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| Dr. Harsh Vardhan also lays Foundation Stone of CSIR-AMPRI Bamboo Composite Structure |
New Delhi (Lisbon Times):- Minister of
Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Health & Family Welfare, Dr.
Harsh Vardhan has said that safe drinking water is required for everyone and
the Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) is working in
this direction and gave solution to the problem of Arsenic and Fluoride. He was
inaugurating the Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric
Materials and Analytical High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope
Laboratory, during his visit to CSIR constituent lab AMPRI based in Bhopal on
March 13, 2021. He also laid the foundation stone of CSIR-AMPRI Bamboo
Composite Structure.
Lauding CSIR-AMPRI, Dr
Harsh Vardhan said that the Institute has been successfully adopting ‘Waste to
Wealth’ strategy as the institute has developed radiation shielding materials
utilizing industrial wastes as raw materials. He said that significantly,
a novel process for making lead free and highly effective shielding materials
useful for the construction of X-ray diagnostic and CT scanner room has been
developed utilizing industrial waste namely red mud and fly ash.
The Minister pointed
out that the Institute is working in the cutting-edge areas of advanced
technologies like Additive manufacturing and added that scientists have been
working in the areas of Biomaterials, Graphene, Smart material, lightweight
material, nanomaterial. During COVID time, the Institute has developed knowhow
for sanitizer, face masks, disinfectant fox, he said. Their masks are available
on AMAZON too. Institute is in the forefront during the pandemic time by
undertaking research problem in collaboration with AIIMS, Bhopal in the area of
Development of rapid electrochemical based diagnostic for detection of SARS-COV
infection”, the Minister added.
Various geopolymeric
materials were also developed by CSIR-AMPRI utilizing Coal based Thermal Power
Plant waste i.e. Fly-Ash and three US Patents have been granted on geopolymeric
materials.
With the continual
development a unique Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric
Materials with a total Area of 455.52 Sq.m and a Carpet Area of 906.24 Sq.m is being
established. Dr. Harsh Vardhan noted that the advances in geopolymeric
materials will accelerate strategic applications such as the Development of Thermal
Resistant Geopolymeric Concrete for Missile /Rocket Launching Pad and
development of Geopolymeric Bullet Proof Concrete for Bunkers; development of
Graphene-Induced Geopolymeric Concrete and Geopolymeric Radiation Shielding
Concrete. In addition, it will also have advanced conventional applications
such as development and upscaling of ready mix Geopolymeric Concrete for road
applications and structural applications; development of Roller-Compacted
Geopolymer Concrete and development of pre-stressed Geopolymeric Concrete
components, he said.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
expressed the hope that the center will enhance the knowledge for understanding
the mechanism of Radiation Shielding and improvement in engineering properties
of developed materials. It will facilitate the upscaling of technologies in
this area and provide technical support to the Indian industry. Reiterating the
“Waste to Wealth” theme, Dr. Harsh Vardhan also released the fly ash compendium.
Another major facility
inaugurated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan at CSIR-AMPRI was the Analytical
High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory. This laboratory
houses Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) with High-Angle Annular
Dark Field Detector (HAADF) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) along with
TEM sample preparation equipment such as Ion milling system, Ultrasonic disc
cutter, Dimple grinder, Disk punch, lapping disk, and Diamond saw. This system
is capable of performing microanalysis such as microdiffraction, rocking beam
channeling patterns, qualitative and quantitative X-ray spectroscopy analysis,
particle size analysis, dislocation density, and movement, precipitation,
nucleation and growth.
Speaking on the occasion,
Dr.Avanish Kumar Srivastava, Director, CSIR-AMPRI, noted that these advanced
instruments in CSIR-AMPRI could throw light on the morphological, structural
and compositional analysis of advanced materials developed at CSIR-AMPRI. This facility will not only enhance the research quality of CSIR-AMPRI but also
neighboring institutes of Madhya Pradesh to carry out innovative research on
advanced materials and develop know-how/technologies. Dr. Srivastava also
highlighted that the Institute is working in the cutting-edge areas of advanced
technologies like Additive manufacturing and that the scientists are working in
the areas of Biomaterials, Graphene, Smart material, lightweight material and
nanomaterials among others.
The foundation stone
for the multifunctional CSIR-AMPRI Bamboo Composite Structure was also laid by the
Minister. CSIR-AMPRI has developed know-how of manufacturing environmentally
friendly multifunctional bamboo composite material for modern housing and
structures using abundantly available bamboo as a raw material. The newly
developed bamboo-composite material can serve as a competitive, sustainable, and
environment-friendly alternative material, useful in the construction of smart
green buildings as it has very attractive features like aesthetic appearance,
acoustic & thermal insulation. Patents have also been filed on this
know-how and also transferred to M/s Permali Wallace private limited. Dr. Harsh
Vardhan noted that this will be advantageous to the bamboo cultivators located
in various parts of India and also help in the generation of employment. He
observed that while India is the second-largest cultivator of bamboo, it has
only a 4% share of world trade, and bamboo wood technology has the potential of
increasing this trade share.
After the inauguration
and laying of the foundation stone, the Minister visited the Technology Exhibits of
CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. He addressed the scientists & staff of the institute
and speaking about the Ovid-19 pandemic, Dr. Harsh Vardhan lauded the efforts of the entire CSIR community who came together and developed a gamut of technologies
and products. He appreciated that the technology for makeshift
hospital/clinic/house has been developed jointly by CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee and
CSIR-AMPRI. He expressed happiness that with the support of Madhya Pradesh
Council of S&T, a demonstrational structure of makeshift clinic has been
developed at JP Hospital. He called on the students and scientists to be
innovative, advance the frontiers of science and develop technologies that can
make India Aatmanirbhar and also serve the cause of the
society.
Please CLICK HERE for
brief details about Multifunctional Bamboo Composite Material for Modern
Housing and Structures (Annex B 1).
Please CLICK HERE for Brief Details about Analytical High-Resolution
Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) Facility (Annex B 2).
Please CLICK HERE for details on CSIR-AMPRI (Annex B 3).
Please CLICK HERE for details on Makeshift Clinic for COVID-19
Patients (Annex B 4).
Please CLICK HERE for details of Support to Madhya Pradesh during COVID -19 as well as for management of various other diseases such as TB etc since 2014 (DOC-1).
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