Facilities

The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering currently has the following laboratories encompassing and enriching the range of academic disciplines in which it has qualified faculty: A brief introduction to the facilities in each laboratory is presented in the following paragraphs:


1. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

	Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
	Gas Liquid Chromatography
	High Performance Liquid Chromatography
	Flame Photometer
	Rota Vacuum Pump and Distillation Equipment

2. Chemical Engineering Laboratory

	Spray Column
	Batch packed column
	Ion Exchange
	Pulse Column
	Process Control Rig
	Fluidized Bed Column

3. Corrosion and Electrodeposition Laboratory

	Potentiostat and Galvanostat
	Function Generator
	Corrosion Cell
	Reference and Counter Electrodes
	Power supplies

4. Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology Laboratory

	Systems for measuring resistivity, susceptibility, and thermal conductivity
	High temperature Furnace
	Temperature controller
	Lock in amplifier
	Nano Voltmeter
	Constant current source
	Programmed power supply
	DC Resistance meter
	AC Resistance Bridge
	Thermal evaporation coating unit

5. Environmental Monitoring Laboratory

	Air Sampler
	Incubator
	Conductivity and pH meters
	Ion Selective Electrode
	Field kit for water analysis UV -VIS Spectrophotometer
	Distillation Unit
	Oxygen Analyzer
	Pressure Decomposition Container

6. Material Testing Laboratory

	Universal Testing Machine (50 kN)
	Impact Tester
	Microhardness Tester

7. Material Processing Laboratory

	Muffle Furnaces
	Tube Furnaces
	Vertical Tube Furnace
	Hydraulic Press (25 tonnes)
	Electronic Balance
	Rotary Vacuum Pump
	Diffusion Vacuum Pump
	Melt Stirring Apparatus

8. Microstructure Analysis Laboratory

	Low/ High Speed Cutters
	Specimen Mounting Press
	Grinders and Polishers
	Ultrasonic Cleaners
	Microscopes and Cameras

9. Mineral Processing Laboratory

	Jaw crusher
	Screening/sizing facility
	Mozeley shaking table
	Frantz isodynamic magnetic separator
	Denver flotation cell
	Column Flotation cell
	Ovens and hotplates
	Fumehood

10. Rock Sample Preparation Laboratory

	Rock cutting facility
	Lapping/Polishing facility
	Contamination-free grinding facility