Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute

Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The Institute was opened by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 10 April 1956. It is situated at Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.

Technology developed

• Preparations of nutrient-rich salt of plant origins
• Electrodialysis domestic desalination system
• Preparation of novel iodizing agent
• “CleanWrite” writing chalk
• Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin

Research activity

• Molecular sensors for selective recognition of cations/anions
• Recognition of analytes and neutral molecules in physiological condition
• Supramolecular metal complexes to study photo-induced energy/electron transfer processes
• Nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)
• Smart Materials
• Green Chemistry
• Recovery of precious metal ions from natural sources
• Crystal engineering
• Computational Study
• Electrochemical/chemical value addition processes
• Development of polyethylene based inter polymer membranes and design of electrodialysis units

External Link

Central Salt & Marine Chemical Research Institute