Central Leather Research Institute
From Indian Science Information
Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai was founded on 24 April, 1948 as a CSIR laboratory. CLRI is a central hub in Indian leather sector with direct roles in education, research, training, testing, designing, forecasting, planning, social empowerment and leading in science and technology relating to leather.
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Research Area
CLRI conducts both basic and applied research in leather and allied sciences. The major departments engaged in the fundamental research area include Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Bacteriology, Bio-products, Polymer Science & Technology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Environmental and Chemical Engineering and NMR. Applied research work is carried out in new and innovative techniques for leather processing, upgradation of low grade materials, technologies for manufacture of chemical auxiliaries, animal and tannery byproducts utilisation, biotechnology for leather processing, chrome recovery and reuse, cleaner production systems, tannery waste water treatment, effluent control and minimization, modernisation of tannery wet operations, high performance and environment-friendly synthetic tanning agents, surgical sutures and collagen for burn management.
Directors
- Prof. Dr. Asit Baran Mandal - acting director.
Location
Central Leather Research Institute CLRI is situated in Adyar, Chennai 600 020 TamilNadu.
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