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Deptt: of Science & Technology and Information Technology Government of Khyber PakhtunKhwa

Directorate of Science & Technology (DoST) 2013-15

DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (DOST) “Building Knowledge Based Economy by Integrating S&T with Provincial Development Programs”

PROMINENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF DOST UNDER THE TENURE

OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

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Deptt: of Science & Technology and Information Technology Government of Khyber PakhtunKhwa

Directorate of Science & Technology (DoST) 2013-15

Table of Contents

S.No Page #

1 Kaplan based power plant with electronic load controller 4

2 Pelton turbine based power plant 4

3 Francis turbine based power plant 5

4 Floating water wheel 6

5 Electronic load controller for MHPP generation unit 6

6 Micro controller based programmable geyser 7

7 Utilization of high yielding algal species for biodiesel production 7

8 Ethanol production from waste watermelon and other sugar containing

fruits

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9 1 KVA stand-alone photo voltaic system for rural areas 8

10 Production of electricity from solid waste of Peshawar metropolitan areas 9

11 Development of pilot plant for indigenous coal resources of KP 9

12 Electricity theft solution with resource building framework 10

13 Gasification of Biomass 11

14 Stay green rice 11

15 Identification for genes for leaf rust resistance in wheat through DNA

markers

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16 Maximization of Pepino as a new commercial crop in KP 12

17 Drug utilization review and potential drug interaction in govt and private

hospitals

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18 Plasma sterilizer 13

19 Heart murmur extraction and classification through signal processing 14

20 EMG controlled prosthetic arm 14

21 E-reader for visually impaired 15

22 Diagnostic kit for the genotyping of dengue virus 15

23 Cloud infrastructure for a clinical decision support system 16

24 Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatistus-b to neonates 16

25 Talking hands 17

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26 Design and fabrication of a membrane processing plant for the

clarification and concentration of fruit juices

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27 Automation of gleason grading system for cancerous tissues using walvet

packet transformation

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28 Development of reliable and efficient diagnostic kits for the genotypes of

hepatitis c virus diagnostic kits

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29 Production of novel antibiotics from rare actinomycetes 20

30 Pilot plant for extraction of gold, silver & base metals from ores, minerals 20

31 An experimental investigation into the coal-briquettes design &

manufacturing

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32 Extraction of niobium from the ore deposits occurring in KP 21

33 Design & manufacturing of solar powered auto-rickshaw 22

34 Smart auto start system 22

35 Energy efficient electric car 23

36 Up gradation of the existing traffic light system to wireless controlled

auto/manual traffic light system

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1. KAPLAN BASED POWER PLANT WITH ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER:

Scheme Title: Design Facilitation & Training Centre (DF&TC)

Cost: Rs. 02 Million

Principal Investigator: Prof. Javed Ahmad Chattha

Institute: Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Science

& Engineering Technologies (GIKI)

SALIENT FEATURES:

Installed at a canal in Gujjar Garhi Mardan

1st indigenous Kaplan based MHPP in Pakistan

Working on water with head of 2 meters

Capacity of electricity generation is 30 KVA

Indigenously developed in the country

The developed product has also the demonstrational &

educational value for the students and turbine manufacturing industry

ACADEMIC AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES:

A software developed to produce optimum design parameters

Four Graduate students facilitated

Two Research papers published

One Seminar Conducted

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOME:

A manufacturing company “Hydrolink” is established in private sector at Taxila

2. PELTON TURBINE BASED POWER PLANT:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: Rs. 1.7 Million

Principal Investigator: Prof. Javed Ahmad Chattha

Institute: GIKI

SALIENT FEATURES:

Installed at village Birzeen, District Chitral

Indigenously developed in the country

Working on water with head of 76 meters

50 KVA electricity generation capacity

Fulfilling the electricity needs of the about 200 houses

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ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

04 under graduate and 02 MS students facilitated

A Design software is developed at GIKI

Two research papers published

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOME:

A manufacturing company “Hydrolink” is established in private sector at Taxila.

