The pyro-metallurgy department is actively involved in scientific research, providing technical services to various industrial needs, solving industrial problems as well as developing new technologies or products for commercial investment.
The research activities are broadly categorized as:
. Non-Ferrous metal extraction from the primary and secondary resources
. Ferrous metal extraction; Iron making research with emphasis on low grade, thermo-chemical simulation studies.
• Extraction of metals from their ores or secondary sources.
• Maximizing the utilization of different local ores such as dolomite, silica, ilmenite, and kaolin.
• Blast furnace technology, direct and smelting reduction.
• Biomass and carbothermic reduction.
• Maximizing the utilization of local iron ores.
• Direct and indirect reduction of iron ores.
• Developing production processes and introducing new technologies for extraction of metals from ores and secondary resource.
• Use the microwave technology in the treatment of iron ores.
• Reducing the energy consumption in the pyrometallurgical industries.
• Maximizing the utilization of iron industry waste.