Carbon is always attractive material for researchers and technologists due to its exceptional inherent properties. Therefore worldwide efforts are going on to develop new materials and processes which shows better specific performance and can replace conventional materials. Carbon is a unique material which finds applications in various technological areas ranging from heavy industries (as electrodes in metallurgical furnaces) to automotive industries (Sports, Car and Aviations Brakes), biomedical to highly sophisticated nuclear reactor (moderator & first wall materials in nuclear reactor).
The up-coming class of materials launched initially by the discovery of the buckminister fullerenes and boosted by the discovery of the carbon nanotubes. In most of the areas of Research and development, be it nuclear or alternative source of energy (Fuel Cell, Primary Batteries), Defence, Space, Automobiles, Electronics etc. Carbon is known to play a dominant role. The Centre for Carbon Materials (erstwhile Graphite Section) was established to carry out research in the area of Carbon Materials.
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The Centre has been working in the development of Exfoliated Graphite and its various value added products like Plain Graphite Sheets & Tapes for electrical contact applications, Pure and Reinforced Graphite Seals for Industrial Applications, Reinforced Graphite Sheets for automobile cylinder head gasket, Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cell Application and Oil Absorption for oil Spillage management. The Centre has transferred this technology to private entrepreneur. Presently, the centre is focusing its efforts towards the development of Carbon Nanotubes by arc discharge and Chemical Vapor Deposition technique and exploring its various applications.
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