Research

• Laboratory studies on the removal of pollutants form bleach plant effluent of the pulp and paper industry
• Material conservation in paper making using electrochemical charge measurement technique (Zeta meter)
• Material evaluation in environment friendly bleach media of paper industry
• Optimum Operation of brown stock washing to reduce pollution load in pulp and paper industry
• Selection of optimisation of environmentally compatible non-wood pulping processes
• Study of dioxins and furans present in Indian environment
• Studies on development and optimisation of environmentally compatible pulp and bleaching technology of bagasse
• Study of printing characteristics of paper made from Indian pulp

Consultancy Programme under PPEP with NTH, Trondheim on

• Environmental manggement of pulp and bleach plants
• Fibre morphology and secondary fibre processing
• Formation and forming fabrics

Short term HRD programmes on

• Chemical recovery
• Fibre morphology and secondary fibre
• Formation and forming fabrics
• Instrumentation process control
• Paper making and refining
• Paper and use of clay
• Pulp recovery and environmental management
• Pulp and bleach plants
• Technology and marketing management of paper

Tailor made programmes on

• Pulp and paper technology, for Tanzanian engineers, and Engineers from Phoenix Pulp and Paper Co. Thailand