News and Updates of Research Group                       

 Center for Pyrometallurgy           START-UP COMPANY                         " Center for Pyrometallurgy" is established under the "Institute of Eminence" scheme of IIT Madras. The Center is proposed to have a consortium of industry partners and R&D institutions of repute who are involved in the Ferrous/Non-Ferrous pyrometallurgy-based research and process development activities to produce metals in a sustainable manner. Potential Industry/R&D Partners are welcome to collaborate.                           

Process Metallurgy Lab of Iron and Steelmaking     

  MEDIA COVERAGE ON DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO RECYCLE IRONORE SLIME WASTE BY MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIZING ROASTING PROCESS

 Center for Pyrometallurgy-YouTube Channel      

Details of Mandate and Lab Facilities in Center for Pyrometallurgy 

                         " A new Postgraduate course on "Hydrogen Assisted Green Steelmaking is designed and floated. The course will focus on the development of technolgies and process routes of iron and steelmaking involving hydrogen-based reduction and smelting processes where hydrogen would be generated using renewable energy sources.                           

                         " An innovative project on "Green Steemaking by Hydrogen Assisted Reduction of Iron Ores" is approved by DST-SERB.                           

Dr. Ajay Kumar Shukla
Associate Professor,
Head, Center for Pyrometallurgy

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras
Chennai 600036, INDIA
Phone: +91 44 2257 4762 (Office), +91 44 2257 6762 (Res.), +91 44 2257 5800 (Lab)
Email: shukla@iitm.ac.in

Office: NAC1 : 146, First floor

Lab : NAC1 : 107, First floor

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Research Openings for new Students

Prime Minister Fellowship option available: Deadline March 31st: Visit https://pmrf.in/

JDP (Joint Doctoral Projects) are available with Swinburn University of Science and Technology. For more details click the link