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Bench scale Production of pure and white aluminium trihydroxide(ATH)

The unavailability and high cost of natural marble have Hydroxide(ATH) with the whiteness of ˃96% and purity
encouraged the growth of the artificial marble market of ˃ 99% to be used as filler material in artificial marble
for which the filler material is completely imported. CSIR- application. Production, characterization and product
IMMT and NALCO, Bhubaneswar have jointly worked validation of 3 kg material has been successfully carried
on the production of pure and white Aluminium Tri out and demonstrated.

Fig. Pure and white ATH production at bench scale

Scale up and production of antibacterial cement additive

The awareness of public healthcare and sanitization is material synthesized from Cu incorporated Zn/Al mixed
of utmost importance and agenda in the current period. oxide was mixed with cement in different ratios to make
In that context, the flooring of household, wash and it antibacterial. 5 kg material and washing test have been
public toilets, if constructed with antibacterial cement, successfully conducted with encouraging results.
will reduce floor related infections. The antibacterial

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