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Lab-grown diamonds: Are the eco-conscious lab-grown diamonds really real?

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Ramesh Sawant
Lab-grown diamonds: Are the eco-conscious lab-grown diamonds really real?


In India, lab-grown diamonds are gradually gaining popularity, attracting the younger generation with their combination of technology, reduced price, and environmental concerns and considerations.


A CVD diamond Jewellery is composed of 100 percent carbon and is nitrogen-free. It has more shine and brightness than a piece of natural diamond jewelry


In 2020, Dhyey Sojitra was scouting for a chance to start his business path in India after graduating from high school, when he connected with his family men, who are renowned manufacturers of natural polished diamonds and natural diamond jewelry, who provided him direction and focus.

 

Surat-based Sojitra, is one of the pioneers in the Natural diamond industry in India. With an aim to create a positive impact on the environment, they decided to diversify into the Lab-Grown Diamonds industry. They have combined their personnel experience, industry expertise, and in-depth theoretical and research background to produce and develop better diamonds. Sustainability was their main aim and they told their 3rd generation entrepreneur, Dhyey Sojitra to start working on this project. That is when Diagrown was started with a thought “Where Luxury meets Sustainability”

 

Diagrown is one of the leading suppliers of lab-grown diamonds and jewelry. The company has a diamond manufacturing facility in India, which is built with automated production machines, and digitally controlled by highly qualified professionals, along with detailed preparation, quick and efficient output, and effective production of the modern age quality management system.


Diagrown has the reliable potential to provide B2B customers, merchants, and jewelry dealers globally, with all sizes of type IIA, Conflict-Free, and morally processed Polished Lab-Grown Diamonds.


HOW ARE LAB-CREATED DIAMONDS GROWN?


Before talking about how Diagrown lab-made diamonds are made, it is important to understand how mined diamonds are formed. The process is very similar, only one occurs naturally and the other occurs in the laboratory.

Mined diamond geologists believe that diamonds were formed deep in the Earth 1 to 3 billion years ago. They don't know exactly how these diamonds were formed, but they believe the process begins with carbon dioxide buried about 100 miles below the surface of the Earth.


The carbon dioxide is exposed to heat in excess of 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit and put under extreme pressure of roughly 727,000 pounds per square inch. The diamonds are then transported from deep within the Earth’s core to the surface by way of deep volcanic explosions.


Lab-created Diamonds There are two processes labs use to grow diamonds - High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD).


HPHT diamonds are made using one of three manufacturing processes: a belt press, the cubic press, and the split-sphere (BARS) press. All of these processes create an environment of extremely high pressure and temperature conducive to diamond growth.


HPHT diamonds begin as small diamond seeds incorporated into carbon. Using one of the above manufacturing processes, the seed is exposed to a temperature of about 1500 degrees Celsius and a pressure of about 1.5 million pounds per square inch. The pure carbon melts and starts to form a diamond around the starter seed. It is then carefully cooled to form a pure carbon diamond.


A CVD diamond begins as a thin slice of diamond seed, which is often an HPHT-produced diamond. The diamond seed is placed in a sealed chamber and heated to around 800 degrees Celsius.


The chamber is filled with a carbon rich-gas, like Methane, and other gases. The gases are ionized into plasma using technology similar to that of microwaves or lasers. The ionization breaks the molecular bonds in the gases, and the pure carbon adheres to the diamond seed and slowly crystallizes.


There has been a lot of debate regarding what a lab-grown (also known as lab-created) diamond is and if it’s a “real” diamond.

Let’s dive into what sets these stones apart (or doesn’t) from naturally mined diamonds. Of course, it’s a personal preference, but we don’t think lab-grown diamonds are a fad, in fact, we think they’re here for the long haul. They are becoming an increasingly popular choice for promise rings and wedding bands. . Here are some of the facts so you can decide what’s best for you!

 

What is a lab-grown diamond?


Diagrown takes the initiative to eliminate the difference between lab-grown diamonds and naturally mined diamonds as they are created. A mined diamond is formed naturally deep beneath the Earth’s crust where temperatures and pressures are very high. These diamonds can only be mined when rare volcanoes erupt and bring them close to the surface. 


We imitate that same process in our lab using a High-Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) or Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process. What starts as a diamond seed— a minuscule slice of a diamond— blossoms into a large, rough diamond as carbon atoms grow around it. These elegant pieces are grown in certified labs that use very limited energy and emit next to no emissions.





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