Extraction of ferrous & non-ferrous metals from ores, concentrates, secondaries and wastes using an environmentally friendly, technically and economically viable combination of various pyro-, hydro- and electro- metallurgical unit processes 

Effluent/waste treatment and pollution control related to non ferrous metallurgical industries.

Ferrous and non-ferrous extraction 

Raw Material Characterisation

Metal Extraction 

Processing of Sea noudles

Dilatometer (Netzsch) monitors thermal expansion characteristics for refractory evaluation up to 1500oC (max)
Simultaneous Thermal Analyser (Netzsch STA 409): 1600oC. 6-channel compensation point printer, automatic system for simultaneous Thermal Gravimetry (TG), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Derivative TG and Derivative DTA.

Hot Load Tester (Netzsch 421), studies creep behaviour of refractory material using inductive displacement transducer for minimum length variation of 0.02%; 10 heating rates and 4 heating programmes up to 1600oC.

Hot MOR (Netzsch 422), conducts bend test at ten different rates (0.1-100oC per min) of heating, (bending stress can be varied in 4 steps from 0.015-1500 N) to determine modulus of rupture up to 1600oC.

Penta Pycnometer (Quantachrome PP-I), measures true volume and density of up to 5 samples of bulk solids or powders at a time by gas (He/N2) displacement; computer controlled operation

Quantasorb Surface Area Analyser (Quantachrome), gas adsorption and flow control equipment to determine surface area of powders by monitoring adsorption and desorption

Pore Sizer (Micrometrics 9300), measures pore volume, pore size (360-0.006 micron) and its distribution density through pressurised (0.034-2040 Kg/cm2) mercury penetration

Sedigraph (Micrometrics 5000 D): automatic sedimentation cell particle size analyser using collimated x-ray beam absorption to detect particle size range of 0.1-50 micron.

High Temperature 11 KW Furnace (Naber Model 8/R17): electrically heated (1700?C) furnace with internal dimensions 200x300x260 mm.

High Temperature Furnace (Dynatech Engineering Bombay): vacuum and atmosphere controlled graphite resistance furnace up to 2500?C.
Hydraulic Press: 30 Tons, 50 Tons capacity presses for general applications.

Standard Reducibility Apparatus: for determining reducibility of ores following BIS.

Rotary Reduction Test Apparatus (Jumbo Linder): determines the HTBT and LTBT of ores and mixtures at elevated temperatures under different atmospheres.

Mini Cupola coupled with pollution control system.

High temperature (1700C) electrical furnace with programme control (eight segments).

Electrical furnace (1400C) muffle type and SiC heating elements with programme control.

Carbolite (electric) coal ash fusion temperature determination furnace, max. temp 1600?C with programme control and with provision of passing different gases (H2 & CO).

Moving bed, non-isothermal reduction apparatus.

Gas (CO) production unit.

VRDR Plant for the production of sponge iron (1 T/day).

Submerged Arc Furnace, 500 KVA for the production of ferro-alloys and liquid iron.

Cokeless Cupola Furnace (1 T/hr),

DTA/TG Unit : Maximum temperature ~ 1400 oC

Rotary Kiln (Direct/Indirect Firing) : Capacity - 100 kg/day, Temperature - 1000 oC

Retort/Shaft Furnaces : Capacity - 100 kg/day, Temperature - 1000 oC

Fluidized Bed Reactor (Indirect Heating) : Capacity - 5 kg/batch, Temperature - 900 oC

Submerged Arc Furnaces : Ratings - 50 kVA

Leaching Vessels (Ambient Conditions) : Capacity - 50, 150 and 250 litres

Autoclaves : 2, 8, 20 and 50 litres, Maximum Temperature - 350 oC, Pressure - 50 atm.

Counter Current Decantation Unit (for Continuous Leaching) : Capacity - 3 kg/h

Filter Press : Capacity - 2, 20 and 50 kg

Mixer Settler Units : Capacity - 5 and 30 litre/h

Electrowinning Tanks : Various sizes with lead lining, Capacity - 10, 100 and 1000 litres

Maximizing Blast Furnace Productivity with Indian Iron Ore

Improved Granular Processing towards energy efficiency and resource conservation in cement manufacture

Processing of polymetallic sea nodules recovery for extraction of valuable metals

Extraction of magnesium from Indigenous Raw Materials

Shri Premchand, Sct.G
Dr.K.K.Singh, Sct.G
Dr.D.S.R.Murthy, Sct.F
Dr.V.V.Rao, Sct.F
Dr.S.Ghosh, Sct.F
Dr.Vinay Kumar, Sct.F
Dr.B.D.Pandey, Sct.F
Dr.A.K.Vaish, Sct.F
Dr.R.P.Goel, Sct.F
Dr.S.Choudhuri, Sct.F
Sri S.K.Malaviya, Sct.EII
Dr.R.K.Jana, Sct.EII
Shri M.C.Goswami, Sct.EII

Dr.A.Pradhan, Sct.EII
Dr.S.Ranganathan, Sct.EII
Dr.Rakesh Kumar, Sct.EII
Dr.S.D.Singh, Sct.EII
Dr.D.Bandopadhyay, Sct.EII
Dr.A.Bandopadhyay, Sct.F
Dr.P.K.Biswas, Sct.F
Shri P.K.Dey, Sct.EI
Shri R.K.Minj, Sct.EI
Dr.A.Agarwal, Sct.EI
Dr.Arun Dasgupta, Sct.C
Mr.Manoj M.Humane, Sct.C
Dr.K.L.Sahoo, Sct.C
Dr.Sanjay Prasad, Sct.B

Dr.Sanjay Kumar, Sct.C
Dr.M.Bhattacharya, Sct.B
Shri Kapildeo Mehta, Sct.B
Shri Thomas C.Alex, Sct.B
Dr.K.K.Sahu, Sct.C
Ms.Jhumki Hait Biswas, Sct.B
Shri Jagannath Pal, Sct.B
Shri Manoj Kumar, Sct.B
Dr.V.C.Srivastava, Sct.B
Shri Haripal Singh, T.O C
Shri B.K.Mitra, T.O C
Shri Z.H.Khan, T.O C
Shri Dulal Bagchi, T.O B
Shri B.A.Lakra, T.O B