1. Bioconversion of agro residues for improved animal feed; funded by the Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Govt. of India (1984).
2. Kinetics and dynamics of bioconversion of aquatic biomass for maximum retrieval of energy and biofertilizer, funded by Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Govt. of India (1988).
3. Basic and Biochemical Engineering studies on the development of plasmid vector of corynebacteria and fusion hybrids between bacillus and corynebacteria, funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (1994).
4. Biochemical Engineering studies on the development of a process for the production hyaluronic acid from renewable resources, funded by Government of Malaysia (1996).
5. Scale-up of a bioprocess for the production Biofungicide from renewable resources, funded by Government of Malaysia (1996).
6. Development of a coupled fermentation and separation process for 2, 3 -Butanediol Production, funded by Government of Malaysia (1996)
7. Treatment of sewage waste water by upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) bioreactor system, funded by Government of Malaysia (2001).
8. Basic research on the production of bacterial poly hydroxyl alkanoates with a view to commercialization. Funded by Sumi Rubber Industries (Kedah) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia (2002).