Metal Extraction and Recycling Division
Overview
Metal Extraction & Recycling Division is one of the main research division actively involved in fundamental research, providing technical services to various industrial needs, solving industrial problems as well as developing new processes, technologies and products for commercial uses. The division comprises of three groups as following:
- Ferrous Processing: Iron and Steelmaking Research with emphasis on Lean Grade/Processig Wastes, Thermo-chemical Simulation Studies, Agglomeration of iron ore fines and ferruginous wastes, alternate routes for the production of direct reduced iron and improving quality of ferroalloys
- Non-Ferrous Processing: Non-ferrous Metal Extraction by harnessing the Primary, Secondary and Lean Grade Resources with focus on strategic metals and rare earth elements
- Secondary & Resource Utilization: Valorization of Industrial Wastes and Secondary Resources for economic solution to pollution problems
The division is fully equipped with research facilities for Ferrous and Non-ferrous metallurgy including Pyro, Hydro, Electro and Bio metallurgy along with facilities for research on various kinds of secondary resources and waste utilization.
Areas of Research
The flagship activities of the division are as follows:
- Strategic metals including REE extraction from primary and secondary resources: Strategic metal sub-vertical is part of 4M theme of CSIR and involves 6 CSIR labs with CSIR-NML as nodal coordinator. The objective of this program is to develop and deploy technologies for strategic metals required for defence, space, mobility, energy, electronic and pharmaceutical sectors from indigenous and secondary resources.
- Holistic utilization of red mud: This national project was initiated under the guidance of Niti Ayog and the participants are three research institutes namely CSIR-NML (Co-ordinator), CSIR-IMMT, JNARDDC and three industries namely NALCO, HINDALCO and VEDANTA. The objective of the program is to develop technology at pilot scale to extract scandium from red mud and use other every component for gainful utilization
- Urban ore recycling centre: An unique facility has been created for pilot scale closed loop process for e-waste where precious metals and REE are extracted and other components are recycled.
- Recycling of end of life lithium batteries: Under the bulk chemical mission of CSIR, the program has been initiated along with CSIR-IMMT to extract Li, Co, Ni and Mn at one kg each and convert graphite into graphene.
Some of our facilities
Scientists
Name |
Designation |
Expertise |
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 Dr. Sanjay Kumar +91-6572345242 |
Chief Scientist & Head |
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 Dr. Kamala Kant Sahu +91-6572345296 kksahu@nml.res.in |
Chief Scientist |
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 Dr. Jagannath Pal +91-8987482643 jgpal2003@yahoo.co.in |
Chief Scientist |
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 Dr. Manish Kumar Jha +91-9430185563, +91-6572345432 mkjha@nml.res.in |
Chief Scientist |
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 Dr. Manoj M Humane
mmh@nml.res.in |
Chief Scientist |
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 Dr. Manoj Kumar +91-6572345180, +91-7250263734 mk@nml.res.in |
Senior Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Sushanta Kumar Sahu +91-6572345273, +91-9431521200, +91-9113443765 sushanta@nml.res.in |
Sr. Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Jhumki Hait (Biswas) +91-6572345186 jhumki@nml.res.in |
Sr. Princiapl Scientist |
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 Dr. Sanjay Agarwal +91-6572345241 sanjay@nml.res.in |
Sr. Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Abhilash . +91-6572345274 (Office), +91-9431962767 (Mobile), +91-6572346077 (Residence) abhilash@nml.res.in |
Sr. Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Sanjay Prasad +91-9931160558 sprasad@nml.res.in |
Sr. Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Deepak Chandra Sau +91-7903577290 |
Sr. Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Madan M. +91-6572345303 madan@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Pratima Meshram +91-6572345277 pratima@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. (Mrs.) M. Malathi +91-6200671742 malathi@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Susanta Kumar Nath +91-9431989877 snath@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Dayanand Paswan +91-9279277071 dnpaswan@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Dr. Ammasi A +91-9546884425 masi@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Mr. Rohit Buddham +91-9060078806 rbmeshram@nmlindia.org |
Principal Scientist |
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 Mr. Krishna Kumar 0657-2345232 kkrishna@nml.res.in |
Principal Scientist |
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 Mr. Shivendra Sinha
sinha@nml.res.in |
Sr. Scientist |
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 Dr. Saurabh Shekhar 0657-2345250 saurabh@nml.res.in |
Sr. Scientist |
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 Dr. Satyajit Mukherjee +91-9874063249 dr.satyajit@nml.res.in |
Sr. Scientist |
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 Miss Rashmi Singla
rashmi.singla@nml.res.in |
Sr. Scientist |
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 Mr. Chandrakant Baliram Jugseniya +91-9308953797, 0657-2345292 jugseniya.nml@nml.res.in |
Scientist |
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 Dr. Mudila Dhanunjaya Rao
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Scientist |
Technical/Support Staffs
Name |
Designation |
Expertise |
|---|---|---|
 Mr. M. Chandra Shekhar +91-9430367236 mcs@nml.res.in |
Principal Technical Officer |
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 Mr. Manoj Kr. Runda +91-9431329750 mkr@nml.res.in |
Sr. Technical Officer (3) |
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 Mr. D.P. Singh +91-6572345234 dps@nml.res.in |
Sr. Technical Officer (1) |
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Contact
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Head, MER Division sunju@nml.res.in +91-0657 2345242
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