PTRC- Research Projects & Areas of Interest

Advanced Materials Research

•  Anti-microbial coatings
•  Ceramic Filler particles for dental composites
•  Synthesis & characterization of bioactive glass based composites
•  Superhydrophobic, anti-corrosive, and anti-abrasive coatings
•  Ultrafine powder coatings

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Crystallization

•  Crystal Engineering & Industrial Crystallization
•  Control of polymorphism and solid state prop. of pharmaceuticals
•  Real-time single and multi-objective optimal control
•  Synthesis of Y-zeolites

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Environmental Remediation Technologies

•  Atmospheric Processes of Oxygenated Species
•  Biological nutrient removal processes
•  Biological detoxification of hazardous contaminants
•  Biomass gasification for site-specific applications
•  Characterization and UV disinfection of bioaerosol
•  Design of sludge dryer using computational fluid dynamics
•  Destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by Oxidation
•  Fluorescent light photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria via paints
•  Industrial wastewater treatment
•  Novel circulating fluidized bed bioreactor to treat wastewater
•  Oxidative pretreatment of municipal sludge
•  Organo sulfur removal using ionic solvents
•  Photocatalytic decomposition of gas phase VOCs via adsorbents
•  Pyrolysis of waste plastic oils
•  Reactive indoor air purification technology
•  Soil & ground water bioremediation & landfill leachate treatment
•  Solid wastes gasification and incineration

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Gas-Solid Fluidization

•  CFD modeling of multiphase flow systems
•  Circulating turbulent fluidized bed reactor
•  Fluidization and handling of ultrafine powders
•  Fundamentals of particulate and multiphase systems
•  Hydrodynamics of circulating fluidized bed reactors
•  Hydrodynamics of gas-solid downer reactors
•  Hydrodynamics of gas-solids counter-current vertical flow

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Green Energy and Biofuel Technologies

•  Band-engineered semiconductor photocatalysis for clean fuel
•  Biodiesel production from microalgae
•  Biodiesel production using enzymes in green solvents
•  Biofuel production through biomass gasification and pyrolysis
•  Fuel cell research for green energy
•  Hydrogen production through splitting of water
•  Synthesis of TiO2 nanotube arrays for solar energy

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Multiphase Particulate Systems

•  Multiphase chemical reactor modeling
•  Ultrasonic on-line characterization in multiphase particulate systems
•  Pneumatic transport of solids and its modeling
•  Fluid-particle separation, gas-solids separator
•  Industrial drying

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Nanotechnology

•  Characterization of ultra-small (2-5nm) nanoparticles & quantum dots
•  Chemical, electrochemical, optical and biological nanosensors
•  Nanomaterials with enhanced properties for biomedical devices
•  Synthesis, characterization & applications of carbon nanotubes
•  Synthesis, characterization and applications of nanowires

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Powder Processing & Handling Technologies

•  Dry powder coating of solid pharmaceutical dosages
•  High surface quality ultra-fine powder coating/painting
•  Novel Aids to the fluidization of ultrafine (Group C) particles
•  Pulmonary drug delivery & development of new dry powder inhalers

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