Naval Materials Research Laboratory

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Naval Materials Research Laboratory
Established 1953
Director Dr. J. Narayana Das
Location Ambernath, Maharashtra
Address Shil Badlapur Rd., MIDC Area,
Ambernath- 421506, Thane, Maharashtra
Operating Agency DRDO
Website NMRL Home Page
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Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) is an Indian defense laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). Located in Thane, near Mumbai, it develops materials and alloys for Naval use, and is a single-window agency for all materials requirement of the Indian Navy. NMRL is organized under the Naval Research & Development Directorate of DRDO. The present director of NMRL is Dr. J. Narayana Das.

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[edit] History

NMRL was established in 1953 as the Naval Chemical and Metallurgical Laboratory, an in-house laboratory of the Navy, located at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. It was brought under the administrative control of DRDO in the early 1960s.[1] The laboratory is located in its own technical-cum­ residential complex at Ambernath, Maharashtra. However, a small compliment catering mainly to the scientific support to the Fleet and other Naval establishments functions from the Naval Dockyard.

[edit] Areas of work[2]

  • Fuel Cell Power Pack Technology[3]
  • Advanced Protection Technology in Marine Environment
  • Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Processes
  • Polymer and Elastomer Science and Technology including Stealth Material
  • Processing Technologies for Speciality Metallic and Non-metallic Materials
  • Chemical and Biological Control of Marine Environment

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Projects and Products

[edit] Technologies for Civilian use

  • Bio-emulsifier - for Bio-remediation of floating oil.
  • Arsenic removal kit - NMRL has developed a low-cost arsenic removal filter to remove arsenic from contaminated drinking water. The filter is made of stainless steel, and the filter medium is a processed waste of the steel industry. The filter works on the principle of co-precipitation and adsorption, which is followed by filtration through treated sand. The complete filter costs Rs. 500, has a life of 5 years and does not require any electricity to run. After six months of testing in 24 Paraganas District in West Bengal, the technology was given to NGOs for productionizing.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NMRL Historical Origins
  2. ^ NMRL Areas of work
  3. ^ S. Roy Choudhury; J. Rangarajan (11 April 2004). Nature Of Hydrogen Demand for Fuel Cells and NMRL’s Experience on Onsite Hydrogen Generation (PPT). Power Ministry, Government of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  4. ^ M. Somasekhar. "Low-cost remedies to remove arsenic", Business Line, The Hindu, 2 June 2004. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 

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