| Sanction Date: | 09.08.2024 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA : | HW-Water Treatment | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | Jal Shakti Vibhag, Himachal Pradesh | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Prem Felix Siril
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| Project Brief Description: | The Indian Himalayan Region ranging from Kashmir in the north west to the north eastern states is spread across about 2500 km. This geographically diverse, ecologically fragile region is having about 30 million natural water springs. These springs provide clean drinking water to about 70% of the population that lives across these regions. The water from natural springs is traditionally considered to be safe for direct consumption and is rich in minerals. However, many recent studies pointed out the presence of unacceptable levels of pathogenic microbes, antibiotics and harmful pesticides. Although, most other water quality parameters of the natural water springs are typically within the permissible levels, presence of the above-mentioned contaminants make the spring water unfit for direct consumption. Since, treated water cannot be centrally supplied in the sparsely populated Himalayan villages, decentralised water treatment solutions, specifically tailored for the emerging contaminants need to be developed. Thus, the development of continuous flow-based photo-electrochemical water treatment system based on freely available solar radiation is proposed in the present project. The proposed system will be stand-alone, affordable, modular and self-powered so that the same may be installed in the remote Himalayan villages. Further, the system will specifically remove microbes, and persistent organic pollutants without affecting the other water quality parameters. The proposed system will be fabricated in-house from mostly commercially available components. However, an affordable fabrication method that is suitable for large scale production of the photo-anode as well as the photocathode will be developed in this project. Thus, the project will deliver a technology readiness level (TRL-6) prototype that can be transferred to a commercial partner or taken to the market by spinning off a startup company. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
• Communities reliant on Himalayan spring water for drinking and agricultural purposes. |
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| Activity Chart | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 47,55,400 (Rupees: Forty Seven Lakh fifty five thousand four hundred Only)) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 22,73,200 (Rupees: Twenty two lakh seventy three thousand two hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To design a layered Perovskite_Conducting-Polymer_TiO2 composite photoanode capable for efficient harvesting of solar irradiation for PEC water decontamination. • To assemble a carbon-based cathode for synergistic contribution to the water decontamination process through in-situ generation of oxidative H2O2 and its activation. • To design and develop a flow photoelectrochemical reactor (PECR), integrated with the photoanode and cathode. • To evaluate the decontamination process of flowing water through PECR at the lab scale and then its scalable implementation at the spring sites near IIT Mandi campus. |
•A functional PECR prototype for online water treatment application in spring water. • Optimized photoanode materials and deposition methods and reliable cathode for H2O2 generation-Patent/Publications. • Optimized operational parameters, well-documented performance under natural sunlight, and demonstrated scalability for large-scale water purification. • Training programs/workshops and building partnerships with the concerned Line agencies & industry for technology translation. • Patent, Knowledge products and research publications (minimum 5 Nos.) |
• No. of Datasets/ Database: (Nos.); • No. of Models/ Prototypes (Nos.); • No. of Assessment/ Analytical/ Strategic Frameworks and/ or Reports (Nos.); • No. of Technical/ Technological Manuals/ Educational Guidelines: (Nos.); • Stakeholder's capacity built: Trainings and Workshops along with beneficiaries (Nos.); • No. of Govt. Depts. and line agencies engaged along with No. of Officials (Nos.); • No. of Knowledge Products: Research articles, Book Chapters, Popular articles, etc. (Nos.); • Scope of Patent(s) and/ or Technological/ Industrial Transfer. |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Grant under Professoional Services |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.37,000/month |
| 2. | 01 SRF | @ Rs.42,000/month |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Gas chromatography- Rs.500000, Gas cylinder (7 cc)- Rs.60000 (2), 3D Printer- Rs.60,000, Hot Air Oven- Rs.64000. Centrifuge- Rs.70000, Hot Plate with Magnetic Stirrer- Rs.22000(3), Chemical Fume Hood- Rs.150000, Programmable DC power supply for electrochemical reaction- Rs.25000 (2), Solar Panel with AC/DC Outlets and Battery- Rs.50000, Syringe Pump- Rs.45000 (2), Peristaltic Pump- Rs.60000, Peristaltic Pump- Rs.20000. | 13,00,000/- |
