A R Shukla, President, Biogas Forum-India, New Delhi; Dr A Datta, BIS, New Delhi; Mrs Chitra Gupta, BIS, New Delhi; Mr Surender Pratap, Dy GM, HPCL, Mumbai; Mr M P Bangwal, HPCL, Mumbai; Mr M Siraj, Maruti-Suzuki India Ltd.; Mr Alok Sharma, Chief Research Manager, IOCL; Mr Naresh Saini, GAIL and Mr E S Ranganathan, GAIL, were present.
•Mr Piyush Gupta and Mr Raghuvir Singh, TA's, 'Orientation Training Programme for Technical Group III', April 8-12, 2013
•Mrs Anjali Bhatnagar, Technician, 'Training Programme on Effective Implementation of RTI Act for Appellate Authorities and PIOs' , May 22-24, 2013
•Mr Pankaj Kumar Kannaujia, Mr Rajkumar Singh, Scientists thand Mukesh Kumar Poddar, TA, '8 Summer School
Programme on Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals' held from June 3 to 7, 2013 by Petrotech Society and IOCL at IIPM, Gurgaon
th•Mr Harshal P Mungse, Ms Rashi Gusain, JRF's, '5 Summer School in Tribology' at IIPM, Gurgaon by TSI and IOCL during June 24 to 28, 2013
Programmes at the HRDC (CSIR), Ghaziabad
Other Programmes
HONOURS & AWARDS
Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP was honoured for the
progressive development of international relations in global
industrial safety issues by Dr Alexander Moskalenko, President
of the GCE Group, and Conference Presenter of the 'XI
International Forum on Industrial Safety', during the conference
held between May 27-30, 2013 at Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'India Launch' and an interactive discussion on Shell's 'New Lens Scenarios', New Delhi, April 12, 2013
•Dr Umesh Kumar and Mr Inderjeet Ghosh, Scientists, 'Seminar on Technology Upgradation in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector', organized by FICCI jointly with the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), New Delhi, April 15-16, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'Directors' Conference', CSIR-IGIB, CSIR Science Centre, New Delhi, April 23-24, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, delivered a lecture at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, April 25, 2013
•Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist and Mr D K Pandey, Technical thOfficer, '5 National Conference of CGLA' at IGNAE,
organized by the Central Government Library Association, Dehradun, May 1-2, 2013
•Dr Anil Kumar Jain, Scientist, 'STEM Annual Summit 2013 on Accessing Technology to Foster Innovation', organized by Sathguru Management Consultants, Chennai, May 15-17, 2013
•Ms Jyoti Porwal, TA and Ms Neelima Shah, RA, a two-day workshop on 'Science & Technology and Sustainable Bio-economy for Women's Welfare', Dehradun, May 17-18, 2013
•Mr Suryadev Kumar, Scientist, 'National Symposium on Recent Advances in Cyber Security ( RACS 2013)' during June 6 to 7 at NAL, Bangalore, organized by the CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI)
nd•The 122 Baba Saheb Dr Bheem Rao Ambedkar Jayanti was
AMBEDKAR JAYANTI, APRIL 14, 2013
organized by the SC/ST Employees' Welfare Association on
14th April, 2013 by offering floral tributes to him and
reflecting upon his contribution to an emerging and newly
independent India. Dr M O Garg, Director and other
empolyees attended the programme held in the Reception
Hall of the Institute.
The following health-camps were organized at the CSIR-IIP Medical
Health & Centre
•An awareness programme on glaucoma was organized on the
occasion of World Glaucoma Week under the guidance of Dr
D P Kar (a renowned eye surgeon of Dehradun), March 11,
2013.
•Dr Sudhanshu Kalra, Dehradun held an awareness
programme on asthma under the World Asthma Week (May
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CSIR-RAMAN FELLOWSHIP FOR DR THALLADA BHASKAR
•Dr Thallada Bhaskar, Senior Scientist, has received the
CSIR-Raman Research Fellowship for a period of 4 months during the year 2013-14 to work on “Design of catalysts and Elucidation of structure-activity relationships for biomass conversion to value-added hydrocarbons” at SINTEF, Norway. His hosts are Dr. Duncan Akporiaye, Research Director and Prof. Michael Stöcker, Chief Scientist, Process Chemistry, SINTEF, Oslo, Norway.
Dr Bhaskar is currently heading the Thermo-catalytic Processes Area under the Bio-Fuels Division (BFD) at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum. His 18 years of research experience cover various fields of science like heterogeneous catalysis for thermo-chemical conversion of biomass, waste plastics and e-waste plastics into value-added hydrocarbons. He has about 75 publications and 10 patents to his credit.
Well done!
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'India Launch' and an interactive discussion on Shell's 'New Lens Scenarios', New Delhi, April 12, 2013
•Dr Umesh Kumar and Mr Inderjeet Ghosh, Scientists, 'Seminar on Technology Upgradation in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector', organized by FICCI jointly with the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), New Delhi, April 15-16, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, 'Directors' Conference', CSIR-IGIB, CSIR Science Centre, New Delhi, April 23-24, 2013
•Dr M O Garg, Director, delivered a lecture at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, April 25, 2013
•Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist and Mr D K Pandey, Technical thOfficer, '5 National Conference of CGLA' at IGNAE,
organized by the Central Government Library Association, Dehradun, May 1-2, 2013
•Dr Anil Kumar Jain, Scientist, 'STEM Annual Summit 2013 on Accessing Technology to Foster Innovation', organized by Sathguru Management Consultants, Chennai, May 15-17, 2013
•Ms Jyoti Porwal, TA and Ms Neelima Shah, RA, a two-day workshop on 'Science & Technology and Sustainable Bio-economy for Women's Welfare', Dehradun, May 17-18, 2013
•Mr Suryadev Kumar, Scientist, 'National Symposium on Recent Advances in Cyber Security ( RACS 2013)' during June 6 to 7 at NAL, Bangalore, organized by the CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI)
nd•The 122 Baba Saheb Dr Bheem Rao Ambedkar Jayanti was
AMBEDKAR JAYANTI, APRIL 14, 2013
organized by the SC/ST Employees' Welfare Association on
14th April, 2013 by offering floral tributes to him and
reflecting upon his contribution to an emerging and newly
independent India. Dr M O Garg, Director and other
empolyees attended the programme held in the Reception
Hall of the Institute.
The following health-camps were organized at the CSIR-IIP Medical
Health & Centre
•An awareness programme on glaucoma was organized on the
occasion of World Glaucoma Week under the guidance of Dr
D P Kar (a renowned eye surgeon of Dehradun), March 11,
2013.
•Dr Sudhanshu Kalra, Dehradun held an awareness
programme on asthma under the World Asthma Week (May
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CSIR-RAMAN FELLOWSHIP FOR DR THALLADA BHASKAR
•Dr Thallada Bhaskar, Senior Scientist, has received the
CSIR-Raman Research Fellowship for a period of 4 months during the year 2013-14 to work on “Design of catalysts and Elucidation of structure-activity relationships for biomass conversion to value-added hydrocarbons” at SINTEF, Norway. His hosts are Dr. Duncan Akporiaye, Research Director and Prof. Michael Stöcker, Chief Scientist, Process Chemistry, SINTEF, Oslo, Norway.
Dr Bhaskar is currently heading the Thermo-catalytic Processes Area under the Bio-Fuels Division (BFD) at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum. His 18 years of research experience cover various fields of science like heterogeneous catalysis for thermo-chemical conversion of biomass, waste plastics and e-waste plastics into value-added hydrocarbons. He has about 75 publications and 10 patents to his credit.
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