Annual Report 2008-2009 - Bharat Petroleum

FORM B
FORM FOR DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS WITH RESPECT TO TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D)
1) Specific areas in which R&D has been carried out by the Company:
i) Catalytic Processes
ii) Development of Catalysts and Catalyst additives
iii) Development of fuel additives/blending schemes
iv) Detailed Crude Evaluations and Crude compatibility studies
v) Development of nanomaterials for on-board gas storage applications
vi) Development of Process scheme for bio-lubricants
vii) Development of Optimal Blending Scheme for Cutter reduction in FO
viii) Modeling and Simulation of refinery processes
ix) Corrosion and fouling
x) Advanced Tech support to Refinery & Marketing Operations
xi) Alternate fuels – Bio-ethanol, Bio-Diesel, Hydrogen, Solar PV cells
xii) Long life Diesel Engine Oil for heavy commercial vehicles
xiii) Passenger Car Engine Oil for latest models
xiv) Bio-degradable Cutting Oil
xv) High Performance Greases
xvi) Defence specific grades
xvii) Alternate formulation for existing grades
2) Benefits derived as a result of the above R&D:
i) Optimum catalysts and additives were selected for KR and MR FCC plants based on R&D.
ii) LPG Sweetening Catalyst jointly developed by BPCL and IIP, Dehradun is being used at Mumbai Refinery.
Cost effective CO promoter catalyst developed in-house has been in use at FCC unit of MR. Indian Patent
filed.
iii) (a) In-house developed BMCG product is being commercially produced and marketed in India & overseas
resulting in substantial benefits to the Corporation.
(b) A cost effective route for producing MS-97 has been developed and commercialised at BPCL installations
resulting in substantial savings.
(c) Successful commercial trials were conducted for the in-house developed corrosion inhibitor for
ethanol-MS blends.
iv) Detailed crude evaluations aided in enhancing value realisation and enlarging the crude basket. Crude blend
compatibility studies helped in processing opportunity crude. Processing of high TAN crude oils with existing
refinery metallurgy is being explored through R&D developed process schemes.
v) Potential adsorbent for natural gas storage has been identified & synthesized. They are being scaled up for
testing for on board application.
vi) For the development of bio-lubricants, trial batches have been made for metal working fluid applications and
refrigeration lubes are being evaluated at P & AD for formulation development.
vii) Developed a model based on the physical properties using Aspen Plus, Crude Manager to predict important
properties of FO to reduce the quality giveaways. R&D studies helped Mumbai Refinery to maximize blending
of LSHS into FO resulting in substantial benefits to the Corporation.
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