The Functional Materials and Composites Division (FMCD) at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, is dedicated to multidisciplinary research focused on the development of sustainable, high-performance materials and advanced engineering technologies for industrial, environmental and energy applications aligning with National Mission & stakeholders connect. The main vision of this division is to pursue and realize science, engineering & technology with global impact of innovation in catalyzing functional materials & composites for sustainability and circular economy of our nation.
Through advanced material processing, comprehensive characterization, innovation-driven research and strong industry collaboration, the division aims to develop sustainable technologies, generate intellectual property, and facilitate technology transfer, entrepreneurship and start-up creation for societal and industrial benefits.
| Research Area: [Click Here to view in Detail] |
- Natural Fiber (NF), Composites & Packaging (National Fibre Scheme for Self-Reliance)
- Hybrid Polymer Composites & Recycling Technologies (Advanced Composite Mission, Waste to Wealth Mission & Circular Economy Mission)
- Piezo & Triboelectric Nano Generator (NST & Clean Energy Mission)
- Advanced Functional 2D Materials & Nano Composites (Semiconductor & Quantum Mission)
- Additive Manufacturing (Atal Innovation Mission)
- Solid-state Materials for Hydrogen Storage (Green Hydrogen Mission)
- Electromagnetic Joining & Forming (Make-in-India, AMT)
| Goals / Objectives: |
- Sisal fibre as New Age Fibre (NAF) for multifunctional applications
- Advanced R&D on Functional Materials, Composites aligning with National Mission & stakeholders connect for the Sustainable Resources Management
- Convert waste to wealth (industrial, agro, E & plastic wastes)
- Carbon capture, avoid deforestation & burning agrowastes
- Connect Govt. scheme, realise patents to TOT
- TOT & Entrepreneurship, Start-up Creation
- Align with Circular Economy, UNSDGs & Green Energy
- Suffice the needs of line ministries
- Industry Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
- R&D collaboration & realization internationally with high end science, Engg. & technology for attaining a developed nation
| Notable Achievements: |
Know-How/ Technology transfer:
- Evergreen Hybrid Composites of Parali (Agro Wastes) transferred to M/s Permali Wallace Private Limited in 2024
- Bio-Binder for Making Bio-Composites from Bamboo/ Other Natural Resources – A Green & Sustainable Approach transferred to M/s Permali Wallace Private Limited in 2024
- Utilization of Zero Liquid Discharge Plant Residue (ZLDR) for Development of a New Class of Wall Tiles/Wall Cladding Panels, M/s Grasim Industries Limited, Staple Fibre Division, Birlagram, Nagda, M.P in 2024
- @mprisensors: Intelligent Sensors and Alarms for Smoke, Heat & Fire Technology transferred to M/s Rahul Infotech, Chambur, M.P in 2024
- Evergreen Hybrid Composites of Parali (Agro Wastes) transferred to M/s Magniro Global Pvt. Ltd. Raipur, Chhattisgarh in 2024
- Bamboo Composites for Modern Housing & Structures transferred to M/s Ecological Fibre Composites Private Limited, Jabalpur, M.P in 2023
- Evergreen Hybrid Composites of Parali (Agro Wastes) and Industrial Wastes transferred to M/s Amit Densified Doors Private Limited, Sonepat, Haryana in 2023
- Eco friendly Red mud based Radiation Shielding Panels/Door) transferred to M/s Nature Global Service, (X-Sheild), New Delhi in 2023
- Evergreen Hybrid Particle Board from paddy straw (Parali) and industrial waste transferred to M/s Shubh Green Sheets Private Limited, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh in 2020
- Multifunctional Bamboo Composite Material for Modern Housing and Structures transferred to M/s Permali Wallace Private Limited, Bhopal, M.P in 2020
- Sisal Potential for Rural Employment and Making Hybrid Composite Wood Materials using Flyash transferred to Panchayats & Rural Development Department, West Bengal, Govt. of Kolkata in 2018
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Radiation Shielding Red Mud Based Hybrid Composite Panels and Process for Preparing the Same. Inventors: Gupta Manoj Kumar, Pappu Asokan, Rathore Sanjai Kumar Singh, Srivastava Avanish Kumar, Verma Teerthraj, Parihar Anit. Granted on :16 December 2025, Country: United States.
- Multi-functional Hybrid Composite Material from Bamboo and Process for Preparation of the Same. Inventors: Hashmi Syed Azhar Rasheed, Verma Sarika, Medha Mili, Gorhe Nikhil Rajendra, Naik Ajay, Rathore Sanjai Kumar Singh, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No: 201911040180. Patent No.: 562322. Granted on: 11 March 2025. Country: India.
- High Performance Glossy Finish Green Hybrid Composites with Variable Density and an Improved Process for Making Thereof. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Alka Mishra, Peters Edward, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 0022NF2018/US. Patent No.: 12227458. Granted in: February 2025. Country: United States.
