Environmental Geotechnology Lab

Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay
The laboratory is well equipped for pursuing the following research:

Synthesis of Gas hydrate-bearing sediments

Geomaterial (Fly Ash, Cenosphere, Silica fumes, Slag, soils, rocks, ground water) Characterization

Characterization of Unsaturated Soils

Detection and Migration of Contaminants in Geomaterials

Simulation of Environmental Influence on Geomaterial Properties

Valorization of Industrial By-products (Red Mud, Dredged Sediments, Phosphogypsum, Waste Rubber, etc

Studies on CH4-CO2 replacement in hydrate-bearing sediments

Geothermal Energy Extraction from the Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells.

CCUS: CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers and Risk Assessment

Landfill Biomining and Sustainable Utilization of various Fractions

Composites from Landfill Plastics and Waste

CCU: Neutralization & Mineralization of Hyperactive Geomaterials