Central Instrumentation Centre :
| Department |
Central Instrumentation Centre
Kakatiya University |
| Staff |
Mr. E. Ram Reddy |
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Scientific Officer & Head |
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Dr. P. Anuradha |
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Dr. C. Radhakrishna Murthy |
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Mr. K. Gopal Kishan Rao |
The Centre Overview :
Central Instrumentation Centre was established in the year 1979 to cater to the needs of researchers in the backward region of Telangana under the stewardship of Late Prof. K. Venkataramaiah . The Telangana Development Committee sanctioned Rs 8.0 lakhs ( Rupees eight lakhs ) for this purpose in addition to the funds from UGC. The CIC was further strengthened by creation of USIC by the UGC.
Quality of modern scientific research in many areas, critically require a variety of sophisticated scientific equipment which may be of inter or multi-disciplinary utility, enabling simple to rather complex variety of analyses mainly governed by factors such as nature and constituents of the materials involved, information required and the use of this information for characterizing the materials. The materials may be in the form of solids, liquids or gases and may be organic, inorganic , polymeric, biological or geological in nature.
The main objective of establishing Central Instrumentation Centre is to provide testing and analytical services to individual research scholars, teachers and scientists and to inculcate and promote an appropriate scientific culture in this region of the University.
The objectives for establishing this centre in Kakatiya University may be summed up as follows
Keeping in view the above objectives the CIC was provided necessary infrastructure and staff. Ever since its establishment, CIC has become a great asset for the entire region's research needs. However, much remains to be done for achieving excellence in service.
IN-CHARGE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE :
Eminent Teachers and Researchers drawn from various Science departments of the University were chosen to head the Centre since establishment. Under the able guidance of these heads with vision for the future , our Centre has grown as a centre of excellence and carved a niche for itself as one of the best analytical instrumentation centre’s providing services for research in this backward region. The sophisticated instruments presently working in this centre are rated as the best available globally. The human resources employed for the purpose of analysis are fully qualified and are of high quality and providing efficient services. The acknowledgements in all the theses submitted either for Doctoral or Masters Degree in the science departments clearly speak and reflect the services rendered by the centre. The following list shows the details of heads of this centre.
| PROF. E.V. SUNDARAM |
DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY |
1978 - 1979 |
| PROF. D.B. SIRDESHMUKH |
DEPT. OF PHYSICS |
1979 - 1989 |
| PROF E.V. SUNDARAM |
DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY |
1989 - 1990 |
| PROF. V.V. CHALAPATI |
DEPT. OF PHYSICS |
1990 - 1993 |
| PROF. I.V.K. BHAGAVAN RAJU |
DEPT. OF PHYSICS |
1993 - 1995 |
| PROF. MRS. VIDYATHI |
DEPT. OF BOTANY |
1995 - 1998 |
| PROF. M.R.K. MURTHY |
DEPT. OF PHYSICM |
1998 - 2002 |
| Dr. E. RAM REDDY |
CENTRAL INST. CENTRE |
2002-2010 |
| Dr. K.RADHAKRISHNA MURTH |
CIC |
2010-2020 |
| PROF.B.VENKATRAM REDDY |
DEPT.OF PHYSICS |
2020-2022 |
| PROF.C.J. SREELATHA |
DEPT.OF.PHYSICS |
2022- TILL |
EQUIPMENT PURCHASED UNDER VARIOUS PLAN PERIODS
| # |
EQUIPMENT |
MODEL MANUFACTURER |
PLAN PERIOD
FUNDING AGENCY
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| 1 |
INFRA RED SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
PERKIN ELMER -283 |
UGC - V Plan and Telangana Development committee fund |
| 2 |
UV-VIS-NIR SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
SHIMADZU MPS - 5000 |
UGC - V Plan and Telangana Development committee fund |
| 3 |
GAS CHROMOTOGRAPH |
GC - 4 CM Series |
UGC - V Plan and Telangana Development committee fund |
| 4 |
MICRO BALANCE |
METTLER 6th PLACE BALANCE |
UGC - V Plan and Telangana Development committee fund |
| 5 |
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE |
CAMBRIDGE STEREOSCAN MK-III |
UGC - VI Plan |
| 6 |
GAMMA CHAMBER |
GC-900 B.A.R.C., BOMBAY |
UGC - VI Plan |
| 7 |
ULTRA CENTRIFUGE INSTALLED IN ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT |
UGC - VI Plan |
| 8 |
ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
GBC - 902 BC |
UGC - VII Plan |
| 9 |
FLUORESCENCE MICROSOPE |
LEITZ LABORLUX-S TRINOCULAR MICROSOPE
|
UGC - VII Plan |
| 10 |
PENTIUM COMPUTER FOR COMPUTATIONS AND OFFICE DATA MAINTENANCE |
UGC - VIII Plan |
| 11 |
FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
PERKIN ELMER BX-I SYSTEM PC BASED |
UGC - IX Plan |
| 12 |
UV-VIS SPECTROMETER |
PERKIN ELMER LAMBDA 25 PC BASED |
UGC - IX Plan |
| 13 |
DSC & TGA |
METTLER 822 - E |
From 100% staff component re-appropriated to equipment grant by UGC- 2002. |
SERVICES AVAILABLE :
The Central Instrumentation provides the above facilities to the researchers of all Science Departments including Pharmacy for their research work for achieving their Ph.D. and M. Phil Degrees, and carrying out the research projects. The staff of CIC are engaged in teaching and conduct of examination both theory and practical in addition to the work in Central Instrumentation Centre.
