to achieve excellence in all aspects of electrochemistry and related fields for the development of...
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To achieve excellence in all aspects of
electrochemistry and related fields for the
development of globally competitive and eco-
friendly technologies for industrial growth, energy
and material conservation.
Glimpses and Events
July 25, 1948 : The historic day spelt the beginning of an intensive activity to transform the place into one of the higher learning in quest of new technologies to put Karaikudi in the scientific map of the world,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of CECRI.
January 14, 1953 : Inauguration of CECRI, witnessed the presence of Dr Alagappa Chettiar, Dr SS Bhatnagar, Nobel Laureate Dr C V Raman and other eminent personalities. Dr. S Radhakrishnan inaugurated and dedicated to the nation.
Glimpses and Events – contd.October 9th, 1955 : Dr M Visvesvaraya visited CECRI and said “ I do hope
that in this scientific work, the money and energy spent will be comparable with the results achieved with those in America, England, Australia, etc.”
January 22nd, 1966 : Dr Zahir Hussain visited and said that the significant work this institute is doing is symbolic of the great change that is coming over our country.
1974 : Titanium substrate insoluble anode (TSIA) and graphite substrate lead oxide anode (GSLD) were developed.
Rohini Rocket launched with CECRI made Ammoonium perchlorate at Thumba.
1978 : CECRI celebrated its 25th year
1988 : NRDC announced Republic day award for CECRI’s invention “Radiation resistant coatings for nuclear power stations”
Glimpses and Events – contd.
1988: CECRI celebrated its 40th Year on 25th July 1988
1997: One tonne cryogenic engine thrust chamber was developed using electroforming at CECRI for Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
Golden Jubilee year of CECRI begins on 25th July 1997.
Campus spread around 300 acres and 65,000 m2 of Lab space
CHENNAI
MANDAPAM
TUTICORIN
Electrochemical Power SourcesCorrosion Science & EngineeringElectrochemical Materials ScienceElectrodics & ElectrocatalysisElectrochemicals (Organic & Inorganic)Functional MaterialsMetal FinishingElectrometallurgy (Hydro & Pyro)Electrochemical Pollution Control
Lead Acid System
Nickel-metal Hydride and other Nickel
Batteries
Lithium Batteries
Batteries for Special Applications
Fuel Cells
Supercapacitors
Corrosion in Concrete Structures
Inhibitors & Bio–fouling
Protective Coatings
Cathodic & Anodic Protection
Failure Analysis
Specialty Chemicals
Electrochemical Perfluorination
Chromium Recovery
Defluoridation
Hypochlorite Production
Water Electrolysis & Hydrogen Production
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Titanium Substrate Insoluble Anode (TSIA)
Coating/Recoating of Anodes and Cathodes of
Chlor–Alkali Membrane Cells
Recovery of Metals from Secondary Sources
Gallium and Chromium
Manganese Dioxide
Magnesium
Calcium
Titanium
Aluminium
Electroforming (Shaping)
Electroless Plating
Pulse Plating
Plating of Alloys & Composites
Precious Metal Plating
Anodizing
Sensors & Modified Electrodes
Biosensors & Bioelectrochemistry
Nanoscale electrocatalysis
Theoretical Electrochemistry
Bimetallic Electrocatalysts
Nano-materials
Conducting Polymers and
Nanomaterials
Electroluminescence
Photovoltaic Cells
Magnetic Materials
ElectroCeramics
Molecularly Designed Polymers
Nanomaterials for Power Sources
Electrochemical Treatment of Industrial
Effluents
Pollution Control in Electroplating Industries
Electrochemical Remediation
Scanning Tunneling & Atomic Force MicroscopeScanning Electron MicroscopesTransmission Electron MicroscopeMetallurgical MicroscopeFT-IR & MicroscopeLaser Raman Microscope
Electron Spin Resonance Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceUV-VIS-NIR SpectrophotometerX-ray Fluorescence X-ray Photoelectron/Auger ElectronAtomic Absorption SpectrophotometerFT-IR SpectrometerLaser Raman Spectrometer
Battery Cycle Testing Unit BET Surface Area Analyzer CHN Analyzer Cluster Computing Facility CNC Milling Machine Corrosion Fatigue Testing Unit DC Magnetron Sputtering Unit Differential Scanning Calorimeter Electron Beam Evaporation Unit
Major Equipments .......
