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Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies
Institute for Plasma Research (IPR),
(an autonomous Institute of Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt.
of India) is exclusively devoted to research in plasma
science, technology and applications. India's first high
temperature plasma device "Aditya Tokamak, built at IPR,
produces plasmas at 5 million degrees temperature -
comparable to that of the sun. An advanced fusion device
with superconducting magnets, capable of steady state
operation is under fabrication. IPR is also active on a
broad front of fundamental studies. It has engineering
groups skilled in technologies of Superconducting
Magnetic, Ultra High Vacuum, Pulsed Power, Microwave and
RF, Computer-based Control and Data Acquisition. Theory
and computer simulation complement experimental programmes.
FCIPT infrastructure with
State-of-art R&D setup, manufacturing and
testing/characterization facilities
FCIPT
The Facilitation Centre for
Industrial Plasma Technologies (FCIPT) as a unit of IPR,
links the Institute with the industries and commercially
exploits the IPR knowledgebase. FCIPT interacts closely
with entrepreneurs through the phases of development,
incubation, demonstration and delivery of technologies.
Complete package of at broad spectrum of plasma-based
industrial technologies and facilitation services is
offered.
FCIPT offers services, equipment
supply, technology transfer in the following fields:
• Surface Engineering:
Technologies like Plasma nitriding, Plasma ion
implantation, Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition,
Plasma Metallizing, Aluminizing for performance
enhancement of engineering goods in wear/corrosion
resistance, hardness etc. applicable to industrial sectors
like Textile Processing, Plastic industry, automobile, Die
and Mould/ Tooling industry, power plant, aerospace &
defence sectors.
• Mineral Processing: Thermal
plasma technology for value addition to mineral smelting
of ores of Titanium, Zircon etc. Emerging needs of
advanced Ceramics can be met by thermal plasma route.
Thermal plasma techniques can also be utilized for
metallurgical smelting and refining, space craft re-entry
simulation etc.
• Biomedical applications: Cold
plasma techniques for surface modification and
sterilization have been developed at FCIPT. Novel
biomedical applications using pencil torch are being
explored.
• Environmental applications &
Alternate Energy: Gas phase corona reactor has been
developed and installed at IPCL, baroda for treatment of
VOCs. Plasma Pyrolysis Technology has been developed at
FCIPT for waste disposal and energy recovery from waste
has been proved and widely appreciated. Atmospheric plasma
treatment for sterilization of spices is also taken up at
FCIPT for development & transfer.
• Textile applications:
Atmospheric pressure plasma processing, non-thermal plasma
pencil torch systems, dielectric barrier discharge systems
etc. are being used for novel textile processing
applications.
• Nanotechnology applications:
The knowhow on plasma technology has been successfully
utilized to develop nanotechnology applications such as
nano-patterning of surfaces for solar applications, nano
powder synthesis etc.
Facilitation Centre for Industrial
Plasma Technologies Institute for Plasma Research
A-10/B, Sector-25, GIDC Electronic Estate, Gandhinagar -
382044, Gujarat, India.
Phone: +91-79-23269000; Fax: +91-79-23269001
E-mail: fcipt@ipr.res.in;
URL:
http://www.plasmaindia.com
Plasma Pyrolysis Technology for
Safe Disposal of Biomedical Waste
Plasma pyrolysis is a thermal
disintegration process where organic mass is
fragmented into hydrogen, CO and lower hydrocarbon in
oxygen starved environment. Graphite based Plasma
torch is used to produces high temperature (plasma
core temperature >5000 deg C) in the primary chamber
by converting electrical energy into thermal energy in
an efficient manner. Almost 99% of organic mass gets
converted into combustible gases in this process.
These combustible gases are useful fuel for heating
application and can also be used for power generation.
Unlike conventional incinerators, toxic molecules such
as dioxins, furans, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons etc.
are completely eliminated in Plasma pyrolysis. Hence;
it is an environment friendly process for safe
disposal of biomedical waste. Plasma pyrolysis is
approved under the Gazette of India for safe disposal
of BMW.
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