3. FRANCIS TURBINE BASED POWER PLANT :

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support of R&D

Cost: Rs. 2.2 Million

Principal Investigator: Prof. Javed Ahmad Chattha

Institute: GIKI

SALIENT FEATURES:

Installed at near DC office Battagram district

First time an in-house developed

Working on head of 15m and flow rate of 14-18 cusecs

Projected capacity of 30-50 kW

ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

Undergraduate students facilitated

Design software developed

Already generated computer models can further be used for computational analysis

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOME:

Manufacturing drawings developed for industry

Reduced dependence on foreign expertise

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4. FLOATING WATER WHEEL:

Scheme Title: Design Facilitation & Training Centre

Cost: Rs. 0.55 Million

Principal Investigator: Mr. Faridullah Khan

Institute: UET Peshawar.

SALIENT FEATURES:

Indigenously developed

Simple in design and fabrication

Generate electricity up to 1-5 KVA from running water

Less efficient as compared to turbines

Benefits to the Academia, Industry and End user

ACADEMIC OUTCOME: A Design and simulation software is developed

Prototype developed

Can produce electricity up to 1-5 KVA

Can pump water for river bed

05 students facilitated

01 research paper published

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOME: Design & simulation software is developed for Industry

Reduced dependence on foreign expertise

5. ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER FOR MHPPs GENERATION UNIT:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support of R&D

Cost: Rs. 0.5 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdur Rasheed

Institute: COMSATS Abbottabad

SALIENT FEATURES:

ELC keeps the turbine and generator at their full

power

ELC enables the use of simpler and cheaper turbine

with less moving part

It imposes less wear and tear on machinery

High reliability, low maintenance and simple to

operate

Expensive imported electronic parts and expertise shell

be replaced by locally available parts

Modification of this device is very easy by updating its software according to requirements

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6. MICRO CONTROLLER BASED PROGRAMMABLE GEYSER:

Scheme Title: Design Facilitation & Training Centre

Cost: Rs. 0.2 Million

Principal Investigator: Engr. Syed Ayaz Ali/Engr. Akbar Ali Khan

Institute: COMSATS Abbottabad

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT: 06 Graduate students facilitated

02 research papers produced

01 seminar conducted

7. UTILIZATION OF HIGH YIELDING ALGAL SPECIES FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: Rs. 0.37 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sahib Alam

Institute: Agriculture University Peshawar

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

04 Graduate students and four MS students facilitated

01 research study completed

03 research papers produced

05 of students trained

01 paper published

8. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM WASTE WATERMELON AND OTHER SUGAR CONTAINING FRUITS:

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Scheme Title: Design Facilitation & Training Centre

Cost: Rs. 0.5 Million

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Hamid Ullah Shah

Institute: Agriculture University Peshawar

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

04 Graduate students and two MS students facilitated

04 Research Papers produced

9. 1 KVA STAND-ALONE PHOTO VOLTAIC SYSTEM FOR RURAL AREAS:

Scheme Title: Design Facilitation & Training Centre

Cost: Rs. 0.69 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdur Rasheed

Institute: COMSATS Abbotabad

SALIENT FEATURES

The project introduces a cost effective PV system which help

to deal with the electricity shortage and load shedding problem

Cost effective and reliable electricity from clean solar energy

Elimination of energy transportation cost

Reduction in carbon emissions

State of the art research opportunity for academia

An efficient and competitive system which can further be

presented in local and international market for commercial purposes

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT

04 Graduates students facilitated

02 research papers published

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10. PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM SOLID WASTE OF PESHAWAR METROPOLITAN AREAS:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 2.1 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Azam-Ul-Asar

Institute: CECOS University

SALIENT FEATURES:

Power plant is developed which use the waste generated in

Peshawar city to generate electricity from it

OUTCOMES:

