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BioresourcesEngineering

Mission&Goal

BiomineralProcessingisanemergingtechnologywithsignificantpotentialtoaddvaluetotheminingindustry

People

aswellasdeliverattractiveenvironmentalandsocialbenefitstothecommunitieswithinwhichthecompanies

Facilities

operate. Heap bioleaching units are cheaper to construct and operate and are therefore more suited to the

ResearchAreas

treatmentoflowergradeores.Bioleachingtechniquebecauseofitssimplicityandlowcapitalcostrequirement

Expertise

isespeciallysuitablefordevelopingcountries.

Achievements

Biominerals Department has taken up several projects in the area of biomineral processing. A 2000 Ton bio

Patents&Publications

heapleachingplanttotreatlowgradecopperoreandmillspillagehasbeensetupatHCL,Malanjkhandjointly
byIMMT,Bhubaneswar&HCL.Thisfacilityisuniqueinthecountry.
Easternregionnetworkprojecton"Collection,characterizationandscreeningofpotentialmicroalgefromWest
Bengal & Orissa Coast , and Pilot Scale Demonstration of Algal Oil Production" was approved by DBT, New
Delhi, IMMT, Bhubaneswar being Eastern area coordinator. Microbial desulphurization of calcined pet coke
(CPC)sponsoredbyALCOA,USAiscontinuing.

BIOINFORMATICSTOOLS

CSIRInstituteofMineralsandMaterialsTechnology
(FormerlyRegionalResearchLaboratory)
CouncilofScientific&IndustrialResearch
Bhubaneswar751013,Odisha,INDIA
FAX:916742567160
Telephone:+916742567126,+916742379401
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http://www.immt.res.in/BioresourceEngg.aspx?id=8

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