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Minerals
& Metallurgy
Research Centre
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Brief
Description
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| The Centre is engaged in R&D activities in areas related to mineralogy and geochemistry, mineral processing pyro-metallurgy, electro-metallurgy, physical metallurgy, cast metals technology, chemical evaluation, corrosion protection, product development, technological promotion and industrial relations, Modern research facilities are available in the fields mentioned above. The Centre is divided into five sections to carry out research and development work in the specialized research areas. The details of Sections research and development work in specialized research areas are as follows. |
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Mineral
Processing Section
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It undertakes studies on the beneficiation of mineral raw materials to produce value added products in the form of concentrates, which provide the feedstock for metallurgical operations. The section has facilities to carry out-processing of mineral raw materials both on laboratory and pilot plant scales. The data so generated provide the basis for commercial exploitation of mineral resources. Chemical beneficiation and hydro-metallurgical treatment of ores and mineral concentrates are also undertaken. The Section is also engaged in the development of process flow sheets and preparation of pre-investment feasibility on the processing of various ores and minerals. The section possesses capabilities to undertaken beneficiation of any mineral raw material comparable in quality to all international standards and competitive in processing cost.
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Physical
Metallurgy Section
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Physical metallurgy section has the following laboratory facilities: Metallurgical Laboratory: metallurgical technique is employed to control quality of metals during production processes such as casting of metals and alloys, rolling forging, forming and heat treatment etc. The technique is also used to assess the metal damage due to mechanical conditions such as fatigue, creep, impact loading and environmental conditions or corrosion.
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Cast
Metal Technology
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The Cast Metal Technology (CMT) section is equipped with facilities for melting and casting steel alloy steels, iron, non ferrous metals such as brasses, bronzes and aluminum alloys. The facilities are being used for research purposes and customized production of castings, Elaborate moulding and testing facilities are also available.
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Mechanical
Testing Laboratory
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The mechanical test laboratory is equipped with machines such as universal testing machine, impact (Charpy testing machine, fatigue testing machine and hardness testing machine etc.
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X-Ray
Laboratory
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The X-Ray Laboratory is equipped with XRF and XRD which are being used for materials identification and qualitative and quantitative analyses of metals, alloys, ores and minerals.
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Electro
Chemistry & Evaluation Section
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This section is engaged in electro-metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy, electroplating, anodizing and surface treatment process. In these fields achievements have been made for the extraction of antimony from stibnite, production of magnesium and calcium metal and number of surface finish processes. Besides this, evaluation and testing of raw materials, metallic and finished products, treatment of water and water is also one of the activities of the section. An average of 50 requests are being handled monthly, for testing and evaluation of raw materials and the finished products. The section has published a number of papers regarding new analytical methods.
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Geochemistry &
Applied Mineralogy Section
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This section is equipped with instruments for industrial mineralogy, material sciences, chemical and instrumental analysis,.Number of pre-feasibility studies were completed as in-house, R&D and sponsored projects of clients e.g.SDA PIDC PAKSTEEL PMDC NESPAK AL,ODC FATA PECO WAPDA BDA ICI HMC etc. New projects of economic importance from private entrepreneurs are undertaken at reasonable fee in the following fields: Minerals based chemicals, Industrial minerals, Geological evaluation, Process mineralogy, Composite materials, Hi-Tech products, Construction materials, Surface Coatings (paints, Corrosion).
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Research
and Quality Control Facilities
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Microscopy (TL/IL,POL & REF), Geo-chemical analysis, X-Ray crystallography, XRD, Atomic Absorpotion, Thermal analysis (DTA, TGA), Electron micro probe(EPMA) Data analysis/computation, Inductively Coupled Plasma
(ICP
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Product
Development & Technological Promotion Section
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This section is engaged mainly in research and development of industrial chemicals from indigenous metallic and non-metallic minerals. The achievements of the section include: industrial chemicals from gypsum namely, sodium sulphide, sodium sulphate and calcium carbonate; production of phosphoric acid and its salts from indigenous phosphate rock, and zinc chemicals from lead-zinc ore, sodium dichromate and chromosol on pilot scale from chromite ore. Indelible ink, detoxification processes, phosphatizing salts and sodium acid pyrophosphate have been produced on commercial scale. Thje section has potential to provide technical know-how for then production of industrial chemicals on commercial scale.
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Industrial
Trouble Shooting, Quality Control
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The industries that acquire the advisory and quality control services are ICI, packages, pioneer Cement, Maple leaf Cement, Bata, kohinoor, noon, ATS, khawaja Wajid, Shaheen Grinders, Hala, WAPDA,Glaxi, Ghulam Rasool & Co. Shaukat Khanum memorial Trust, KSB Pumps, TEPA, SIMCO Engg. Master Tiles, Honda Atlas, Services Industries, Auroj Fabrics, Ordnance Factories Wah, etc.
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