Generates 15KW of electricity from municipal solid waste

Consumes 72 tons of waste in 24 hours to provide enough power to be supplied to 625 energy

savers

11. DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT PLANT FOR INDIGENOUS COAL RESOURCES OF KP:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 03 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Khan Muhammad

Institute: UET Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Coal up gradation/Preparation

Increasing quality and price value of coal

Increasing efficiency, availability and reduced

maintenance of coal burning plants by supplying

low-ash coal of consistent quality

Reducing transportation cost of lean coal compared

with raw coal

Development of coal gasification combustor furnace

for industrial use

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

01 MS, one MSc Mining Engineering

07 BSc Mining Engineering Projects completed

01 B.Sc project in progress

32 students trained

01 paper published

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04 No of papers under review in Journal and 06 papers presented in international conferences

01 paper in preparation for submission to an impact factor journal

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

Interaction with the following coal industries is underway to commercialize the product:

Shahkot Cherat Coal mines, Haji Zaheer uddin Coal Mines Dara Admakhel

Commercialization of the coal Briquett plants is under process

Implementation of the plant in industries for Boilers, furnaces etc

12. ELECTRICITY THEFT SOLUTION WITH RESOURCE BUILDING FRAMEWORK:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 01 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gul Muhammad

Institute: UET Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Innovative method of metering and monitoring

of electricity distribution infrastructure without meters

Theft detection and control

Data collection and control

Efficient and intelligent billing mechanism

Solution to technical as well as Administrative losses

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

02 M.Phil thesis produced

02 hundred BS Engg students trained on the Micro controller

02 patents are submitted

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

The Center got order from Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Abbotabad, Bahawalpur, Bannu.

Installed in cantt area and report submitted by Military Engineering Services that beneficial to

energy sector and save approximately2million rupees per month

Ready for commercialization

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13. GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 0.33 Million

Principal Investigator: Masood Ahmad

Institute: UET Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Biomass is a biologically produced matter based in carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which can be

used to produce synthetic gas

Pakistan’s first gassifier

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

05 students were trained

Prototype was presented in university students project exhibition

14. STAY GREEN RICE:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 1.1 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Fidda Abbasi

Institute: Hazara University

SALIENT FEATURES:

New variety of Rice grows across the KP i-e of Mansehra, Balakot, Haripur, Shangla, Swat,

Mardan, Nowshehra, Charsadda for pilot scale testing and successfully completed

The strain that may grow 6ft tall with record production of 15 Ton per hectare around 4 time

greater than world average production of rice

This strain of rice could be grown in flood prone areas of Pakistan where flood cause huge

damaged to crop

Stay green rice where grain may mature but straw remain green.

Could be used as dual purpose rice that may fulfill the requirement of both green fodder and

grain.

A drought tolerant rice that could be grown like maize or wheat without standing water

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

Research Papers published in local and international journals

Product Patented

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15. IDENTIFICATION FOR GENES FOR LEAF RUST RESISTANCE IN WHEAT THROUGH DNA MARKERS:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: Rs. 0.5 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Inam Ullah

Institute: Hazara University

SALIENT FEATURES:

Leaf rust is the most destructive disease, which can reduce

the grain yield by 30 – 50%

Genetic means of disease resistance is the only option and

effective way to stabilize wheat yield by breeding disease

resistant varieties

Molecular screening of genes related to leaf rust resistance

Identification of rust resistant lines and varieties in wheat

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

05 M.Phil students produced under the project

05 Research Papers Published

16. MAXIMIZATION OF PEPINO AS A NEW COMMERCIAL CROP IN KP:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 0.4 Million

Institute: Hazara University

SALIENT FEATURES:

Pepino is a delicious fruit, endemic to South America.

Pepino is a low inputs crop

It starts bearing within 2 to 4 months after planting

And continues bearing it for years.

