Research & Technology Development

At Reliance, the R&D division is among the best-equipped labs in the country. Spread over an area of 300,000 square feet including 120,000 square feet of laboratory space, we are actively involved in the development of novel and proprietary catalysts, processes and products to accelerate our business, while also contributing to the country’s “Make in India” initiatives and sustainability efforts.

1,125 Total patents granted to RIL as of March 31, 2024

Select R&D Projects

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Powering a Clean Planet

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Waste to Wealth

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Making Carbon Dioxide an Asset

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Making Manufacturing Safer for People and the Planet

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Improving Solar Cell Efficiency

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Maximising Value from Crude Refining

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High Performance Game-changing Materials

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Next-generation Catalyst Technologies

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Innovating Solar Cell Manufacturing Technology

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Syngas Value Maximization

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Synthetic Biology

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Sustainable Food & Feed Ingredients

Research that Advances Care

In 2020, our R&D team worked tirelessly to strengthen India’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

    • During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Life Sciences division successfully developed two novel and cost-effective diagnostic kits: ‘R-Green’ and ‘R-Green Pro’ for COVID-19 detection, which received ICMR approval.
    • We also submitted a proposal for the application of Niclosamide as a potential drug against COVID-19 and also designed a process to produce sanitisers aligned with WHO specifications at 20% of market cost.
    • Addressing the urgent need for medical grade oxygen across the country, our engineers worked on a design for oxygen generators capable of producing 5-7 litres of oxygen per minute, with a medical grade purity of 90-95%.
    • We deployed a concept developed in Italy that enables CPAP machines with a 3D-printed charlotte valve and special snorkelling mask to meet the demand for ventilators across hospitals in India.
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R&D Centres and Focus Areas

Our R&D centres focus on catalysis, chemistry, process engineering, modelling, simulation, applied physics, material science, synthetic biology, biotechnology, downstream polymer processing, reaction engineering, advanced analytical sciences and product applications.

In the near future, we will significantly increase the ability to explore technology options and reducing technology development time cycles.

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Focus Areas
Mumbai
Catalysis, chemistry, process engineering, modelling, simulation, material science, synthetic biology, biotechnology, polymer synthesis, downstream polymer processing, product applications and advanced analytical
Hazira
Polyolefin, elastomers and other vinyl polymers synthesis, catalysis and pilot scale testing
Vadodara
Catalysts, adsorbents, organic chemistry, process development, applied biology, environmental science, and polymer applications and technologies, elastomer application and technologies
Patalganga
Polyester materials, processes, products, and applications
Jamnagar
Crude characterisation, process research, and pilot scale facilities for supporting refining operations and renewable energy technology development
Gagva
Pilot plants in over 40 acres of land to develop algae on sea water and convert biomass to biofuel
Samalkot
Biotechnology for biofuels
Naroda
Performance properties for apparel fabrics and auto textiles
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