Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute

Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (formerly Central Salt Research Institute) is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. The institute was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 10 April 1954 at Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.

Technology developed

• Preparations of nutrient-rich salt of plant origins
• Electrodialysis domestic desalination system
• Preparation of novel iodizing agent
• "Clean Write" writing chalk
• Preparation of low sodium salt of botanic origin
• Plastic Chip Electrodes [3, 4].

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
• Tailored and modified electrodes.
• Green Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry and development of novel drug delivery system
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Natural products
• 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