Researchers from other institutions in Warangal, like Regional Engineering College, Kakatiya Medical College, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, all affiliated and constituent colleges are utilizing the facilities available in this centre for their dissertation work for their Doctorate and Post Graduation studies.
Research Scholars from other Universities / institutions in Andhra Pradesh like Osmania University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Venkateshwara University and NGR University of Agriculture, are using the facilities available here for their research work. Researchers from neighboring states have also used these facilities.
Post Graduate students from all the Science Departments of this University visit the centre for practical acquaintance with the latest techniques in Analytical instrumentation and some of them for their routine practical work.
Under Graduate and Post Graduate students from other institutions such as Government Degree College, Pingili Women’s College, KITS and KMC and CKM College etc. visit the centre for practical acquaintance of analytical techniques.
GROWTH CHART
Central Instrumentation Centre was established in the year 1979 to cater to the needs of researchers in the backward region of Telangana under the stewardship of Late Prof. K. Venkataramaiah .
| SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE |
| MANUFACTURER |
M/s. Cambridge Instruments Ltd. Cambridge, UK |
| DEALER |
M/s. Leo Electron Microscope, New Delhi
(M/s. JN Marshall, Poona)
|
| YEAR OF PURCHASE |
1984 |
| INSTALLATION |
1984 |
| COST |
50,948 Pounds ( Rs. 7.87 lakhs) |
| TECHNICAL DETAILS |
| ACCESSORIES |
SPECIFICATIONS |
| Electron Channeling Patterns (SACP) |
SOURCE: Tungsten filament(Current: 2.6 A) |
| Transmission carousel and light pipe for general purpose stage |
VOLTAGE RANGE 0.5 - 40 KV |
| Polaran Automatic Sputtering Unit (E5200 C) |
VACUUM 10-5 torr ( turbo molecular androtary pump system) |
| Polaran Critical Point drying apparatus -E 3000 |
DETECTOR Secondary electron detector |
| Solid State Back Scatered detector |
MAGNIFICATION 20x - 3x105x at 15mm working distance |
| Three gas cylinders
2 for Argon & 1 for CO2
|
RESOLUTION 50OA |
| CAMERA
Nikon (35mm)
|
SCAN SPEED (RECORDING TIME)
15,30,60,125,250,500,1000 Seconds
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VISIBLE FRAME: 0.2,0.5,1.0,2.0,4,0 Seconds |
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SPECIMEN REQUIMEN Dry condition
SIZE 10x10x1 mm3
|
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SPUTTER RATING TARGET Gold/ Gold palladium alloy (3oA/ sec.) |
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CRITICAL POINT DRYING ( CPD )
Liquified CO2 (critical temperature 31.5oC),
Pressure 1100 psi
|
FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE
MODEL: LEITZ-LABORLUX-S- TRINOCULAR MICROSCOPE
| MANUFACTURER |
M/s. Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, West Germany |
| DEALER |
M/s. Scientific Instruments, Hyderabad |
| YEAR OF PURCHASE
INSTALLATION
|
1989
1990
|
| COST |
DM 22,811 (Rs. 1.77 lakhs) |
| TECHNICAL DETAILS |
| ACCESSORIES |
SPECIFICATION |
| Photomicrographic attachment |
Optical out fit for fluorescence transmission |
| WILD MPS-45 Auto Micro- photographic attachment integrated metering with 35 mm Magazine 0.32x Camera objective |
Filter blocks for fluorescence:
Source for fluorescence: 50 W Hg.
