nivedita borthakur

Project Title: Techno-Commercial Analysis of Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregates (FRCA) derived from Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW). Responsibilities: Analysed the technical feasibility of Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregates produced from C&D Waste at the recycling facility operated by IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure and Services Ltd. at Burari, Delhi. Interacted with key stakeholders in order to understand the market dynamics of recycled C&D Waste products.

Project Title: Effect of different titanium dioxide nanoparticles on seed germination and plant growth. This study was a part of a larger project titled "Development of sludge free, clean, green and cost effective technology at bench scale for treatment of textile & dyeing industry effluent". Responsibilities: Studied the Environmental Safety aspect of synthesized titanium dioxide nanomaterials that would be used for the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes present in the textile effluent. The studies comprised extensive literature review as well as lab experiments (preliminary level).

Project title: Nanoparticles and plant systems: in vitro and in silico studies Responsibilities: Determined the effect of some of the nanoparticles like silver,gold and silicon dioxide on growth and development of three plant systems namely Polypleurum stylosum, Sorghum bicolor and Vigna radiata using Plant Tissue Culture technique. The preliminary observations suggested that nanoparticles at a low level may promote seedling growth in the selected plants. If such positive observations are made with other plants as well, the results can be used for increasing the crop productivity.