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

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