Licensing Opportunities/ Ready for Adaptation
Indigenous Electrode Material, Lithium Titanate LTO for EV Applications

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 7 (Checking Repeatability/ Consistency at Prototype Level)

Key Features:

  1. Identified sources of cost-effective lithium and Ti precursors.
  2. The processing Cost of 1 Kg of LTO is Rs.1700 developed at ARCI. Cost can be reduced by 20% by designing suitable cost-effective large capacity furnace and optimum heating cycles with less time.
  3. ARCI developed LTO’s electrochemical performance in terms of specific capacity; cyclic stability and rate capability is at par with the performance of the commercially available LTO.
  4. Considering the existing facilities for LTO, the batch size of 72 kgs per day is being produced.

Possible Applications:

  1. LiB batteries used in electric vehicle applications.
Indigenous Electrode Material, Lithium Iron Phosphate LFP for EV Applications

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 7 (Checking Repeatability/ Consistency at Prototype Level)

Key Features:

  1. Identified sources of cost-effective lithium and iron precursors.
  2. The processing cost of 1 Kg of LFP is Rs. 3144 developed at ARCI.
  3. Cost can be reduced by 20% by designing suitable cost-effective large capacity furnace and optimum heating cycles with less time.
  4. ARCI developed LFP’s electrochemical performance in terms of specific capacity; cyclic stability and rate capability is at par with the performance of the commercially available LFP.
  5. Considering the existing facilities for LFP the batch size is 29 kgs per day is being produced.

Possible Applications:

  1. LiB batteries used in electric vehicle applications.
Micro arc oxidation coating technology

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 8 {Reassessing feasibility (IP, Competition, Technology, Commercial)}

Key Features:

  1. Ability to coat Al, Ti, Mg and Zr metals and their alloys.
  2. Ease to coat complex shapes and also regions difficult to access.
  3. Uniform, dense, hard and thick coatings.
  4. Superior coating properties and performance compared to other conventional acid based processes like anodizing and hard anodizing.
  5. Excellent tribological properties and corrosion resistance.
  6. Eco friendly.
  7. 5-40 times service life improvement.

Possible Applications:

  1. For a wide array of applications in industry sectors such as textile, automobile etc.
Advanced detonation spray coating technology

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 8 (Reassessing feasibility (IP, Competition, Technology, Commercial))

Key Features:

  1. High productivity due to high pulse frequency.
  2. Less maintenance: absence of mechanically moving parts.
  3. Good adhesion strength (>10000 psi).
  4. Dense microstructure (< 1%).
  5. Negligible thermal degradation and excellent tribological properties.
  6. Ability to coat wide range of powders, carbide, oxide, metal powders.
  7. Lower substrate temperature & low oxide content.
  8. Coatings with 50-2000 microns thickness can be produced.

Possible Applications:

  1. Steel industry application such as Bridle rolls.
  2. Textile & Paper industry applications such as wire passing pulleys, plungers, steeped cone pulleys, bearing stopper plates, guide rolls.
  3. Gas compressor applications such as spindle valve, compressor disc, compressor shaft.
  4. HP & LP turbine blades, compressor discs, LCA nozzles, thrust beating sleeves, propeller shaft seals.
  5. Power and Energy applications such as guide vanes, spindle valves, hydro turbine blades.
Transparent Photo Sensors

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 9 (Initiated Technology Transfer)

Key Features:

  1. High detection capabilities.

Possible Applications:

  1. Automatic light switching.
Lead free copper alloys for bimetallic bearings

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 9 (Initiated Technology Transfer)

Key Features:

  1. Make-in-India.
  2. Elimination of lead as per B-4 emission norms.
  3. Yield Strength: 450 MPa (BMC840), 470 MPa (BMC841).
  4. Hardness: 119 HVN (BMC840), 127 HVN (BMC841).
  5. Wear Resistance: 18μm/h.
  6. Fatigue Strength: 110 Mpa.

Possible Applications:

  1. Main bearings and connecting rod bearings for heavy duty vehicles.
  2. Cars and motor cycle bearings.
  3. Transmission and hydraulic pump bushings.
  4. Wear plates.
  5. Fuel cells.
  6. Camshaft bushings for medium size vehicles.
Synthesis of electro-catalyst for use in fuel cells

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 9 (Initiated Technology Transfer)

Key Features:

  1. Pt based electrocatalysts can be prepared using an easily scalable method.
  2. The electrocatalysts enables unique performance and better durability for fuel cell reactions (ORR, HOR).
  3. Tuneable particle size and surface area of electrocatalysts produced.
  4. Better catalyst utilization and higher electro-catalytic activity.
  5. The substrate material is functionalized to hold the Pt particles stronger. So both strength and durability is increased.

Possible Applications:

  1. Fuel cells.
Cost-efficient solar receiver tube technology for low & medium temperature solar thermal applications

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 9 (Initiated Technology Transfer)

Key Features:

  1. High selective properties (Solar Abs ~95%; Spectral emittance ~0.12).
  2. Low heat loss property: ~0.14 at 3000C.
  3. Temperature stability: < 3000C.
  4. Corrosion stability: > 200 hrs withstand in salt spray test.
  5. High mechanical stability, Long durability and highly enhanced weather protection.

Possible Applications:

  1. Solar water heater /Solar dryer.
  2. Solar desalination.
  3. Stream generation for various industrial applications.
  4. ORC solar collector based power generation.
Super hydrophobic easy to clean coating for self-cleaning of PV panels and other applications

Readiness Level:

IPDI Level: 9 (Initiated Technology Transfer)

Key Features:

  1. Low cost production (simple coating technique / easy scalable / curable by ambient temp.).
  2. Highly transparent coating (no loss in transmittance / power conversion efficiency after deposition).
  3. Super hydrophobic property: > 1100 water contact angle.
  4. High weather stability (withstand long duration accelerated test (IEC 61646).
  5. High mechanical stability.
  6. Low dust deposition compared to bare and other commercial coated samples.

Possible Applications:

  1. Solar PV & CSP cover glass.
  2. Optical lenses.
  3. Video display panels.
  4. Architectural glasses.
Centre for Advanced Materials & Batteries
  • Production of LTO for use as anode electrode material for Li-ion battery application
  • Method for bulk synthesis of tungsten disulfide nanosheets for use as catalysts and lubricants
  • ODS steels for high temperature applications
  • Bulk production of nano aluminum powders
  • Iron based cerametallic friction pads for clutch plates of heavy vehicle
  • Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide (ZnO) powders
  • Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite powders for biomedical applications
  • Porous carbon for use as electrode material for supercapacitors
  • Supercapacitors of high capacitance
  • Nanocrystalline CuO-Ag based textile finishes for anti-viral and anti-bacterial function