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National Centre for National Centre for Catalysis ResearchCatalysis Research
(N C C R)(N C C R)
Presented to the MAC Presented to the MAC
on 21on 21stst July 2011 July 2011
REPORT ON THE FORMATIVE FIVE YEARSREPORT ON THE FORMATIVE FIVE YEARS
T H E V I S I O NT H E V I S I O N
Emerge as the Premier National Centre for Emerge as the Premier National Centre for Catalysis focusing on:Catalysis focusing on:
Building Human Resource and Knowledge Building Human Resource and Knowledge
Capital. Capital.
Establishing Advanced R & D Facilities.Establishing Advanced R & D Facilities.
Initiating Research Programs in Frontier Initiating Research Programs in Frontier
Areas. Areas.
Cultivating Vibrant Partnership Among the Cultivating Vibrant Partnership Among the
Trinity of Trinity of
Academy-Research-Industry.Academy-Research-Industry.
T H E M A N D A T ET H E M A N D A T E
Actively build human capacities and expertise manpower in the area of Catalysis through structured educational programs at various levelsUndertake advanced research in frontier areas of basic sciences relating to Catalysis: ◙ New materials ◙ Energy Conversion
Processes◙ Surface Science ◙ Theoretical Science
Solicit support from industries for applied research in cutting-edge technology areasEmerge as a knowledge center & store house of relevant information to user industries towards reliable problem solving, testing & training Initiate collaborative research programs with universities, national and international institutes and laboratories
Educational Programmes
1. M Tech (Catalysis Technology)1. M Tech (Catalysis Technology)
M Tech with Chemical Engineering Department - 2009.A specialized programme, designed to cover all aspects of the
Science, Engineering and Technology of Catalysis, which can cater to the Human Resource Requirements of the Indian Chemical Industry. The First Batch of 5 students completed the course in June 2011 and
have already found employment in Industry/Academia. In the Second Batch, 5 more students joined (2010-11 session). Third Batch will join soon (2011-12 session)
2. Ph D Programme2. Ph D Programme
16 students completed Ph D degree during this five year period. Six Ph D students are presently registered at IIT-Madras under the
guidance of NCCR faculty. Ten scholars from various institutions are carrying out their research
are being guided by the NCCR faculty.
Educational Programmes - Contd…
3. Orientation Course3. Orientation CourseFor research scholars from all over the country in the field of Catalysis.
Each year 35-40 students attend during Nov-Dec since last 5 years
An unique course for preparing the students for research in this interdisciplinary area and has been hailed by the participants.
The First Course was started in the year 1999.
The Eleventh Course was held in 2010.
The Centre has also brought out successfully three well received monographs originating from this course.
Total number of students trained in the last 5 courses (2006-10) ~ 200~ 200
4. 4. Training of Young ResearchersTraining of Young ResearchersMore than 30 candidates have been trained in the Centre as project associates, PDFs and in various other capacities in the last five years.
5. Other Post-graduate Courses5. Other Post-graduate Courses
3 Weeks Course 3 Weeks Course in Catalysisin Catalysis for PG students and research scholars in Tezpur University, Tezpur was held during Sep. 2008; Nov. 2009; Nov. 2010.
2 Days Pre-School 2 Days Pre-School courses on:courses on:• Thermal and Spectroscopic Methods in Catalysis• Theoretical Aspects of Catalysis • Analytical Techniques in Catalysis
conducted at IMMT, Bhubaneswar; NCL, Pune; Gauhati University & Anna University, Chennai in the last four years.
2 Days Capsule Course2 Days Capsule Course in Experiments in Chemistry and Biology for Staff and Students of Madurai Thiagarajar College at Madurai during 2010.
2 Days Course2 Days Course in Spectroscopic Methods for Staff & Students of Madurai Thyagarajar College at NCCR, IIT-Madras, Chennai, October 2010.
One semester Course in Fundamentals of Catalysis at Anna University, Chennai during 2007-2008 for M Phil / Ph D students (Twice).
One semester Course in Industrial Catalysis at Anna University, Chennai during 2007-2008 for M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) students (Twice).
