ASET Colloquium

Engineering of carbon nanotubes and their application in Bhabha Kavach

by Dr. Kinshuk Dasgupta (Head, Advanced Carbon Materials Section, G&AMD, Materials Group, BARC)

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Online ( https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=mc079223cdbcec23e2c0d8b3ec3825a78 )
Meeting number: 130 405 3702, Meeting password: 7wpEby7vR8P
Description
Carbon nanotube (CNT) is an exotic material having many attractive properties. However, to utilize this material for practical applications, large-scale economical synthesis of CNT is required. Out of different techniques, fluidized bed (FB) and floating catalyst (FC) chemical vapour deposition (CVD) techniques are scalable. To scale-up any process, one needs to understand the reaction mechanism, the rate controlling step(s) and the overall rate of reaction. In this lecture, these aspects of CNT synthesis will be discussed. After making CNTs in large-scale, they have been used in various applications. One such application is Bhabha Kavach, a light weight ballistic resistant jacket. How CNTs improved the performances of the materials used in Bhabha Kavach will be covered in this talk.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Kinshuk Dasgupta joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India as a Scientific Officer after completing his Bachelor in Engg (Metallurgy and Materials Science) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1999. Dr. Dasgupta completed his PhD in Chemical Engg. from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.  His PhD thesis received Ambuja Cement Best PhD Thesis Award. He visited University of Cincinnati, USA as a Fulbright visiting scholar during 2018-19. He received ‘Young Metallurgist of the Year’ in 2007 by Ministry of Steel, ‘Young Engineer Award’ in 2012 and ‘Scientific and Technical Excellence Award’ in 2017 by Department of Atomic Energy. Dr. Dasgupta has been awarded “Dr. N. J. Suchak Innovation Award 2019” by the Institute of Chemical Technology. Recently, “Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020” in Engineering Sciences has been conferred upon Dr. Dasgupta for his work on carbon based nanomaterials and composites leading to the development of Bhabha Kavach, a light weight import substitute ballistic resistant jacket for Indian Armed Forces.

Dr. Kinshuk Dasgupta has filed 2 Indian patents, has authored 3 book chapters, and has more than 90 publications in peer reviewed journals. In addition to Bhabha Kavach technology, he has transferred several technologies to the industries including large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes and rare-earth magnetic alloy powder. Currently, he is serving as the Head, Advanced Carbon Materials Section, G&AMD, Materials Group, BARC and Associate Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, India.
Organised by Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette