Societal Contributions

 

The Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur has responded to the emerging needs of changing economic, social and technological scenarios. Here are a few instances of its societal contribution.
 
 

Energy

  • H2 generation & storage

  • Solar-thermal

  • Photovoltaics

  • Batteries

  • Nuclear

  
 
 

Environment

Water

  • Pollution abatement: As, F, dyes, heavy metal ions

  • Sensors for detection of heavy metals

Air

  • Sensing and removal of pollutants

    
 
 

Healthcare

  • Targeted drug delivery Imaging techniques for diagnostics

  • Sensors for disease biomarker detection

     

     

    
 
 

Security

  • Sensors for detection of explosives

  • NBC suits for defense

 

    
 
 

Education

  • NPTEL courses

  • Workshops

  • QIP Ph.D. programme