It provides precious market returns

Introducing pepino as a new cash crop of high

economic returns in Pakistan

An evergreen shrub growing up to 1.00m tall

Production technology of pepino has been acquired and have sufficient seedlings were easily

transferred and demonstrated on farmers / research fields throughout the provinces

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17. DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW AND POTENTIAL DRUG INTERACTION IN GOVT.

AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: 2.47 M

Principal Investigator: Dr Jamshed

Institute: Pharmacy Department UoP

SALIENT FEATURES:

To identify major problems in drug dosing and use

drug interactions to provides solutions to the problems

which will ultimately benefit the patient’s health.

ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

PhD Scholars conduct their research in DIPCC

Hundred students trained in the center

02 Papers under review in international journal

18. PLASMA STERILIZER:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 2.4 million

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Jawad

Institute: Physics Department UOP

SALIENT FEATURES:

The system is versatile and can sterilize almost any

material and any shape with nooks and crannies.

ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

01 PhD and 01 M,Phil student enrolled in this project

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOME:

The designed reactor has low treatment time, of the order on one minute or less.

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19. HEART MURMUR EXTRACTION AND CLASSIFICATION THROUGH SIGNAL PROCESSING:

Scheme Title: DF & TC

Cost: 0.3 M

Principal Investigator: Dr. Shahid Khattak

Institute: COMSATS Abbotabad

SALIENT FEATURES:

The completed digital stethoscope system was able to

capture a cardiac signal using- a custom-built acoustic

Sensor and an analog-to-digital converter

OUTCOME:

A real-time audio signal based on the sampled input using a digital-to-analog converter

Record and playback captured signals using external Flash memory

Transmit real-time and recorded serial data via the USART for visualization and analysis

Currently work is in progress to transform the project to handled devices such as smart phones

and will be developed till December this year.

20. EMG CONTROLLED PROSTHETIC ARM:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D

Cost: Rs. 0.4 Million

Principal Investigator: Rabya Bahadur Khan Hoti

Institut: COMSATS Abbottabad

SALIENT FEATURES: A prosthetic arm is a substitute of natural arm

The prosthetic arm has the grasping capability

Easy to lift, can be controlled in a very natural manner

Low cost, easy to service;

parts can be replaced and highly reliable

ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

07 student were trained

01 workshop held under the project.

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21. E-READER FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D

Cost: Rs. 0.4 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. M Junaid Mughal

Institute: GIKI, Topi

SALIENT FEATURES:

E-books can be displayed in the language of dots used

by visually impaired personnel

Light and Durable device

Helpful for teaching to young visually impaired children

E-books can be saved in the memory of device

22. DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR THE GENOTYPING OF DENGUE VIRUS:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D

Cost: 0.7 M

Principal Investigator: Ijaz Ali

Institute: IBGE,AUP Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Development of a genotyping Kit for the

determination of prevalent Dengue virus types

To determine the types of Dengue virus in

samples collected during

the recent outbreak from Punjab and KP

To preserve representative genotype-specific

samples for future

study regarding full length characterization

ACADEMIC OUTCOME:

01 M.Phil thesis produced and two papers published in journals with impact factor 5.

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23. CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D

Cost: Rs. 01 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Babar Nazir

Institute: COMSATS Abbottabad

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTCOMES:

04 MS students produced

08 Final Year Project students trained

03 Research papers published

02 Conferences held

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOMES:

Working on replica of this R &D effort to be used by industry in progress

24. PREVENTION OF VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF HEPATISTUS-B TO NEONATES:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D Efforts

Cost: Rs. 1 M

Principal Investigator: Dr. Najib Ul Haq

Institute: Peshawar Medical College

SALIENT FEATURES:

Screening of 5000 pregnant women in a period of 01 year

Diagnosing 125 expected cases with virus load in the blood with PCR machine.

