CENTRAL ELECTRO-CHEMICAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CECRI)
MANDATE
- To conduct research
in different areas of electrochemistry and allied fields.
- To develop new
processes and products in the area s of its specialization with a view
to providing import substitution and increasing export potential of the
country.
- To help both
Indian industry and government departments through consultancy, contract
research and training.
- To contribute
to human resource development through formal university-level courses in
electrochemical engineering and technology and refresher courses in corrosion
prevention,
industrial metal
finishing, batteries, etc.
MAIN FACILITIES
- Modern analytical
facilities e.g. high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography,
gel permeation chromatography, IR, UV and atomic absorption spectrometers,
X-ray powder diffractometers, scanning electron microscope, and elemental
analyzer.
- A betatron radiographic
instrument for monitoring corrosion in reinforced and pre stressed concrete
structures.
- Microvax computer
system.
- Facilities for
testing batteries (at madras unit).
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
- Technologies
have been developed for making Lead-acid batteries for normal and low-temperature
applications, and maintenance free (MF) lead acid batteries.
- Technologies
have been developed for metal finishing plants for anodizing plating and
production of concentrates for Pt, Pd, selective high speed gold and decorative
gold plating.
- Technology developed
for the production of titanium substrate insoluble anodes (TSIA) is being
widely used in chlor-alkali and other electrochemical industries and has
led to saving of millions of rupees in the chlor-alkali sector alone.
- Membrane cell
technology has been developed for the production of NaOH and KOH.
- Processes have
been developed for the energy-efficient production of potassium per chlorate,
potassium iodate, and calcium gluconate and manganese dioxide.
- Technologies
have been developed for the production of sodium misch metal (mixture of
rare earths) and chromium powder and for the recovery of gallium from Bayer
liquor.
- Process know-hows
have been developed for the production of magnesiun-silver chloride, magnesium-cuprous
chloride, and nickel iron batteries.
- CECRI
Processes for copper plating to stainless steel vessels is widely used
to save on cooking fuel.Technology has also been developed for color coating
of stainless steel for decorative applications.
- CECRI has developed
cathodic protection technology using sacrificial impressed current system
for any structure.
- Knowhows have
been developed for corrosion controls for reinforced steels in RCC constructions,namely
- Anticorrosion
treatment to reinforced steel.
- Cement polymer
composite coating to reinforced steel.
- Passivating
solution for protection of steel while lying in cable duct.
- Inhibitor admixture
to cement grout for protecting prestressing steel.
- CECRI has developed
expertise for monitoring corrosion levels in bridges and innovative solutions
for protecting pre stressed steel in concrete structures;knowhow has also
been developed for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) for
monitoring corrosion rates in off shore structures automatically and applying
corrective measures by remote control.
ACTING DIRECTOR
Dr. M. RAGHAVAN
CONTACT ADDRESS
Karaikudi. 630 006
Telephone: (091)
4565-22064, 22065.
Telegram : CECRI,
KARAIKUDI.
Telex
: 0443-211,0443-222 ECRI IN.
Fax
: (091)4565-22088
Telefax :23213.
E-mail : cecrik@cscecri.ren.nic.in.
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Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 1997.
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