Established in : 1954.

         This is one of the laboratories of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) system. The main task assigned to the Institute was to increase and improve the yield and quality of salt.

MANDATE

To carry out research and development work in fields of salt, marine and other allied inorganic chemicals including catalysis.

To develop technologies for the desalination of brackish and seawater and for industrial separation.

To carry out survey and promote cultivation and utilization of marine algae.

To promote exploitation of costal dune sand and saline and non -saline wasteland soils through introduction and cultivation of indigenous and exotic plants of industrial value.

MAIN FACILITIES

A wide range of modern instruments of characterization and structure determination of chemicals, X-ray diffraction(single crystal and powder), gas chromatographic analysis, atomic absorption spectrometer, FTIR, FT-NMR, HPLC, GPC etc.

Instrumental facilities for surface area measurements and determination of particle size.

Well equipped Workshop and Library.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

High Purity salt & salt based processes, iodized salt

Desalination of brackish/sea water by membrane processes (Electrodialysis, Reverse Osmosis)

Marine algae cultivation and utilisation

Desert economic plants & halophytes for saline/non-saline waste land.

Silicates & zeolites including catalysis.

PROCESS DEVELOPED

MAJOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Detergent Grade Zeolite A process released as technology transfer.

STAFF STRENGTH

The total staff strength is 380 which include more than 100 scientists with a net budget of Rs. 60 millions.

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