Gel Permeation Liquid Chromatograph High Performance Liquid Chromatograph Inductively-coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer Ion Chromatograph Metallurgical Microscope & Micro-hardness
Tester Particle Size Analyzer Powder X-ray Diffractometer Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique (SVET)
Kelvin Probe
Slow Strain Rate Stress Corrosion Testing Machine
Tensile Testing Machine
Thermal Analysis System (TG and DTA)
Transmission Electron Microscope
Universal Tensile Testing Machine
X-ray Fluorescence Thickness Gauge
Research Ambience
As part of its human resource
development programme, CECRI's Center
for Education runs Anna University's
B.Tech. course in Chemical & Electro
chemical Engineering.
The eight-semester B. Tech. course is
unique, it is the world‘s first technology
programme in chemical and
electrochemical engineering. This course
is recognized by the All India Council for
Technical Education and the Indian
Institute of Chemical Engineering.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Ministry of Information Technology
Indian Space Research Organization
Department of Science & Technology
Department of Ocean Development
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Atomic Energy
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Defence Research & Development
Organisation
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
Naval Dockyard
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory
National Highways Authority of India
Indian Railways
Oil & Natural Gas Commission
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
Japan Science & Technology Agency, Japan
Columbian Chemicals Company, USA
Yonsei University, South Korea
General Motors Technical Center, USA
International Partnership for Hydrogen
Economy (European)
Applied Materials Inc., USA
Titanium Equipment & Anode Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp.
Madras Rubber Factory
Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
Nicholas-Piramal Healthcare
Aditya Birla Industries
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.
Asian Paints
Berger Paints
Devcon Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Exide Industries Ltd.
Godrej & Boyce
High Energy Batteries (India) Ltd.
Hindustan Lever Ltd.
Krishna Conchem Products Pvt. Ltd.
NED Energy Ltd.
Nerolac Paints
NOCIL
Protektol Anticorrosives
Strategic sector
LPSCPreservation of Agni Missile
Development of lithium-ion batteries for
multifarious applications
CSIR Battery performance evaluation center
Energy for cleaner and greener environment
Development of specialty inorganic materials for
diverse applications
Conducting polymer paints & coatings for
corrosion protection of metallic & concrete
structures and shielding of concrete structures in
strategic areas
Development of PEM-based Hydrogen production
technology for fuel cell application
Fabrication of LED devices and systems for solid
state lighting applications
Nanomaterials and nanodevices for applications in
health and disease
Development of electrochemical technologies for
drinking water upgradation in North-Eastern Region
Centre for excellence for computational chemistry:
An Integrated tool for multi-scale simulation to
design materials, processes and simulation of
molecular recognition process in biology
Contract Research: Business driven R&D objectives with clearly defined outputs.
Results in a product, process, tacit knowledge and Intellectual property generation.
Consultancy: Professional advice rendered to clients based on the knowledge-base available.
Technical Service: Testing & analyzing using specialized facilities available.
Licensing
Unencumbered Patents
Know how / Knowledgebase
Training Industry oriented refresher coursesCustomized/Tailor-made training programmes in the areas of electrochemical science & technology
Corrosion Resistant Coatings Cement-Polymer Composite Coatings Anodization Technology Several Electroplating related
technologies Titanium Substrate Insoluble Anodes in
Chlor-Alkali ProcessesMagnesium Metal Extraction for
Defence ApplicationsTechnologies for Sensors & Ion-Selective
Electrodes
Some of the Know-how transferred
Direct borohydride fuel cell systemDirect borohydride fuel cell systemPEM electrolyser for hydrogen productionPEM electrolyser for hydrogen productionProcess for production of Tetra-ethyl, -butyl and -Process for production of Tetra-ethyl, -butyl and -propyl ammonium hydroxides propyl ammonium hydroxides Cement polymer composite coatingCement polymer composite coatingElectrochemical defluoridation of drinking waterElectrochemical defluoridation of drinking waterElectro-synthesis of quaternary ammonium saltsElectro-synthesis of quaternary ammonium salts
Recent International Patents
High capacity kish graphitic lithium insertion anode materials and negative electrodes for Lithium ion batteries
New high voltage nano-composite cathode for lithium ion batteries
Non-enzymatic electrochemical monitor for HbA1c level in diabetes management
Papers published : 588 (2010-
2013)
Patents filed : 755
Know-how / Technologies : 253
Sponsored projects : 460
Consultancy projects : 220
No. of licenses : 525
Recent Publications in high-impact journals Electrochemical resolution of multiple redox events for graphene quantum
dots (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013)Oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyzed on Fenton-treated Au surface (ChemComm, 2014)Sequential Electrochemical Unzipping of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Graphene Ribbons Revealed by in Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging (ACS Nano, 2014)Nanocatalyst-U-reagent on a polymer film: A new polymer-supported system for (electro-)catalytic applications (ChemComm, 2011)Aqueous CTAB-Assisted Electrodeposition of Gold Atomic Clusters and Their Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalytic Activity in Acid Solutions (Angew. Chem. Int., 2010)Sodium-alginate-based proton-exchange membranes as electrolytes for DMFCs (Energy Environ. Sci., 2010)A new mixed-matrix membrane for DMFCs (Energy Environ. Sci., 2010) Solution-Combustion Synthesized Nanocrystalline Li4Ti5O12 As High-Rate Performance Li-Ion Battery Anode (Chem. Mater., 2010)Hydrogel-polymer electrolytes for electrochemical capacitors: an overview (Energy Environ. Sci., 2009)
Publications in high-impact journals - Contd.