Educational Programmes - Contd…
6. Seminars / Workshops6. Seminars / Workshops Three-day Indo-Hungarian WorkshopIndo-Hungarian Workshop on “Future frontiers in Catalysis” at
IIT-Madras during 16-18 February 2010. Four-day 2020thth National Symposium on Catalysis National Symposium on Catalysis for “Energy Conversion and
Conservation of Environment” at IIT-Madras during 19-22 December 2010. Regular Research Scholars MeetRegular Research Scholars Meet with Anna and Madras Universities once in
every six months.Annual Day Meet of the CentreAnnual Day Meet of the Centre in the last week of July every year - Meeting
of all research Scholars of the Centre – 4 such meetings held so far. 7. Other Educational Activities7. Other Educational Activities
M Sc and M Tech students from other InstitutionsM Sc and M Tech students from other Institutions have carried out their final semester projects in NCCR (12 students).In addition regular stream of students (and teachers) sponsored by IndianIndian Academy of Sciences (7), DST (INSPIRE; 1), and UGC (4)Academy of Sciences (7), DST (INSPIRE; 1), and UGC (4) for summer fellowships.The Centre has also hosted foreign students from University of Nevada, University of Nevada, University QueenslandUniversity Queensland and other places for a period 3 weeks to 3 months.
Educational Programmes - Contd…
8. Capsule Courses - For Industry8. Capsule Courses - For Industry Capsule Course on all aspects of Catalysis to R & D Engineers from
Nagarjuna Fertilizer Co Ltd., Hyderabad for 1 week, during Sept 2009 A special one day course on catalysis, zeolites and characterization technique,
with particular reference to deNOx systems was offered to a group of Employees of General Motors, Bangalore on 9th September 2008.
9. Special Courses – For Academia9. Special Courses – For Academia Summer Courses for UG/PG /research Students from IIT-Madras and other
Institutes in the city on a) Analytical methods; b) Spectral interpretation; c) Photo-catalysis; d) Photo-electrochemical processes; e) Fuel cells & Hydrogen storage were conducted periodically during the last four years
A special one day course on “Technology Appreciation Programme of IIT-Madras” for 15 participants from industry during Dec. 2006.
10. Courses for School Children10. Courses for School Children Summer school for School Children from the Chennai School Children from the Chennai City covering recent
developments in science has been held during the last 5 years.
Educational Programmes - Contd…
Man Power Development - Main Man Power Development - Main FocusFocus
• This is one of the main obligations of NCCR and the performance is given in the table
S.No. Level Participants/Students
1 M Sc (Chemistry) and M Tech in other departments
50†
2 M Tech (Catalysis Technology) 10
3 Ph D - completed 16
4 Ph D - in progress 14 + 3 under submission
5 PDF on rolls & trained 2 + 8
6 Research Associates 50
7 Orientation Course - in 5 years 200
8 Summer Courses - in 5 years 100*
9 Capsule Course for Industry 50
†Few courses and Projects. * Also trained students under INSPIRE and National Academy programs.
Man power development would continue to be one of the main tasks for NCCR. To facilitate man power development, it is proposed to introduce new fellowships: M Tech: 6; Ph D: 6
1. Nanoporous Materials1. Nanoporous Materials Ordered Nanoporous Carbon Hydrogen Storage Materials Ordered Nanoporous Silica, Alumina Ordered Nanoporous Titania, Zirconia High Surface Area Composites Carbon Material from Natural Sources
2. Nanomaterials2. Nanomaterials Controlled Shape and Size of Noble Metal Clusters Highly Dispersed Metal Supported Systems Highly Dispersed Metal Supported Systems
3. Catalysis for Energy Conversion Processes3. Catalysis for Energy Conversion ProcessesConversion of Bio-glycerol into Value-added ChemicalsConversion of Carbohydrates to Key Platform Chemicals Oxidation of Long-chain Linear Alkanes
B A SI C R E S E A R C HB A SI C R E S E A R C H
No. Industry Topic PeriodOutput(expected) Status
1 CPCLCPCL Adsorptive desulphurization of diesel fraction
2007-2009
Carbon based material developed
Completed
2 CPCLCPCL End point reduction of SR diesel
2007-2009
15° reduction of end point achieved
Completed
3 IOCLIOCL Development of alumina with Defined textural properties
2009-2012
Patent to be filedPh.D scholar working
Completed
4 IOCLIOCL Research Fellowships
2009-2012
Ph.D scholar working
On-going
5 SHELLSHELL Metal grids as supports for catalysts
2008-2011
Patent to be filed Adherence of TiO2 on SS surface CompletedAnchoring of metal – In progress
A P P L I E D R E S E A R C
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Applied Research – contd…
No. Industry Topic PeriodOutput(Expected) Status
6 NISSANNISSAN Development of hydrocarbon trap materials
2009-2012
Based on zeolite materials
Preparation & evaluation of suitable trap materials- In Progress
7 HPCLHPCL Chemical mitigation of CO2 to fuels & chemicals
2010-2012
Photo catalytic process
TiO2 based photocatalysts prepared & evaluated for CO2 & water conversion to methane/methanol
8 P & GP & G Terminal oxidation of hydrocarbons
2007-2008
Oxidation of long chain hydro-carbons
Terminated
9 GMGM De-Nox Chemistry
2010-2011
In progress
10 TATATATAChemicalsChemicals
PEC of Water 2009-2011
In progress
11 Granules Granules India LtdIndia Ltd
Catalysts for Specific Hydrogenation
2011-2013
Developing catalysts
In progress
Networking - National / Networking - National / International CollaborationsInternational Collaborations
NationalNMITLI project on “Value addition to glycerol from bio-diesel process”
Collaborations with Academia• Anna University / Madras University, Chennai • Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli • Tezpur University, Tezpur• Thiagarajar College, Madurai • Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputhur
InternationalInternationalHungarian Academy of Sciences (Two NCCR students visited)The University of Queensland, AustraliaTechnical University of Munich, Germany One MS scholar from the University of Nevada visited NCCR for 4 months and 3 publications have come out of this collaborative endeavour.
