Environmental Engineering IIT Kanpur

What are the objectives of Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering at the Indian Institute of Tehcnology, Kanpur ? Also provide the list of facilities offered .

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The mission statement of Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is Technology Development for Cleaner Environment .

Objectives :

• develop a new generation of sensors for efficient detection of environmental conditions including emissions/discharges .
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• study the impact of environmental pollution on human health

• develop high performance filters and membranes for effective remediation of contaminants.

• utilize nanotechnology for synthesis of sensors, membranes, catalysts and adsorbents.

• develop genetically-engineered specific micro-organisms for bio remediation of contaminants .

• develop environment- friendly technologies for abatement of pollutants.

Facilities Provided:

• Vibrating Cup Mill
• UV Spectrophotometer
• Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
• Thermo gravimetric analyzer and Differential scanning calorimetry
• Thermal –Optical Analysis for Organic & Elemental Carbon (OC/EC)
• Thermal Cycler
• Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy
• Spectrofluorimeter
• Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)
• Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS)
• Pressure-Composition Isotherm (PCI) Equipment
• Pressure Drop Machine for air and other gases
• Planetary Ball Mill PM 100 and CryoMill
• PD8 Quest Single Crystal Microfocus X Ray Diffractometer
• Particle Size Analyzer
• Lyophilizer for freeze-drying
• Ion Chromatography (IC)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS)
• High Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
• Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
• Fast protein liquid chromatography
• Deep Freezer (-86 oC)
• Cryostat and Circulated Water Bath
• Cryomicrotome
• Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
• BET surface area measurement
• Aerodynamic Particle SizerSpectrometer (APS)

Contact Details :
Professor S. N. Tripathi
Coordinator
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208016, India

Phone:
+91-512-2596357/2596358/2596762 (CESE - 213)
+91-512-2597845 (FB - 314)

Fax:
+91-512-2597395/2590260