Phosphate Concentrate

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Title of Product/Design/Equipment

Phosphate Concentrate

Phosphate Concentrate 

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IPR Status

Patent/Abroad IPR Details

 

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Application/Uses

Production of phosphoric acid and phosphatic fertilizers.

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Salient Technical Features including Competing Features

The process technology is based on separation of phosphate containing minerals from low-grade ore by froth flotation. The product is suitable for the manufacture of phosphoric acid and phosphatic fertilizers.

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Level/Scale of Development

200 kg/h.

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Environmental Considerations

The process is environmental friendly. Arrangement of disposal of tailings and effluents is needed.

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Status of Commercialization

Ready for commercialization

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Major Raw Materials to be Utilized

Phosphate rock, flotation reagents.

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Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required

Crushers, Gridding mills. Flotation and dewatering units.

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Techno-Economics

Available on demand

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Technology Package

(a) Process knowhow with equipment details, (b) Technological process flow-sheet with material balance & (c) Assistance in setting up the plant on separate terms.

Chemical requirement cost is about Rs. 30.24 against product cost of about Rs. 1.25.24 per ton of iron oxide production.

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Title of Product/Process/Design/Equipment

Synthetic Nano-crystalline bone graft.

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IPR Status

Patent/Copyright/Trademark

Secured in India/Abroad

IPR Details

Patent filed

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Application/Uses

As a bone grafting material to be used for orthopedics

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Salient Technical Features including Competing Features

A biomimetic process for producing bioactive biphasic calcium phosphate nano-bioceramic (combination of hydroxyapatite and tri calcium phosphate in required stoichiometry) particles in the narrow size range of 80 nm – 100nm and uniform morphology

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Level/Scale of Development

Laboratory scale

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Environmental Considerations

Ecofriendly process

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Status of Commercialization

Transferred to M/s Eucare Pharmaceuticals, Pvt. Ltd. Chennai.

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Major Raw Materials to be Utilized

Hydrophilic synthetic / biopolymers, Ca and phosphate salts.

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Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required

Chemical Glass reactor with stirring facility, spray dryer andresistant heating furnace ( 1273K)

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Techno-Economics

Available on demand

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Technology Package

 

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Contact Details

Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur

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