Catalysis Data Centre
The Centre has been maintaining a data base since 2006. More than 1750 documents uploaded in this data base. Documents - Research articles, Book chapters, Monographs, Conference/Workshop proceedings, Books, Theses, Patent, Data sets, Experiments including power point presentation on various topics. Unique in many respects since it serves not only the research community, but also a variety of people starting from students, teachers, common man and also experts. Regularly visited by a number of people both from India and abroad. The Centre maintains many other discussion sites for education and knowledge dissemination.
Catalysis Society of India
The Centre is the Head Quarters of the Catalysis Society of India (CSI). On behalf of CSI the following activities have been sustained all the five years.
Running the Society, enrollment of members and maintaining the day to day activities of the Society and announcement of awards & nominations after revaluation by a panel of JudgesB. Viswanathan in the last five years acted for one term as the President and all the five years was the Executive Committee Member of the Society.The Centre regularly brings out the Bulletin of the Catalysis Society of India both in hard copy format and soft copy format for all these five years.The Centre has helped in the conduct of the National Symposia, and Workshops all these five years. Conducting the Pre-Schools of the society in Bhubaneswar, Pune, Guwahati and Chennai prior to the National Symposia and Workshops.The Faculty Members of NCCR serve as members of the National Organizing Committee of all the Symposia held by the Catalysis Society of India and a host of other Symposia and Conferences organized by various other institutes.Maintaining and updating the Catalysis Data base.
Year Publications Patents Presentations Books
2006 22 Nil 25 1
2007 26 5 38 4
2008 15 1 35 4
2009 23 2 30 4
2010 18 1 25 1
2011 32136
2*
11* To be filed
~25178
317
Publications, Patents, Books and Presentations
Publications, Presentations, Patents & Books
22
26
15
23
18
32 5
1
2
1
2
25
3835
3025 25
1
4 4 4
1
3
Services rendered by the CentreServices rendered by the Centre The Analytical services of the Centre has been extended free of charge to various organizations in India typical ones are all the colleges in the city of Chennai, IIT Kharagpur, BHU, Varanasi, Gandhigram University, ICT, Mumbai and various other organizations.
The Centre has been rendering services to various industries including CPCL, IOCL, NFCL, and many other industries in this country.
Hosted many research scholars from other institutions for short periods and helped them in acquiring the data and also helped them interpret the data.
MOU with various academic organizations: i) Anna University (ii) Tezpur University (iii) Thiagarajar College, Madurai (iv) Kalasalingam University (vi) Bharathidasan University.
More than 10 books and 6 e-books each one of them has received international recognition.
Two of the books, viz., Fuel Cells and Heterogeneous Catalysis, the later authored by D K Chakrabarty and B Viswanathan have been printed in Foreign Editions.
Progress in a Nutshell
Training: > 500 persons in different levels
Establishing facilities for research in Catalysis
Contirbutions: > 200 publications in Journals,
10 patents and 14 books
Analytical services: > 200 institutions and many
research scholars
Collaboration with Indian and foreign Universities
Many collaborative research projects with Industry
and also other institutions in India and abroad
Proposal for NCCR : Phase-II
NCCR set to emerge as a house of knowledge and research in Catalysis at global level
NCCR activities need to be continued and strengthened.