- High Performance Glossy Finish Green Hybrid Composites with Variable Density and an Improved Process for Making Thereof. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Alka Mishra, Peters Edward, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: PI20200057 (MY-202509-A). Granted in: May 2024. Country: Malaysia.
- A Glossy Finish Sandwich Composite and Process for Preparing the Same. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Alka Mishra, Peters Edward, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 201811047389. Patent No.: 521012. Granted in: March 2024. Country: India.
- Radiation Shielding Material Capable of Attenuating X-ray by Dual Mechanism and Process for Preparation Thereof. Inventors: Verma Sarika, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 201911033451. Patent No.: 508968. Granted in: February 2024. Country: India.
- A Novel Machine for Making Fine Thin Yarn from Sisal Fibre. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manmohan Das Goel, Rajesh Kumar Morchhale, Shiramdas Murali, Mohammed Akram Khan, Deepti Mishra, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sudhir Sitaram Amritphale, Swati Lahiri. Application No.: 1497DEL2015. Patent No.: 502977. Granted in: January 2024. Country: India.
- A Process for the Synthesis of Homogenized Nanosized Rare Earth Oxycarbonates Using Cytosine and Microwave Irradiation. Inventors: Amritphale Sudhir Sitaram, Verma Sarika. Application No.: 3622DEL2015. Patent No.: 490806. Granted in: December 2023. Country: India.
- Chemically Designed Multifunctional Advanced Materials from Geopolymerized Brine Sludge and a Process for the Preparation Thereof. Inventors: Amritphale Sudhir Sitaram, Verma Sarika, Mohammed Akram Khan, Avneesh Anshul, Satyabrata Das. Application No.: 201611000546. Patent No.: 474511. Granted in: November 2023. Country: India.
- Advanced Lead-Free Radiation Protection Materials Utilizing Modified Brine Sludge Composition and the Process Thereof. Inventors: Verma Sarika, Medha Mili, Mohammed Akram Khan, Sunil Kumar Sanghi, Hashmi Syed Azhar Rasheed, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 17/451412. Patent No.: 1699533. Granted in: July 2023. Country: United States.
- Advanced Multi-functional Asbestos-free Thermal Insulating Material and the Process for Preparation Thereof. Inventors: Verma Sarika, Sunil Kumar Sanghi, Mohammed Akram Khan, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 201911033450. Patent No.: 424736. Granted in: March 2023. Country: India.
- Advanced Non-toxic Red Mud Based Nano Gel Type Functional Radiation Shielding Materials and the Process Thereof. Inventors: Amritphale Sudhir Sitaram, Verma Sarika, Satyabrata Das. Application No.: 201611037017. Patent No.: 418269. Granted in: January 2023. Country: India.
- A Novel Multifunctional Material for Workability of Geopolymeric System and Its Process Thereof. Inventors: Amritphale Sudhir Sitaram, Ramesh Kumar Chouhan, Manish Mudgal, Verma Sarika, Satyabrata Das. Application No.: 201611019506. Patent No.: 418129. Granted in: January 2023. Country: India.
- Advanced Multi-functional Asbestos-free Thermal Insulating Material and the Process for the Preparation Thereof. Inventors: Verma Sarika, Sunil Kumar Sanghi, Mohammed Akram Khan, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 16/996572. Patent No.: 11414349. Granted in: August 2022. Country: United States.
- High Performance Glossy Finish Green Hybrid Composites with Variable Density and an Improved Process for Making Thereof. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Alka Mishra, Peters Edward, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 2020/06736. Granted in: July 2022. Country: South Africa.
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High Performance Glossy Finish Green Hybrid Composites with Variable Density and an Improved Process for Making Thereof. Inventors: Asokan Pappu, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Alka Mishra, Peters Edward, Ajay Kulshreshth, Sanjai Kumar Singh Rathore, Avanish Kumar Srivastava. Application No.: 201811016873. Patent No.: 401393. Granted in: July 2022. Country: India.
| Collaborations: |
Industrial collaborations/ Technology partners/ Stakeholders:
- M/s Grasim Industries Limited, Staple Fibre Division, Nagda, M.P
- M/s Permali Wallace Private Limited, Bhopal, M.P
- M/s Ecological Fibre Composites Private Limited, Jabalpur, M.P
- M/s Bhutan Tuff, New Delhi
- M/s Shubh Green Sheet Private Limited, Bhilai,Chhatisgarh
- M/s Amit Densified Doors Private Limited, Sonepat, Haryana
- M/s Nature Global Service (X-Shield), New Delhi
- M/s Apt Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune
- M/s Asili Bamboo Products, Meerut
- M/s Rahul Infotech, Chambur, Bhopal (MP)
- M/s Agra Marble Cluster Handicrafts Association-HEA, Agra
- M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Rajasthan
- M/s DCM Sriram, Bharuch
- M/s PhysisLiving Private Limited, Pilibhit, U.P
- M/s Aggarwal Paper Board & Allied Industries, Haryana
- M/s Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
- MAK India Limited, Coimbatore
