CSIR - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt.of India
Development of extended arc plasma reactors for smelting and in-flight processing of ores and minerals.
Preparation of refractory metal carbides and carbonitrides.
Preparation of diamond coated silicon carbide.
Preparation of titania rich slag and iron by carbothermic smelting of ilmenite as well as from pre-reduced ilmenite by melt separation technique in a thermal plasma reactor and preparation of synthetic rutile, pigment and catalytic grade titania.
Production of plasma spray grade alumina powder by spheroidization of grain using jet wheel impact atomizer.
Preparation of ferro alloys in thermal plasma reactor.
Preparation of fine and ultra fine SiC from rice husk.
Bench scale preparation of oxide dispersion strengthened(ODS) steel powder.
Development a futuristic technology for carbon free iron production using alternate reductants like hydrogen with minimum or no CO2 emission.
Synthesis of nanopowder by combustion technique.
Production of WC-W2C melt cast composites by arc plasma process.
Production of niobium with reduced critical impurities from niobium pentoxide.
Recovery of Ni and other metal values from chromite overburden by pyrometallurgical process.
Preparation of hard SiC thin films for MEMS applications.
Development of TiO2 based sensor materials.
Development of energy related materials by non-thermal plasma technology.
Development of wear resistant and hard DLC films by rf and microwave CVD.
Preparation of low cost wear resistant Fe-TiC composites from ilmenite.
Preparation of different thermoelectric materials in thin film using CVD/PVD deposition techniques.
Aesthetic quality improvement of Odisha gem stones.