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Common Research & Technology Development Hub Laboratory
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Common Research & Technology Development Hub Laboratory

The Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) sponsored by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is a significant effort to reach out to industry partners in the area of Chemical Processes. The CRTDH at IIT Gandhinagar is developing customized technologies for the dye, textile, pharmaceutical, and other chemical industries. The CRTDH is trying to engage MSMEs and other chemical industries to enhance their capabilities in technology know-how on the effluent treatment, waste reduction, process synthesis, and process improvement, including R&D on product development. Also, CRTDH regularly conducts workshops and training sessions for industry people.

The laboratory is equipped with sophisticated instruments like Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)/ - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) for elemental analysis, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer for carbon content, Multi-mode Plate Reader for microbial studies, Fluorescence Spectrometer and UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for determining optical properties of products and raw materials, High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) for compound identification, Gas Chromatography for gas analysis and Spray Dryer for the liquid to solid processing in the powder form. The facility also has water quality testing facilities like Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Bound Nitrogen (TNb), and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The CRTDH Lab and pilot plant facility are open to industry partners for testing and process development against nominal charges.

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DryProTech Laboratory
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DryProTech Laboratory

A research laboratory on particle engineering and powder processing (PEPP) has been set up to support research in the area of powder technology. The facility is similar to a typical formulation lab (solid dosage) used in the pharmaceutical industry. Several sophisticated instruments have been procured to characterize the particulate solids, bulk powders under different humidity conditions. The facility has the equipment to study various aspects of powder technology such as powder packing, mixing, fluidization, and flow through hopper.

The laboratory is currently equipped with a V-blender (Prism Pharma) and a cone-mill (Prism Pharma) for powder mixing and milling. Other sophisticated equipment such as powder rheometer (Freeman Technology) and laser diffraction particle size analyzer (CILAS) are available to characterize the bulk powder (shear test, bulk density, compressibility, aeration, etc.) and particle size determination. A digital automatic tap/bulk density apparatus (Veego) and angle-of-repose apparatus are there for tap density and angle-of-repose measurement. An environmental test chamber (HMG India) along with a hot-air oven is there for subjecting the powders to different humidity and temperature conditions. Different sizes of fluid bed and mixing devices have been fabricated to study the fluidizability, flow through hoppers, and mixing of fine powders.

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Pilot Plant
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Pilot Plant

The pilot plant is equipped with several set ups for process scale-up. Some of the equipment available in the facility are 20 L distillation column (glass), high pressure reactor (100 bar), Rotating Disc Extraction column (glass), 1100 L SS Reactor (Teflon coated) with agitator, 50 L jacketed reactors with heating and cooling arrangement, SS 316 Basket Centrifuge, Spray dryer, Nl DAQ, 30 L Teflon coated two stage SS reactors, 1000 L skid mounted STP plant, Skid for Membrane Distillation and Forward Osmosis (FO), 1 kL MBR Plant, Reverse Osmosis set up (~10 LPM flow rate) for TDS reduction, 5 L sequential continuous stirred tank reactor, 1000 L HDPE tank, 150 L Glass Line reactor, 22 L Photobio Reactor. Facilities are open to industry partners for testing and process development.

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Center for Safety Engineering
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Center for Safety Engineering

The Centre for Safety Engineering is the predominant centre for the stakeholders of the society working towards the safer urbanized development. The objective of the IIT Gandhinagar, Centre for Safety Engineering is to promote a safe built environment in both the public and private sphere. Built environment and infrastructure safety is more important than ever as global economies such as India’s continue to experience rapid growth. New building technologies and struggling public safety infrastructure present new challenges and we are eager to work together toward a safer tomorrow with all.

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