GRANTS (COMPLETED):
Project: DBT Virtual Enzyme Centre for Development of enzyme formulations for treatment of ligno-cellulosic biomass
Funded by: DBT (~86 lakhs)
Period: September 2014-March 2018.
Screening of microbes for various cellulolytic enzymes was the target of our lab in this collaborative project. The work was published recently in Biochemical Engineering Journal.
Project: Development of seaweeds biorefinery and pilot demonstration of bioethanol production
Funded by: DBT (~34 lakhs)
Period: May 2013- May 2016
Joint efforts (Collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Delhi) were made to produce bioethanol from algae and the results were published in Bioresource Technology in 2016.
Project: Development of pretreatment strategies and bioprocess for improved production of cellulolytic enzymes and ethanol from crop by-product for demonstration at pilot plant
Funded by: MNRE (~148 lakhs)
Period: January 2012-July 2015.
As part of this project, improvement in production of cellulases was achieved, and ethanol production from corncob residue and rice straw residue separately was performed in 100 L reactor level.
Project: Optimization of cellulase production from Thermoascus aurantacus RCK 2011, a thermophilic fungus, and its application in cellulose hydrolysis
Funded by: UGC (~10 lakhs)
Period: July 2011-December 2014
Under this project cellulose production from the thermophilic fungus was achieved. The results are published in Appl Biochem Biotechnol (2017) as well as in Biosystem and Bioprocess Engineering (2015).
Project: Production on courseware e-content development for Post-Graduate Subject ‘Microbiology’ (e-PG Pathshala)
Funded by: UGC (7 lakhs)
Period: 2014-2017.
This project was aimed to contribute to Post-Graduate education in India by improving and developing e-content for various areas of Microbiology.
Project: Process development and application of pectinase for retting of plant fibres in collaboration with Jay Biozyme Technologies, Pune.
Funded by: DBT (SBIRI) (~38 lakhs)
Period: 2011-2012
Project: Preparation and screening of DNA library from wood, decaying soil, and termite mounts for novel lignocellulolytic enzymes
Funded by: DBT (~92 lakhs)
Period: 2008-2012
Project: Production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass
Funded by: DBT (~51 lakhs)
Period: 2008-2011
Project: Evaluation of xylanases and laccases at pilot and mill scale in pulp and paper industry in collaboration with Jay biozyme Technologies, Pune.
Funded by: DBT (~52 lakhs)
Period: 2008-2011
Project: Microbial production of biotech feed by solid state fermentation and recombinant DNA technology in collaboration with Ayurvet Pvt. Ltd. Delhi
Funded by: DBT (~79 lakhs)
Period: 2007-2011
Project: Bioconversion of cellulosics into sugars and ethanol
Funded by: CSIR (NIMTLI) (~65 lakhs)
Period: 2007-2010
Project: Decolorization of dye waste waters using laccase over-producing marine and terrestrial fungi
Funded by: DBT (~20 lakhs)
Period: 2005-2008
Project: Marine fungi as a source of laccase and xylanase enzymes for biotechnological applications
Funded by: DBT (~9 lakhs)
Period: 2004-2006
Project: Bioconversion of lignocellulosic feedstock into ethanol as biofuel
Funded by: DBT (~ 38 lakhs)
Period: 2003-2007
Project: Cellulases-free thermotolerant and alkalostable xylanases for pulp and paper Industry.
Funded by: DBT (~26lakhs)
Period: 1999-2002
Project: Heterotrophic chemo-organotropic and aerobic gram positive bacteria
Funded by: MoEF (20 lakhs)
Project: Cloning and characterization of ligninase/laccase gene(s) from white-rot fungus
Funded by: DBT (~30 lakhs)
Project: Bacteria as source of nutrition for zooplankton, and the role of bacterivorous zooplankton in reducing microbial load in wastewater: an experimental evaluation
Funded by: MoEF (14 lakhs)
Project: The solar pasteurization of plant residues followed by fungal fermentation for produce of protein rich animal feed
Funded by: DBT (1.5 lakhs)
Project: The hydrolysis of hemicellulose by species of white-rot fungus Cathouse
Funded by: UGC (4.5 lakhs)