CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute – Bhavnagar is the research & development institute under the aegis of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – New Delhi. The institute is known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge-base in diverse S&T areas with visionary sponsors and collaborators to generate the innovations required for efficient utilisation of sea water, marine algae, solar power, coastal wasteland, environmental monitoring, chemical transformation, process engineering biosciences, silicate, and the separation science.