Agro Processing and Technology - Research facilities
Research facilities
- GC-MS with positive & negative ionisation with direct probe.
- Gas chromatograph (2)
- High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (3)(preparative & analytical with photodiode array detector)
- Differential Scanning Colorimeter
- Supercritical Phase Equilibrium Analyser
- High Performance Thin Layer Chromatograph
- UV visible
- Solvent extraction units
- Wet extraction systems
- Size reduction equipments
Polymers, Nanomaterials and Composites - Research Facilities
Research Facilities
2-Dimesional X-ray Diffractometer
Minerals & Metallic Materials - Research Facilities
Research Facilities
Processing facilities
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Electric heated Rotary kiln
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Transferred arc plasma furnace
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Vacuum Induction melting furnace
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Reduction furnace set up
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Horizontal High Energy Planetary mill
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Microwave Furnace
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High pressure leaching reactor
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Disc pelletizer
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Flotation units
Functional Materials - Research Facilities
Research Facilities
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Thermal Analysis – TG/DTA, TMA (Shimadzu)
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Spectroscopic Analysis – FTIR (Nicolet), UV spectrophotometers (Shimadzu)
Materials Science and Technology - Research Facilities
Research Facilities
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An electrically heated rotary kiln ( 150 mm. dia. X 6000 mm.L) for solid state reduction of minerals – a pilot plant facility.
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Vacuum Induction Furnace.
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Thermal Analyser, TG-DTA.
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BET Surface Area Analyzer.
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Electrochemical System.
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UV – Visible spectrophotometer.
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Drum magnetic separator.
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Disc Pelletiser.
Organic Chemistry - Research Facilities
Research Facilities
Equipments / Systems Facilities
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500 MHZ NMR Spectrometer
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High Resolution Mass Spectrometer
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MALDI
Microbial Processes and Technology - Research Facilities

Integrated 2G ethanol pilot plant
NIIST’s Pilot plant for bioethanol from lignocellulosicbiomass was commissioned in 2012 and is one of the first 2G ethanol pilot plants in the country.