Summary
The collaboration will strengthen the industry-academia partnership for joint research
The centre will be further expanded with inclusion of dynamic light scattering nano-particle size analyser and environmental science analytical techniques in due course of time
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has collaborated with HORIBA India for setting up a research centre called the HORIBA India-IIT Delhi Technical Centre at the institute’s Department of Chemistry to strengthen the industry-academia partnership for joint research.
The centre currently has a Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LA 960), which measures the size of particles in the range of 10nm – 5000um. The centre will be further expanded with the inclusion of a dynamic light scattering nano-particle size analyser and environmental science analytical techniques in due course of time.
Particle size has a profound effect on material properties such as taste, solubility, texture, and appearance and is a valuable indicator of quality and performance.
The LA-960 system can analyse both wet and dry samples and yield accurate number-based particle size distribution, which is a vital information required in various research and quality control applications.
For example, the particle size determines the glossiness of paint, the flavour of cocoa powder, the reflectivity of highway paint, the hydration rate and strength of cement, properties of die filling powder, absorption rates of pharmaceuticals, and the appearances of cosmetics.
“Through this collaboration, IIT Delhi and HORIBA India aim to foster industry-academia scientific research and joint technical collaborations,” Pankaj Srivastava, head, Central Research Facility, IIT Delhi.
Besides Srivastava, Pramit K Chowdhury, Chemistry Department, IIT Delhi, and HORIBA delegates V Suresh Kumar, Namrata Jain and Mani Rajesh Kumar were present during the MoU signing ceremony.
John Kiran Anthony, segment head and applications scientist, HORIBA Scientific India and Namrata Jain, applications scientist, HORIBA Scientific India will be the coordinating officials for the successful operations of this joint technical centre.
HORIBA, Ltd., Japan is a company that provides an extensive array of instruments and systems for applications such as scientific R&D (analytical, biomedical, life sciences, pharma), environmental monitoring, meteorology, in-vitro medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing, automotive R&D, electrical vehicle testing and manufacturing, and process and quality control measurements.
Last updated on 25 Feb 2022
