Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Sreekumar Kurungot

Rahul Banerjee

Ulhas Kanhaiyalal Kharul

Sreekuttan Maraveedu Unni

Harshitha Barike Aiyappa

Harshal Dilip Chaudhari

Pritish Wadge

Bihag Anothumakkool

Beena Kalasaparambil Balan

Subhadeep Saha

Manohar Virupax Badiger

Vijayamohanan Kunjuukrishna Pillai

Arun Torris

Anita Sanwarmal Rewar

Thangavelu Palaniselvam

Rajith Illathvalappil

Vijayamohanan Kunju Krishna Pillai

Bipinlal Unni

Siddheshwar Navanath Bhange

Husain Noman Kagalwala

Pradip Shashikant Pachfule

Meena Ghosh

Vidyanand Vijayakumar

Sarath Ramadas

Sekar Pandiaraj

The present invention provides an energy storage device having high discharge capacity and high cycling ability. More particularly, the present invention provides Zn/VObattery having cation selective ionomer membrane and free-standing electrode.

Metal ion battery having ionomer membrane separator and free-standing electrode

The present invention to provide a highly proton conducting metal organic material constituting of phosphate ester based ligand immobilized via gelation with Feion in DMF which is used as conducting electrolyte in PEFMCs.

Phytic acid based metallogel and applications thereof

The present invention discloses high aspect ratio multifunctional nanocomposite of CNF/polymer comprising of functionalized CNF incorporated with metal nanoparticles and phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) along the inner and outer surfaces of hollow carbon nanofiber and to a process for fabrication of the same thereof.

High aspect ratio nanoscale multifunctional materials

The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of poly-benzimidazole (PBI) based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with improved fuel cell performance and stability. It discloses a simple strategy to overcome the leaching of phosphoric acid (PA) from the membrane during fuel cell operation by an in-situ Current-Voltage (I-V) assisted doping of membrane with PA. The invention provides an improved method for the preparation of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) wherein said MEA possess high stability and improved fuel cell performance achieved by overcoming the leaching of phosphoric acid during cell operation.

Process for the preparation of PBI based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with improved fuel cell performance and stability

The present invention discloses a highly conducting polyethylenedioxythiphene (PEDOT) flexible paper with a very low sheet resistance and high conductivity and process for preparation thereof, by inducing the polymerization at the interface of two immiscible liquids on a cellulose paper to trigger PEDOT growth along the fibers of the cellulose paper. The present invention discloses the use of the said conducting paper for the preparation of flexible supercapacitor and for the preparation of counter electrode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC).

Pedot coated flexible cellulose paper by interfacial polymerization

Nitrogen doped carbon nanohorns function as efficient metal-free oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. The disclosure relates to a process for the preparation of nitrogen doped carbon nanohorns with enhanced conductivity and improved surface area.

Process for the preparation of nitrogen doped carbon nanohorns for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis

The present invention relates to an efficient, non-metal, N-doped porous carbon electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and a process for the preparation of using g-CNas a nitrogen precursor, metal organic frameworks (MOF) as a carbon template having high specific surface area, large number of active sites and large pore volume.

N-doped porous carbon electrocatalyst and process for preparation thereof

The present invention discloses. all-solid-state supercapacitor (ASSP) with enhanced electrode-electrolyte interface which gives highest very high specific capacitance, areal capacitance and shows very low internal resistance (ESR). The invention particularly discloses the fabrication of all-solid-state supercapacitor by intercalation of solid state polymer electrolyte inside the conducting porous substrate coated with a charge storage electrode material to achieve the desired effect.

All-solid-state-supercapacitor and a process for the fabrication thereof

Blend membranes based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) and polymeric ionic liquids (PILs), wherein said PBI and aliphatic PIL blend enhances Hand OHions conductivity, are provided. In particular, the blend membrane includes polybenzimidazole (PBI) and poly (diallyl dimethyl ammonium) trifluoromethane sulphonate with enhanced proton and hydroxyl ion conductivity.

Blend membranes based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) and polymeric ionic liquids (PILs) and a process for the preparation thereof

The present invention discloses a simple and easily scalable process for preparation of two potentially value added carbonaceous materials from graphene. The invention further discloses simultaneous preparation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs,) and porous graphene (pGr) from graphene. The invention further relates to nitrogen doped porous graphene having excellent activity towards electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

Process for preparation of nanoporous graphene and graphene quantum dots

PBI-based MEAs for high temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) were prepared by direct hot pressing of catalyst layer on Teflon sheets on to both sides of phosphoric acid doped PBI membrane (decal transfer). These MEAs show two times higher performance compared to the MEAs prepared by normal brush coating method on GDL at an operating temperature of 160&#xb0; C.

Process for the preparation of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs)

A hybrid composite of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF) encapsulated in nanocarbon material, wherein the MOFs are grown inside or outside or both side of nano carbon morphologies of the hybrid composite. Such composites may be prepared by

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