Current and Proposed Research Projects at CESE

The following research projects associated with CESE have either been submitted for funding or currently in progress

• Organic Sensors for detecting pollutants in water
• Studies on the removal of arsenic and fluoride from ground water using low cost adsorbents
• Development and validation of home filters for arsenic removal
• Mechanism of mobilization of arsenic in Kanpur and Ballia district, U.P.
• Removal of Chromium and Cadmium from industrial effluents using functionalized biopolymers
• Endocrine Disrupters and their detection
• Pathogenic organism removal from waste water effluent
• Detection of toxic substance produced by pathogens
• Development of metals impregnated micro/nano polymeric precursor beads in the separation and/or recovery of precious pharmaceutical compounds in biofluids.
• Growth of carbon nanofibers within the macroporous beads in the environmental remediation applications.
• Preparation of ceramic or Al-silica like porous materials as a substrate for impregnating its internal surface area with non-noble metals and application of such materials as filter to control gaseous as well as particulate matters emission from diesel engine.
• Concurrent Removal of Toxic Volatile Organic Compounds and Respirable Particulate Matter in Indoor and Occupational Environments using Titania-textured Fibers
• Development and Demonstration of Nano-sized TiO2 – based Photocatalytic Oxidation Technology for Controlling VOCs at Source and in situ Ambient Air
• Leukemia and Long-term Risk Assessment of Benzene, Toluene and Xylene Exposure in CNG and non-CNG -fuelled Cities (Kanpur and Jaipur): A Biomarker and PBPK model Study (in submission process to WHO).