Seeking extension of the financial support to the Centre by DST for another five years.
Proposed plan of activities and the budget required for the next five years have been detailed out
Total budget estimate, as detailed in the proposal, is
Rs. 2360 Lakhs.
NCCR-Plan for Next 5 YearsNCCR-Plan for Next 5 Years
Road aheadTo spread its wings over several emerging and new frontiers in the science of catalysis. To carve out its own place within IIT Madras as a vibrant entity with significant contributions in contemporary topics in Catalysis.
Focus for the next five years Intensifying Academic Research leading to publications in high impact journals.Aggressively pursuing Industry supported or industry oriented projects that would lead to Patent Disclosures that cover cutting-edge product development/process technologies. Strengthening Academic activities related to: • Research for imparting knowledge and training to young researchers.• Resource generation in terms books, e-books and databases.
Expanding and strengthening international collaboration with other Catalysis Research Centres across the globe and provide a platform for Indian Scientists a uniform play ground to compete internationally.
To tread along the growth path & strive for recognition at global level
Manpower Development
M Tech, Ph D and PDF Programmes
M Tech course in Catalysis Technology is being offered by IIT-M (CH Dept./NCCR) - Strength of the classes to be enhanced
Introduction of M Tech. & Ph D Fellowships to build research staff strength / build human resource capital in Catalysis
PDF fellowships could be offered to applicants from India and Abroad
Orientation Programme for Research Scholars
Being conducted continuously for the past 11 years - 350 students benefited One of the educational programmes which has facilitated the students to transform themselves into performing research scientists This special program is to be continued in the coming years with appropriate
modification with respect to syllabi and also the modulesTo be developed as a model for designing courses in specific areas of science
which will lead to development in science at the national level.
Manpower Development
Special Training Programme for Master’s StudentsSpecial training programmes during their winter or summer recess which will enable them to appreciate and cultivate scientific temper in them. .Training programmes in various analytical techniques like TP methods,
spectroscopic and microscopic techniques and interpreting them. Special courses like photo-electrochemistry, fuel cells and topics of contemporary importance.
Enhancing Academic & Socially Relevant ActivitiesSupport services to various educational institutions in this country in terms of conducting part or full courses in their curriculum, developing curriculum, etc.Providing support and advice for conducting special programs Imparting science education at the school level. Science & Summer programmes for school children in the Children’s ClubDeveloping suitable science orientated programmes and modules catering to the needs of school education. Publishing e-books based on these courses have been produced.
Initiation of Research in New Areas
Reduction of carbon dioxide with water to yield fuels and chemicalsAlternate routes for hydrogen generationNew materials for hydrogen storageDesign and fabrication of alternate electrodes for fuel cellSynthesis of new materials Biomass conversion - starting with platform chemicals
B A S I C R E S E A R C HB A S I C R E S E A R C H
New Initiatives
Generation and rationalization of new materials as catalysts Catalytic bio-mass conversion processesDevelopment of catalysts and understanding of dream reactions / challenging processes:• Splitting of water for hydrogen generation• Reduction of carbon dioxide with water to yield fuels &
chemicals• Fixing of nitrogen as ammonia. • Hydrogen generation technologies – devising alternate routes • Development of viable hydrogen storage materials• Design and fabrication of alternate electrodes for fuel cell
applications• Theoretical studies for catalyst development - employing DFT
and other modern theories for condensed matter applications.
Basic Research - Spin off Technologies / Concepts
Decontamination of water or airNovel energy/bio-mass conversion processesDeveloping hybrid catalysts by applying other molecular activation processes like, electro-catalysis, photo-catalysis and
photo-electrochemical processes. Evolving postulates and principles that govern the selection of
materials for such complex processes Developing some governing principles which will enable the
catalyst selection a rational process.
APPLIED RESEARCH
Major Focus
Continuing with the industry sponsored projectsExpanding the activity encompassing many other challenging areas/process/products. Research areas under consideration for collaboration with the industries include:
• Developing means of effective utilization of urea as the fertilizer. Iso-urea of metal ammine complexes for easy and full utilization of nitrogen
• Processes for second generation bio-fuels like bio-butanol. • Clean Fuels• Environmental Catalysts
Expanding International Expanding International Collaborations & Other Collaborations & Other
ActivitiesActivitiesInternational collaborations
International collaboration will be extended to other countries, especially with the Catalysis Centers in North America, Africa and other Asian countries. Some steps have been taken in this direction. Collaborations will be established with at least another 5-8 new Centers in Catalysis in the world in the next five years.
