Technologies

Chemical Sciences

Title:

Aluminium Alloy Anodes

Area:

Chemical Sciences

Status:

Real life

Patent:

Patented in India

Developing Agency:

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)

Investment required (in INR):

Annual cost of production is about Rs.2.62 crore, per 150 tons of anode

Brief Description

Description :

Aluminium alloy anodes are extensively used for protecting marine structures like pipelines, sea-going vessels etc. from corrosion, by the sacrificial method. The developed process know-how for the manufacture of aluminium anodes incorporating indium is simpler and easy to control without compromising the performance of the anodes.

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