India's first symposium on Fluorine Chemistry begins

Updated on: Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The country's first International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry commenced here on Monday with over 50 scientists from across the world deliberating on applications of fluorine in various fields like pharma.

Speaking on the inaugural session Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Samir K Brahmachari highlighted the use of fluorine in the pharmaceutical industry.

"Today, out of seven top medicines, at least four are made of fluorines and the number is bound to increase in future," he said.

He also emphasised upon the need to develop more sophisticated mechanisms to remove fluoride from the drinking water, especially from open wells in the rural India.

Brahmachari assured that CSIR will provide the required funds to Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) if they take up relevant research on fluorine that impacts the quality of human lives.

Leading tyre cord maker SRF has jointly organised the programme with IICT. In the recent years, fluorine has become the area of great significance due to its distinct role in highly diverse technological fields like in refrigeration, nuclear extraction of metals, electronic products, batteries and pharmaceuticals.

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