Status: New
| Name & address of the Laboratory/Organization | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Palakkad | |
| Website address | https://iitpkd.ac.in/ | |
| Affiliated to which Department/Ministry | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) | |
| CSR Registration Number | CSR00006228 | |
| Registration under 12A | ||
| Registration under 80G | ITBA/EXM/S/80G/2020-21/1027823431(1) dated 28/08/2020 | |
| Name of the CSR Nodal | Sureshkumar Chekkala | |
| Contact information of CSR Nodal | 9494143565, aricsr@iitpkd.ac.in | |
| Principal Investigator | Dr. Mintu Porel, mintu@iitpkd.ac.in https://iitpkd.ac.in/people/mintu |
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| Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI) | ||
| Objective on the basis of need | 1. Design and synthesis of a novel class of multipurpose material with customizable functional groups on the polymeric backbone and side chain. 2. Investigation of the functional groups to interact with different types of pollutants in wastewater. 3. Removal of different pollutants employing synthesized materials by adsorption. 4. Designing the column chromatography for purification of the pollutants using the synthesized material as stationary phase. |
| Executive summary of the proposed project (In 250 words) | The aim of this project is to develop a low-cost, fast, less laborious adsorptive material for detoxification of multiple harmful pollutants from wastewater. Rationale behind selecting this problem is that the advanced technologies and industrial development for human perks are rapidly harming the environment. Water pollution imposed a major threat to human life and it will even be worse in near future. In the 21st century, many regions across the world is witnessing water crisis due to crucial issues of water recycling. Detoxification of wastewater via adsorptive removal of toxic contaminants to achieve clean water has gained attention as a cost-effective, energy economic and environmentally benign technology. Herein, we are proposing a modular synthetic platform for a novel class of multipurpose material in which customizable functional groups will be incorporated to efficiently adsorb a wide range of pollutants from wastewater. The properties of the material can be tuned according to the requirements of the application. Out of many pollutants in wastewater, heavy metals, organic dyes, feed additives and pharmaceuticals appear on the upper side of toxicity orders. As the functional groups and properties of the material (pore size, pore volume, surface area) are essential for interacting with different pollutants, our proposed platform with tunable properties and functional groups will be a potential man-made material for detoxification of wastewater (to be extended to the other environmental pollutants in future) towards developing a clean and health life. |
| Technology Readiness Level (If not a new project but an advancement of existing know how) | 7 |
| Outomes or Deliverables | A novel class of low-cost customizable material will be developed for detoxification of multiple pollutants of wastewater. We will employ those materials to remove the harmful pollutants from the wastewater generated from different daily living activities. |
| Project aligned with which most relevant UN SDGs | Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities |
| Duration (In years) | 2 |
| Expected Impact | The project outcome will be helpful towards solving the issues of water recycling. |
| Implementation model (self- implemented/ outsourced partnership) | Self-implemented |
| Total Budget (Recurring +Non-Recurring Expenses) | Rs. 20 Lakhs |