Dr S K Chaturvedi
Director General (Actg.)- More than 36 years of experience in diverse field of Research planning and execution and implementation of outcomes, policy framework formulation, identification of industrial needs and gaps, resource planning in consonance with sustainable development and growth etc.
- Research areas include circular economy in Gypsum, Low Carbon Cements like Portland Composite Cement & Portland Limestone Cement, Use of Low Grade Limestone in Cement manufacture, industrial wastes utilization, Chemistry of fly ash activation, Cement chemistry and new cement/clinker systems, Improved refractory products and engineering practices, Geopolymer cements, Cement systems based on nano silica, reactivity of raw materials, etc.
- Executed a large no. of sponsored projects in the area of raw material evaluation, raw mix design, cement quality improvement, troubleshooting related to process and quality, enhancing waste utilization etc.
- Preparation of report on “Achieving Circular Economy in Gypsum” as part of DPIIT and NITI Aayog Initiative to transform from linear to circular economy in the area of gypsum
- Instrumental in preparing & drafting Low Carbon Technology Roadmap for Indian Cement Industry, “Existing and Potential Technologies for Carbon Emissions Reductions in the Indian Cement Industry” jointly with CII for WBCSD
- Co-ordinated from NCB for two UNIDO projects: “National Programme to support Energy Efficiency and Quality standards in Ceramic SME’s in India” and “Development and adaptation of appropriate technologies for enhancing productivity in cement sector”
- 13 patents, 120 Research publications in national/international journals and seminar / conference proceedings
- Member of various BIS committees
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