Research & Development

Research & Development

One of the main functioning of Laboratories is Research & Development in the area of textiles. The Mumbai Laboratory along with CTRL (Now CIRCOT) carried out an R&D on Flame retardant textile for Ministry of Defence.  In this process, a new patented method of Phosporization of Cotton was developed.  Many of officials of laboratory have worked on R&D projects which lead to their gaining higher qualifications like M. Sc. and Ph D.  A list of recent R&D activities of Laboratories is given below: 

Research & Development Projects handled by Laboratories of Textiles Committee

Sl No

Title of Project

Sponsored by

1

Development of Eri Silk & Polyester Blended Yarn & Fabrics

KVIC, Mumbai,

Project handled with BIT, Davanagere, Karnataka

2

Evaluation of Textile Auxiliaries – Saramex ECO-CAD & Saramex-CBZ

Intercontinental Chemicals (India) Ltd,

Mumbai

3

Evaluation of Powder product for suitability in Khadi printing on cotton & Silk fabrics

Hindustan Mineral Products Co. Ltd.,

Mumbai

4

Evaluation study of Performance of Textile Auxiliary (Texport) on 100% Polyester fabric using different disperse dyes

Thirumali Chemicals (India) Ltd

5

Performance evaluation of Textile Auxiliaries(Acid Buffers) on 100% Polyester fabric

Thakore Reductant Pvt. Ltd,

Surat

6

Improvement of Colour fastness to rubbing in jodhpur hand processing house

Jodhpur Textile Hand Processors Association,

Jodhpur, Rajasthan

7

Improvement of quality of Textile Material block printed from Bagru, Rajasthan

TRENT Ltd,

Mumbai

8

Dying of Silk fabrics with Natual Dye (Nagakeshara)

Private (Ranmakant R Kondaye)

9

Inter-laboratory Comparison Program (Colorfastness to Light)

Q-lab,

USA

10

Study on the effect of Optical Brightening agent on 100% Polyester & 100 % Cotton fabrics

Self

11

Study on Evaluation of Liquid Soap for its Suitability as detergent in Wet washing of silk

Silk Mark Organization of India (SMOI),

CSB, Bangalore

12

Identification of Efficusy Testing of Alternative to CTC

GTZ-Proklima,

Germany

13

Improvement in Conventional Sizing method in Banhatti & Rabakavi handloom cluster, Karnataka

Banhatti & Rabakavi handloom cluster

14

Performance evaluation of Textile Finishes on P/V dyed fabrics

Bidata Industries Ltd,

Badlapur, Maharashtra

15

Differentiation of Kadhi Products from Other Products

KVIC,

Mumbai

Some of the Research Thesis and research paper published by Laboratory personnel are as below

Thesis Title

Name of Person

“Innovations in Characterization of Flame retardant Textile Materials”. A Thesis submitted to Mumbai University for award of PhD Degree

Dr. K.S.Muralidhara

Thermodynamic & Kinetic Studies on sorption of a few selected dyes using indigenous prepared carbon”. A theisis submitted to Gandigram University, Dindigul, Thamila Nadu for award of PhD Degree

Dr. P.Ravichanrdan

"Exploring Microbiological Biotechnology in Textile Sector  Production of PHBs DNA based technique for fibre analysis and destaining enzymes using microbial systems".  A thesis submitted to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amarvati for award of PhD Degree Dr. Rajkumar P Sontakke

Sl. No

Title of Paper

Author

Journal

1

Adaptation of Pyrolytic Conduit of Polyester Cotton Blended Fabric with Flame Retardant Chemical Concentrations,

K.S.Muralidhara et.al.

Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol 2 (10), 1 – 4,  Oct 2012

2

Thermal Degradation and Burning Behaviour of Cotton, Polyester and Cotton polyester blended upholstery fabrics,

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

World Applied Science J., 8 (13), (2010), pp 1532 – 1539, ISSN 1818 – 4952.