Treating 125 women who are expected to be diagnosed as positive with Elisa technique

Vaccination of 125 new-borns against Hepatitis-B

Proving that active vaccination alone may also be significantly effective in preventing Hepatitis-

B transmission to neonates born to Hepatitis-B positive mothers

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25. TALKING HANDS:

Scheme: Title: DF&TC

Cost: 0.24 Millions

Principal Investigator: Engr. Farhan / Engr. Rabya Bahadar

Institute: COMSAT Abbottabad

SALIENT FEATURES:

Hand postures driven wheelchair

Easy to drive (indoor & outdoor) for long hours

Low power consumption

Low cost and high flexibility

High efficiency

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

08 students facilitated

01 research paper produced

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

Hearing and speech impaired (mute) people face great difficulties leading a normal life by

implementing this project and producing low cost talking hands for disabled people will be very

productive

New industry will be flourished which will manufacture sign language to speech converters.

By providing facilities to disabled people the government will facilitate them to play their role in

country development also employment opportunities can be created, it also lessens the workload

on the government

26. DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MEMBRANE PROCESSING PLANT FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND CONCENTRATION OF FRUIT JUICES:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: 0.56 millions

Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Younas

Institute: UET Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Design and fabrication of a food processing plant for the

clarification and concentration of fruit juices (like apple juice)

Experimental investigation of water removal from fruit juices

Modeling and simulation of membrane separation unit

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to meet the industrial needs osmotic distillation readily

concentrates sucrose solution, clarified apple and orange

juice up to 51◦ brix at 30 °c,5m brine concentration

At average flux of 0.354 l.m-2.hr-1

The quality tests have shown that osmotic distillation preserves the original quality of fruit juices

A pre-concentration microfiltration step is needed for concentration of fresh juices to remove

pulp, prevention of significant flux decline and sustainability of membrane hydrophobicity

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

04 Graduate students and four MS students facilitated

03 research papers produced

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

Provision of concentrated fruit juices at economical price with better quality

Efficient and economical food processing plant for the fruit juice clarification and concentration

Compact design of food processing plant with minimum energy consumption

Motivation for local and foreign investors to establish a value added industry in less space and

quality products

27. AUTOMATION OF GLEASON GRADING SYSTEM FOR CANCEROUS TISSUES USING WALVET PACKET TRANSFORMATION:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: 0.48 Millions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Shahabudin Ansari

Institute: GIKI, Topi

SALIENT FEATURES:

This software assists physicians in diagnosing

cancer patients Image Classification

The application can read an image as input and

give a number as output. This number

correspond to the Gleason grade of the affected

tissues

This software application is robust and accurate

and replaces prevailing manual system of

grading in clinics

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ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUTS:

02 masters students were trained

01 conference paper

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

Software is developed

Study is shared with Health Department

28. DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT DIAGNOSTIC KITS FOR THE GENOTYPES OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS DIAGNOSTIC KITS:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: 0.7 Millions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ijaz

Institute: Agri University Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Genotyping system is developed which can

efficiently detect the types and subtypes of HCV

prevalent in KP

Genotype Ia,Ib,2A,2b,3a and 3b can be efficiently

detected, and exactly typed

The new HCV genotyping method developed in this

study is highly specific, sensitive and able to

genotype HCV RNA reliably that is directly taken

from clinical samples in practice diagnostic

laboratory

INDUSTRIAL OUTCOMES:

Kit is developed

Prototype is shared with Health Department

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29. PRODUCTION OF NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS FROM RARE ACTINOMYCETES:

Scheme Title: Promotion & Support to R&D

Cost: Rs. 0.451 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Bashir Ahmad

Institute: COBAM, University of Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Soil sampling and isolation of antibiotic producing rare actinomycetes from soil

Confirmatory tests of isolated rare actinomycetes for antibiotic production

Optimization of various parameters for maximum antibiotic production by rare actinomycetes

30. PILOT PLANT FOR EXTRACTION OF GOLD, SILVER & BASE METALS FROM ORES, MINERALS:

Scheme Title: Pilot Research Studies

Cost: Rs. 2.495 Million

Institute: MRL UoP

SALIENT FEATURES:

Extraction of Gold and Silver and other base metals from

these huge available deposits (Boulengerite ores) of Chitral

Successful designing, fabrication and installation of pilot

scale multi purpose plant for processing of different types

of Minerals and Metallic ores for research in Material research laboratory.