Filter block A, Ultra Violet
Filter block I2, Blue
Filter block N2, Green
|
| Halogen lamp 6V 20W |
Filters for transmitted light: |
| Hg lamp 50W |
Conversion filter |
| POWER REQUIREMENTS |
Green filter |
| 220v, 50 Hz |
Opaque glass
|
| OBJECTIVES: 4x, 10x, 25x, 40x & 100x |
|
| GAMMA CHAMBER - 900 (GC - 900) |
| MANUFACTURER |
Isotope group (B.A.R.C.), Bombay |
| YEAR OF PURCHASE |
1986 |
| YEAR OF INSTALATION |
1986 |
| COST |
2.24 Lakhs |
| TECHNICIAL DETAILS |
| Source Cobalt 60 |
Half -life 5.2 years |
| Dose Rate: 2x105 rads/ hour |
Size of the specimen chamber
Height 14 cm,
Diameter 9.8 cm
|
| Radiations b - 0.31 MeV |
|
| 1.33 and 1.17 MeV |
Shielding Lead filled shielding |
GBC DOUBLE BEAM ATOMIC ABSORPTION
SPECTROPHOTOMETER MODEL 902 BC
| MANUFACTURER |
M/S GBC Scientific Equipment Pvt. Ltd., Australia |
|
| DELEAR |
M/s Nulab Equipment Company, Secunderabad |
|
| YEAR OF PURCHASE
INSTALATION
|
1989
1990
|
|
| COST |
$ 21,572/ (Rs. 3.25 lakhs) |
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| TECHNICIAL DETAILS |
| ACCESSORIES |
SPECIFICATIONS |
|
| Acetylene cylinder:
Min: 45kPa (6 p.s.i)
Max: 90kPa (14 p.s.i)
|
Optics |
Double beam with flame emission and background correction |
| Nitrous Oxide cylinder
Abs.Min. 158 kPa (23 p.s.i)
Max. 690 kPa ( 100 p.s.i)
|
Monochromator |
185-900 nm wave length range, 1200 line/nm grating blazed at 250nm dispersion Ehert. Fastie design. |
| Nitrous Oxide, Acetylene Burner |
Lamp supply |
Dual Hollow cathode lamp power supply a current range 0-25 mA |
| Air Acetylene Burner |
Background
Correction
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High intensity deuterium lamp provides 185-425nm correction range with auto attenuater. |
| Lamps: |
Signal processing |
By 8 bit micro computer |
| Hallow cathode lamps: 10 No. |
Integration time |
0.02 sec to 100 sec |
| Rb, Li, Cs, Th, Ag, Sr, Ba, Pd, Cd, Hg |
Sensitivity |
Greater than 0.7 Abs for
5 ppm Cu.
|
| Multi Hallow cathode lamps:4
Na/K, Mg/Ca, Cu/Zn,
|
Air Compressor |
Air compressor with Air Service unit |
| Cr,Co,Fe,Mn, and Ni |
|
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| Elements detected with Air Acetylene Burner: Rb, Li, Cs, Ag, Pb, Cd, Hg, Na, K,Mg, Cu, Zn, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni. |
|
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| Elements detected with Nitrous Oxide Burner: Sr, Ba, Ca . |
|
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FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED SPECTROPHOTOMETER
MODEL BX - I SYSTEM
| MANUFACTURER |
M/s. Perkin - Elmer International Inc.U.S.A. |
| DEALER |
M/s. Lab India Service, Chennai |
| YEAR OF PURCHASE AND INSTALATION |
1999 |
| COST |
12 Lakhs |
| TECHNICIAL DETAILS |
SPECIFICATIONS |
| ACCESSORIES |
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Wavelength Range: 7800 - 400 cm-1 |
| Wave number marker |
Resolution: 0.8cm-1 |
| Computer with printer |
Source: MIR |
| Hydraulic press |
Beam Splitter: KBr |
| Evacuble KBr die |
Detector: LiTaO3 |
| Solid sample preparation |
Resolution: 0.8 cm-1 |
| Vibrating mill |
Quant C Software, IR Tutorials |
| Liquid and mull sample kit |
IR Library. |
UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER
MODEL Perkin Elmer LAMBDA 25
| MANUFACTURER |
M/s. Perkin Elmer Intl.CV, Switzerland. |
| DEALER |
M/s. LabIndia Instruments Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad |
| YEAR OF PURCHASE |
2002 |
| INSTALATION |
2002 |
| COST |
4.5 lakhs |
DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY & THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZER
MODEL :METTLER DSC 822 e/200 & TGA/SDTA851*
| MANUFACTURER |
M/s. Mettler Toledo, Switzerland |
| DEALER |
M/s. Niulab Equipment Company |
| YEAR OF PURCHASE AND INSTALATION |
September 2002 |
| COST |
Sfr.56,000-. Rs. 24.5 Lakhs |
| TECHNICIAL DETAILS |
SPECIFICATIONS |
| ACCESSORIES |
For DSC 822e/200 |
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Temperature accuracy: ±0.2oC |
| DSC 822e/220 measuring cell |
Reproducibility: ±0.1oC |
| Crucible sealing press |
Measurement Range: 1350mW ( at 100oC) |
| Set of Aluminium crucibles |
Signal Resolution: Minimum 0.04 mW |
| Star thermal Analysis Software |
Digital Resolution: 16000000 points |
| Software DSC evaluation |
Signal time constant: < 1.6 Sec. |
| MettlerTGA/SDTA 851 |
For TGA /SDTA 851* |
| MT –1 Balance |
Wide measurement Range: 1or 5 gm |
| Personal Computer |
High Resolution: 0.1 or 1.0 mg |
| Printer |
Temperature Range: Room Temperature to 1600oC |
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High temperature accuracy: (± 0.25oC) |
ADDITIONAL EVENTS AND FEATURES
th to 24th January , 2001 for the benefit of students ,research scholars and faculty members of the science departments under the jurisdiction of Kakatiya University.
th to 29th January, 2001 in connection with the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Kakatiya University.