3

Thermal Degradation and Burning behaviour of Cellulose based and Cellulose – Silk blended upholstery fabrics,

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

J. Sci. & Ind. Res. Vol. 69, Nov 2010, pp 897 – 885

4

Kinetics of Thermal degradation, of Polyester/Cotton blends

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

World Applied Science J., 6 (11): (2009), pp 1532 – 1539. ISSN 1818 – 4952

5

Thermal Degradation and Burning behaviour of Jute upholstery fabric

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

Colourage, vol. 5, May 2010, pp 65 – 68

6

Kinetics of Thermal Degradation: A case study of Flame Retardant treated Polyester, Cotton and Polyester cotton blended material

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

Colourage, vol. 7, Aug 2010, pp 71 – 77

7

Studies on Tensile Properties of Silk exposed to UV – Radiation and Water vapor

K.S.Muralidhara et. al.

Indian Textile Journal 2010.

 

8

Impact of Dyeing Effluents on the Quality of Amaravathi River in Karur, Tamil Nadu

P.Ravichandran et.al

Paper published in the book released by Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University) for the International Conference on the challenges and strategies for the sustainability of safe drinking water, October-2006, Page No.25-27

9

Adsorption of Acid Blue 158 onto Activated Carbons Prepared from Industrial Wastes

P.Ravichandran et.al

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 30 (9): pp.705-718, 2010.

10

Sorption Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Direct Yellow 12 using Carbon Prepared from Bagasse, Rice Husk and Textile Waste Cloth

P.Ravichandran et.al

Indian J. Chemical Technology, Vol.19,  pp103-110, March 2012

11

Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on the Removasl of Basic Violet 10 from Aqueous Solution using Activated Carbons Prepared from Industrial Wastes

P.Ravichandran et.al

Bioremediation, 16:2, pp.86-96, 2012

12

Removal of Direct Yellow 12 by Adsorption and Photo catalytic Degradation Techniques

P.Ravichandran et.al

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 33 (10): pp.851-863, 2013

13

A Comparative Study on Removal of Basic Violet 10 by Adsorption and Photo catalytic Degradation using Low Cost Activated Carbon

P.Ravichandran et.al

International Journal of  Environment and Waste Management, Vol.12, No.2, pp.189-202, 2013

14

Effect of Low Cost Activated Carbon on the Photo Catalytic Degradation of Acid Dye 158 form Aqueous Solution

P.Ravichandran et.al

International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol.6, Issue 2, 2014

15

Impact of Dyeing Effluents on the Quality of Amaravathi River in Karur, Tamil Nadu

P.Ravichandran et.al

Paper published in the book released by Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University) for the International Conference on the challenges and strategies for the sustainability of safe drinking water, October-2006, Page No.25-27

16

SPECIES SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF TEXTILES AMINAL FIBRE PASHMINA GOAT WOOL AND SHEEP WOOL BY MEANS OF MITOCHONDRIAL 12S rRNA-PCR MOLECULAR TOOLS

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN BIOSCIENCES, AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY; IJRBAT, Vol. V, Special Issue (3), Nov-2017

17

Screening of various industrial wastes for the production of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) by isolates from diverse sources

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

National Conference-Recent advance in Sciences-2017 (RAS-2017);Part-III,Pg-84

18

Study on Physiochemical analysis of Textile industry Effluent and in vitro study of decolourization of the Congo Red Acidic dye by bacterial species

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

Textile Value Chain;Tuesday, 13 September 2016 09:33

19

To Study the Role of Intellectual Property Rights In Nanotechnology- An Indian
Prespective

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

Journal of Applied Science And Research;2016, 4 (2):12-18

20

Physiochemical Analysis of Textile Industry Effluent and Bioremediation of Dyes by Bacterial Species

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH;Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 | August 2015

21

Study of antimicrobial finishes on textiles using natural herbal extract

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

International Journal of Researches in Biosciences, Agriculture & Technology & International Journal of Researches in Social Science & Information Studies;IJ R B A T, Issue (3), Vol. II, May 2015: 261-264 

22

Screening of Multi-drug Resistance of S. aureus(Rosenbach.) from Hospital Waste-A Case Study.

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research;Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014

23

IN VITRO METHOD FOR THE STUDY OF NANOPARTICLES IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES (MEDITECH) AS A ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

International Multidisciplinary Research Journal: Indian Streams Research Journal Volume-4 | Issue-3 | April-2014

24

STUDIES ON DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINATION STRATEGIES FOR BACTERIAL FISH DISEASES

R.P.Sontakke

et.al.

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences Vol 8, Issue 3, 2006; Page No.(547-550)