Light Stock Processing Division (LSPD) provides research in three independent areas that are well-aligned with national importance in the domain of Nanocatalysis (NC), Gas to Liquids (GTL), and Catalytic Reforming (CR). The division is actively working on CSIR mission and vision in close partnership with both Industry and Academia for the reduction of material carbon import and greenhouse gas emission, where the development of new catalysts and catalytic processes is the prime importance.
In details, the works involve the production of lighter hydrocarbons and gases (C1-C10), conversion of greenhouse gases for producing valuable products (fuels/ chemicals), petrochemical, syngas conversion, oxidation and hydrogenation reaction, waste plastics valorization, naphtha value addition, bio-derived chemicals, processing unconventional feeds through innovative/ novel/ energy-efficient/ green catalytic routes in the field of developing indigenous heterogeneous catalysts.
Beyond this, we are committed to developing highly skilled Ph.D. graduates and offering hands-on training and skill development programs for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Divisional facilities include several characterizing techniques for the newly developed catalyst, such as BET surface area, Raman spectrophotometer, chemisorption analyzer, thermal analyzer, TEM. In addition to these, we do have several batch reactors, fixed-bed bench- & pilot plant reactor’s and the instruments for the analysis of gaseous and liquid products such GC, HPLC & GC-MS etc.
- Catalyst for petro-refining and petrochemical products
- Alkane to alkene
- Fuel additive from ethanol
- Reforming, Oxidation and Hydrogenation
- Steam Cracking
- Catalyst for C1 chemistry
- Methane to Syn-gas reforming, Syn-gas (CO + H2) to Oxygenates, Higher alcohols, Short Chain Olefins and FT-Diesel
- CO2 to formic acid, chemicals, synthetic natural gas and aromatics/alkyl aromatics
- Methanol to Olefins, Dimethyl ether, etc
- Methane to Aromatic and higher alkane & alkenes
- Catalyst for Bio-derived chemicals
- Furfural synthesis, γ-valerolactone synthesis
- Furfural to Levulinic acid and its esters
- Furfural and C6-sugar to 5-HMF
- Valorization of glycerol and Lignin compounds
- Catalyst for waste plastic valorization
- PET, PVC, PP, PS, HDPE and LDPE to Aromatics, alkane and alkenes
