| Name | Designation | Email & phone | Photo |
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| Head of the Research Group | |||
| Dr. M. S. Santosh Briefbiodata |
Sr. Scientist & HORG | E-mail : santoshms[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in, santoshgulwadi[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : +91-9480793007 (M) |
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| Coal to Hydrogen Energy for Sustainable Solutions | |||
| Dr. Keshav Raghuvanshi | Sr. Scientist | E-mail : kraghuvanshi[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in Phone : +91 8604413337 |
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| Dr. Vikram Singh | Scientist | E-mail : vikramsingh[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in, vikku[dot]010[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : 9452369265 (M) |
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| Dr.(Smt.) Arti Sahu | Scientist | E-mail : artisahu[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in, artisahu7[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : 8090171360 (M) |
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| Mr. Ravi Narayan Senapati | Sr. Technical Officer (1) | E-mail : rnsenapati_1976[at]yahoo[dot]com, rsenapati[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in Phone : +91-9939698433(M) |
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| Mr. Ritu Raj Raman | Technical Officer | E-mail : riturajraman[at]cimfr[dot]nic[dot]in, ramanrajritu[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : +91 98299 96859 (M), +91 326 2388212 (O), Fax +91 326 2381560 / 2381113 |
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| Sl. No. | A brief description of Facilities/ Equipment/Tools/software with photos |
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| Major Facilities | |
| 1 | Probe Sonicator Dead end and Cross-flow filtration units Film Applicator Gas separation unit (Procurement in process) Electrochemical Workstation (Procurement in process) Furnace (Procurement in process) Oven Other Instruments are also in the process of procurement
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| SL.NO. | Projects | Sponsor |
| 1 | Membrane-based Separation of Hydrogen from Coal Derived Syngas: A Near-term opportunity for Scale-up and Commercialization | CSIR – CIMFR |
| 2 | Coal derived Syngas for Green Energy | CSIR – CIMFR |
| 3 | Development of Advanced Composite Pressure Vessels for Hydrogen Storage |
DST Mission Innovation Call (ERA-NET) |
| 4 | Hydrogen Powered Desalination System using Recycled Aluminum: A Novel Process to Extract Potable Freshwater from Seawater | DST |
To develop new indigenous technologies for the production, separation and storage of hydrogen as part of the clean energy initiatives.
About Us
The Coal to Hydrogen Energy for Sustainable Solutions (CHESS) research group focuses on the development of new materials that are technologically scalable and industrially viable through clean and environmentally friendly processes. In addition, the CHESS group works on multidisciplinary energy storage applications such as hydrogen fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors and sensors. Together with these, production of hydrogen through wastewater treatment, biomass valorisation and sludge processing are also being explored. The CHESS group works in the following areas:
Electrolyser Development
Fuel Cell Fabrication
High Pressure Composite Cylinders
Membrane Separation for Gases
Coal to Chemicals
CO2 to Chemicals
Biomass to Fuels
Gas adsorbents and adsorbents for oil-water separation
Our Expertise
Development of functional nanomaterials for applications in electrocatalysis, energy storage, membrane separation, wastewater treatment.
Design and synthesis of catalysts for conversion of coal to chemicals, CO2 to chemicals, biomass to fuels etc…
Preparation of electrode materials with new material combinations and functionalities for batteries, supercapacitors and redox flow systems.
Fabrication of membranes for separation of gases e.g., H2, CO2, H2S, N2, CH4, etc.
Design and fabrication of new composite materials for high pressure hydrogen storage cylinders.
Development of new materials for gas sensing applications e.g., H2, CH4, CO, etc…
Development of novel materials for gas adsorption and oil-water separation applications.
New technologies and processes for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Applications.
Fuel Cell Fabrication
High Pressure Composite Cylinders
Membrane Separation for Gases
Coal to Chemicals
CO2 to Chemicals
Biomass to Fuels
Gas adsorbents and adsorbents for oil-water separation