Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) has granted Rs. 4 crore to Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, to set up a Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Chemical Processes at its campus to help dye industry meet the pollution norms and take an environmentally safer growth path.
The CRTDH will develop a Chemical Process Technology Lab along with a pilot plant facility which will demonstrate the process intensification, waste reduction and enhanced effluent treatment technologies developed at the campus. The centre will also help MSMEs in the dye sector for research, training and testing of the raw materials and products to give them an advantage in the competitive market.
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Several faculties from chemical engineering, chemistry, biological and materials science and engineering department of the institute will be jointly working in the project. In addition, the institute will put about Rs. 2 crore to help the dye and dyestuff clusters in the Gujarat region to become more sustainable.
Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi, Principal Investigator – Project, IITGN said, “The CRTDH will help chemical industries to improve their existing chemical processes and waste treatment. The initiative will be helpful to dye MSMEs in and around Gujarat who do not have proper lab and technical expertise.”