Effect of ordering of PtCu3 nanoparticle structure on the activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction (PCCP, 2014)Time Evolution of the Stability and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of PtCu/C Nanoparticles (ChemCatChem, 2013)Direct electron transfer with yeast cells and construction of a mediatorless microbial fuel cell (Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2007)Novel method for deposition of gold-prussian blue nanocomposite films induced by electrochemically formed gold nanoparticles: Characterization and application to electrocatalysis (Chemistry of Materials, 2007)
Preparation of catalytic films of platinum on Au substrates modified by self-
assembled PAMAM dendrimer monolayers (Appl. Catal. B., 2009) Bioelectrocatalysis of Acetobacter aceti and Gluconobacter roseus for Current Generation (Environ. Sci & Tech., 2009)
CECRI’s Record in fundamental electrochemistry Faradaic Rectification, an important concept in the
development of AC Polarography & Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (KSG Doss)Exponential Relaxation Techniques for studying kinetics in the linear and Tafel regions (SK Rangarajan)Harmonic analysis of corrosion systems (KSR, Rao & Mishra)Experimental set-up for Hydrogen embrittlement studies [Devanathan & Stachurski]Pioneering studies on small organics oxidation – context of fuel cell development (VK Venkatesan)Redox-catalysis of organic processes (HVK Udupa)
Science 9 February 2007, Vol. 315 no. 5813 pp.796-798; MTM Koper, Faraday Discussions, 2008, 140, 11
These are indeed exciting times to be an electrochemist. Not only is the unprecedented power of modern experimental and computational tools an excellent enablerfor innovative fundamental research work, with the ever louder cry for alternativeand more sustainable energy sources and devices, electrochemistry has every reasonto put itself at the center of attention. Even prominent non-electrochemists admitthat our future energy technology will have electrochemistry as one of its cornerstones.In a 2007 Science paper, Whitesides and Crabtree have identified long-term researchareas that should not be forgotten, and many of them are of a partial or even complete electrochemical nature.
The oxygen electrode (both oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution)(Electro-)catalysis by design Various aspects of photoelectrocatalysis (Electro-)chemistry of carbon dioxide (Electro-)chemistry of complex systems (‘‘emergent behavior’’, nonlinearity,
innovative (electro-)chemical engineering) Efficiency of energy use(Electro-)chemistry of small molecules (H2O, CO, small inorganic nitrogen
compounds)New ideas
Towards Fourth Generation Electrochemistry, David E. Williams, Faraday Discuss., 2002, 121, 463-465
We are now sufficiently “powered” to Perform experiments at atomic level with precisionCouple spectroscopy / microscopy to monitor electrochemical reactions in real-timeObserve Molecular electronic events in electrochemistrySingle-molecule electrochemistry/ electrocatalysis
Experimental Electrochemistry at CSIR-CECRI
First time in India, started with an intention of introducing experiments in electrochemistry to the Ph.D students [Let us lead as example to IISc, IITs and NCL].
Who and When???: So far, 28 students have registered. 5 Scientists (+ 4 senior research scholars) are offering this course. There are 4 batches with 7 students each, attending the course on Thursday and Friday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: A dedicated lab for the course is being set up.
How: Scholars are provided with Notes/PPT of the experiment and background information (either before or after the class). Experiments are demonstrated, in most cases, to batches of students.
We will have students demanding a certain experimental set-upWe will have young scientists seeking spectrometers, microscopes and chromatographs to be combined with electrochemical techniquesWe will have students designing their experimental apparatuses, set-ups and devicesWill have devices to be examined in-situ in microscopes, spectrometers, etc.