| The R&D activities
in the refining technology area cover fluid catalytic cracking
(FCC), reforming, coking, hydro processing, merox, distillation,
lube processing, catalyst development, visbreaking, simulation
and modelling, value addition to refinery streams, novel process
design and development, material failure analysis and residual
life assessment of refinery and pipeline equipment, crude evaluation
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 Fluid
Catalytic Cracking (FCC) |
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| In the FCC area,optimization
of plant operation , condition monitoring of catalysts,evalution
and selection of catalysts and additives ,development of catalysts
and additives are undertaken .The FCC MOD simulation package
developed by R&D centre has been successfully and profitably
adopted .A recycle FCC pilot plant designed and developed by
R&D scientists and engineers has proved its operational
efficiency and utility and has been licensed to one of the independent
refineries novel process technology designated as "Indmax"
has also been developed to convert residues into LPG. |
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Advanced surface area analyzer
for zeolite matrix and catalysts |
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Mercury porosimeter for pore
size analysis |
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Average bulk densitymeter |
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Thermal analyzer |
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X-ray fluorescence for metal
analysis |
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Laser particle size analyzer
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Carbon sulphur analyzer |
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Simulated distillation analyzer
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Refinery gas analyzer |
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Microactivity test unit |
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Semi -automatic MAT unit |
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Auto-steaming unit |
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Manual steaming unit |
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Spray drier |
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High Temperature SIMDIST analyzer
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Automated pour point apparatus
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FCC pilotplant (Without Recycle)
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Lab merox unit |
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Catalyst regenerability test
unit |
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CDU catalyst deactivation unit |
| With the recent
commissioning of a hydrocraker pilot plant and laboratory facilites
the R&D Centre is equipped to provide the necessary technical
backup to commercial plants in evalution of catalysts and feed
stock ,optimization of operating parameters,evalution of process
technology of different licensers and development of new process
.A steady state hydrocracker simulation model has been developed
based on "continnum theory of lumping" and incorporated
in the commercial plant .Hydrotreatment of diesel streams with
the objective of meeting the future limit on sulphur in diesel
specification in another research activityin progress .A kinetic
reformer model has also been developed and validated for the
producing gasoline meetings the benzene limits. A technology
for 'food grade hexane' meeting WHO specifications has also
been developed. |
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Hydrocraker pilot plant |
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Automated micro-reactor units(2) |
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Automated catalyst screening
units and bench scale unit with gas and liquid(3) |
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BET apparatus for surface area
and cycle port size measurement |
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Chemisorption unit |
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TDP/TPR unit |
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Mechanical strength aparatus |
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Simulated distillation apparatus |
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Sulphur/nitrogen apparatus |
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HPLC |
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