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

01 national conference had been organized on April 22-23, 2015

01 MPhil students eleven M.Sc and eight BS students were trained and doing research on this

plant

08 impact factor International journal paper acknowledged on s the DoST, Govt of Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION:

The following processes were optimized in established plant and the relevant facilities are

available for customer from mines and minerals industry:

Successfully upgraded low grade Mn-ore (18 wt %) to medium grade (44%0via acid leaching

process for Mughal iron & steel industries limited Lahore

Successfully upgraded Hematite Ore (55 wt %) to high grade (90 wt %) for Khyber Mineral Swat

limited Swat.

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Successfully extracted gold up to 18 wt % via cyanindation process from low grade

Boulaangerite ore the one containing 1.5wt Au or 5ppm.

31. AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE COAL-BRIQUETTES DESIGN & MANUFACTURING:

Scheme Title: DF&TC Cost: 0.35 Millions Principal Investigator: Amad Ullah Khan Institute: UET Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

High calorific value Improved combustion performance To reduce the current deforestation To face the current energy crisis

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTCOMES:

08 Graduate students and two MS students facilitated 02 Seminars conducted 07 Research Papers published

32. EXTRACTION OF NIOBIUM FROM THE ORE DEPOSITS OCCURRING IN KP:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: 0.5 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. M Asif Khan

Institute: University of Peshawar

ACADEMIC & HRD OUTPUT:

One Research Associate and four MS/M.Phil

students trained

Four Undergraduate students trained

Four Research Papers published

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33. DESIGN & MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR POWERED AUTO RICKSHAW:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: Rs. 0.28 Million

Principal Investigator: Engr. Hilal

Institute: CECOS University

SALIENT FEATURES:

Solar Powered; capable to run on solar power and batteries

Seating capacity of 3-4 persons

In day light can operate whole day without discharging,

after sunset can operate 3-4 hours

On fully charged batteries can operate for 6-8 hours

Speed of 40-45 km/h

Noise free with no pollution

ACADEMIC AND HRD OUTPUT:

04 students facilitated

02 seminars conducted

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

Indigenously developed low cost transportation vehicle with zero carbon emission which is very

useful in rural areas as well in urban areas and has following benefits;

Environment friendly

Fuel efficient

Economical

34. SMART AUTO START SYSTEM:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: Rs. 0.2 Million

Principal Investigator: Dr. Akhtar Khalil

Organization: Ifahja Consultants Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Car doors lock / unlock

Start and turnoff car engine

Open car trunk

Alarm and lights on /off

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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

The key beneficiaries of smart application for car auto start and

enhanced security includes the automobile industry and the general public

The project has revolutionized the automobile industry in terms of security and enhanced

features. This project benefits the general public (car owners) in convenience, security, improved

efficiency, customizable and FEATURE RICH, REDUCED CAR THEFT, REDUCTION IN LEGAL

ISSUES

35. ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRIC CAR:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: 0.47 M

Institute: UET, Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Designing a car with high fuel-efficiency, low emissions,

and futuristic design has been completed.

Millage Test= 65Km / Litre

Steering & Transmission Test = Passed

Safety test = Passed

Reliability Test = passed

36. UP GRADATION OF THE EXISTING TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM TO WIRELESS CONTROLLED AUTO/MANUAL TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM:

Scheme Title: DF&TC

Cost: 0.4Million

Principal Investigator: Muhammad Kamran

Institute: University of Peshawar

SALIENT FEATURES:

Incorporate the wireless technology in the existing

Traffic Lights

Control the Traffic Signals on the basis of traffic

density not by predefined time

Reduction the travel time

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT:

The project has been hand over to the concern department for further implementation