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Research

Water and Sanitation Lab

About

A water and sanitation lab is a facility dedicated to researching and developing solutions related to clean water access, wastewater treatment, dye effluent treatment and sanitation practices. This specialized facility is equipped for conducting experiments, developing sustainable solutions and analysing water quality, with a particular focus on addressing challenges related to dye adsorption and dye degradation in industrial dye effluent.


The Water and Sanitation Lab at PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research is a specialized facility focused on research and innovation in the field of water and wastewater treatment and sanitation. The lab also collaborates with private organisations, and research institutions to ensure the water quality of nearby lake and provide remedial measures for maintaining.

People

Mr. R Balaji

Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering

Research Areas
Electronic waste management, Nanoparticles, Dye effluent treatment, Dye adsorption

Funded Projects

Transport of dissolved Methane Plumes in Groundwater: Experimental and Numerical Investigations


Funding Agency : India - Iran Bilateral Scientific and Technological Corporation, India - Iran Joint Research Projects 2020, DST
Total Project cost : 5,60,680/-
Duration : Completed (2020-2022)


Sanitation in the Circular Economy - an integrative-modular-onsite toilet treatment for recovery of NPK fertilizer, carbon and water


Funding Agency : Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Total Project cost : 16,50,000/-
Duration : Completed (2020-2022)


Evaluation of vancomycin resistant bacteria neutralization kinetics and possible transduction of resistant determinants by bacteriophage encapsulated core shell nanofiber membranes in hospital effluent


Funding Agency : SERB/CRG
Total Project cost : 7,02,000/-
Duration : On going (2021-2024)


Contact Details
Mr R Balaji, M.E., (Ph.D.)
Water and Sanitation Lab
Department of Civil Engineering
PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research
Avinashi Road, Neelambur
Coimbatore - 641 062