Collaborations with academic institutions
MOU to be executed with at least 5 new Universities.
Catalysis Data Centre
Highly useful and sought after over the years by the scientists who teach research and practice catalysis, both in India and abroad. The data base to be more made more broad based.New proposals- Inclusion of discussion section where in one can find documents relating to the frontiers in catalysis and state of art documents as prepared .
Continuing the Role as a Service Provider
Enhancing the research activities of the other institutions associated with the Centre.
Facilitating young researchers of this country for carrying out specific experimentation and also in interpretation.
Helping in effective knowledge transfer.
Collaborations in Research
Successful collaborations & MOUs with Catalysis Research Center at Munich, University of Queensland Australia and Institute of Isotopes Budapest. MOU with NIMS, Japan initiated for exchange of personnel between the two institutions. Seeking collaborations with Catalysis groups at South Africa, Brazil and other South American countries and also some Institutions in Europe and North America.
Activities as Service ProviderServing the industry in their trouble shooting and offering technical solutionsExtending service facilities for research work of other academic institutionsProviding a platform for young researchers to have their research results analyzed and interpreted – including on line discussion forumEstablishing on-line lectures by eminent scientists from abroad and exploring possibility of extending this facility from the Centre to other academic institutions in India.
No. DescriptionAmount (Rs. per month)
Total per year(Rs. in lakhs)
Total for 5 yrs (Rs. in lakhs)
1 Senior Scientists (3) 60,000 21.60 108.002 Technical officers (4) 40,000 19.20 96.003 PDF/Res. Associates (6) 25,000 18.00 90.004 Research Fellowships (6) 17,000 (Average
for 5 years)12.25 61.25
5. M Tech Fellowships (6) Provision by IITM nil nilTotal 355.25
No. DescriptionPer year
(Rs. in lakhs)Total for 5 yrs
(Rs. in lakhs)
6 Consumables 10.00 50.007 Contingency 8.00 40.008 Travel 3.00 15.009 Orientation programme and other academic
programmes, short term courses for both research scholars and M.Sc students & college teachers
100 50.00
Total 155.00
Budget Proposal - Manpower, Consumables, Travel etc.
A
B
No. Description AmountTotal per yearRs.in lakhs
Total for 5 yrs (Rs.in lakhs)
10 Infrastructure and equipment
- - 1850.00*
11 Institutional overhead - - As per norms
C
Budget for Infrastructure and Equipments
Total budget proposal : A + B + C = Rs. 2360.25 Lakhs + Institutional overheads as per norms
NCCR on Global HorizonNCCR on Global Horizon
Catalysis has emerged as a leading branch of science in the last two decades. Amply reflected with the initiation of specialized journals by RSC, ACS Catalysis will continue to flourish and blossom into a branch of science attracting fundamental knowledge creation and helping to achieve sustainable living in this universe. The economic and environmental benefits of Catalysis have been established beyond doubt and will continue to be the centre stage of knowledge generation in the decades to come. Even countries in Western Europe have as many as 75 Centres of excellence in Catalysis and new Centres are being created in these countries.India has in the past evolved path-breaking methodologies for a sustainable society in this world, could take lead and becomes one of the torch bearers in modern science. It is appropriate, that India realizes her potential in this branch of science and emerges as the knowledge centre. This will be possible only when Centres of excellence are available in this country.
NCCR on a Growth Path
NCCR has the potential to emerge as a:
• Knowledge storehouse not only for this country but to the entire world
• International place for creation of skilled and competent human resources
• Centre where not only research in cutting edge technologies will be carried out but also a nucleus for generating newer directions for research and practice in industry.
Above all, a Centre of excellence in an academic and applied area like Catalysis will be directly reflecting in the economy of the country and it is hoped that this Centre will have a leading role in the years to comeNCCR now needs the support and encouragement to grow and flourish
Forth-coming Events at NCCR - 2011Forth-coming Events at NCCR - 2011
12th Orientation Programme in Catalysis for Research Scholars, Nov. 19 - Dec. 7, 2011
15th National Workshop on Catalysis – “Role of Materials in Catalysis”, Dec.11-13, 2011
Indo-Russian Workshop on Catalysis – “Nanostructured Catalysts for Chemical Processing and Environmental Protection”, Dec. 14-15, 2011
