- Innovative modifications like installation of burp tube, steam rings, reactor cyclone dipleg etc carried out in Indmax Unit at Guwahati Refinery resulting in reduced steam consumption and improved yield pattern
- Plant trial conducted successfully in GR Indmax Unit for reduction of gasoline sulphur using spent catalyst
- Panipat RFCC revamp study carried out for various cases for propylene maximization with increase in capacity and without any major modification in R-R section.
- Modifications recommended to minimise repeated failure of regenerator primary cyclone dipleg at MR.
- Capacity revamp study of Barauni RFCCU upto 1.7 MMTPA without major hardware modifications completed for different cases including LCO maximization case using BCA additive.
- Product yields estimated and shared with PDEC in Nov’09 for augmentation of DCU capacity at Digboy Refinery from 0.17 to 0.26 MMTPA with change in feed composition containing foots oil.
- Product yields estimated for two feed cases for Coker-A under lower pressure and recycle ratio and data given to Barauni Refinery in Dec’09.
- BDEP of Paradip Indmax Unit revised jointly by IOCL R&D and M/s Lummus Technology Inc, USA in Feb’09 to include MS mode operation with necessary modifications in product separation section.
- R&D developed DHDS catalyst, INDICAT-DH-IV, loaded in Plant #13 of CPCL, in May’09 for plant trial. The performance of this catalyst has been excellent till date.
- The data reconstruction software for tomography system has jointly been developed with BARC for Trickle bed reactor system.
- Plant level demonstration of metal passivator additive IndVi, capable of simultaneous passivation of Ni and V in RFCC feed successfully conducted at Haldia Refinery with 4% increase in TCO at the cost of CLO (2%) and gasoline (1.5%). Higher feed rate and higher VR in feed could be achieved with same regenerator temperature.
- Indigenous alumina with customized properties developed for application in DHDT/DHDS catalyst formulation.
- A new bottom cracking catalyst additive formulation suitable for upgrading low value heavy hydrocarbons to lighter products in RFCC process has been successfully developed.
- R&D developed i-Max Ultra additive has been selected for HR RFCCU against the global tender with competition from established multinational parties.
- A novel low severity Steam Methane Reforming process for production of H-CNG mixture in a single step from NG developed.
- A new hydroprocessing based green process for selective mercaptan removal for ATF production developed.
- Advanced ultrasonic inspection techniques like Time Of flight diffraction (TOFD) & Phased array ultrasonic inspection employed with in-house expertise for health assessment of thick walled reactors of Hydro cracking unit, high pressure Tee joints of Effluent – Hydrogen quench lines, CS welded joints of DHDT process piping and crude tank bottom shell course.
- R&D designed pilot plant skid for monitoring the efficacy of corrosion inhibitor performance at column overhead circuit of CDU successfully installed at Mathura Refinery.
- A non-destructive technology for evaluation of in-service components using miniature samples has been developed.
- An Accelerated stress rupture testing (ASRT) system - a state of the art facility has been installed and commissioned.
- FCC Model user interface upgraded and new module incorporated for generating reactor effluent TBP curve in FCC model and the reactor model linked with Aspen simulator for the simulation of MFC & Gascon section
- HGU model for hydrogen generation system developed. Isomerization unit, reactor model developed for BGR and integrated with ASPEN Hysys Process Simulation package.
- Several Polymer Modified Bitumen Formulations and cationic bitumen emulsions developed
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