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Facilities Available for R&D activities in Refining Area

Asphalt rheometer

 

Batch operations simulation - CHEMCAD

 

Bench scale liquid phase adsorption unit

 

CFD package -Fluent

 

FCC micro activity test unit

 

Gas sweetening unit

 

Glass mixer settlers

 

Glass packed solvent extraction columns

 

High Pressure micro reactor

 

High pressure VLLE still

 

Homogeniser for polymer impregnation

 

Hydroprocessing pilot plants

 

Lab scale pressure swing adsorption unit with online gas chromatograph

 

Laser particle size analyser

 

Micro - extractor

 

Micro -calorimetric acidity measurement unit

 

Micro CCR determination apparatus

 

Micro pore analyser

 

Micro porous hollow membrane extraction unit

 

Model pipeline

 

Nottingham asphalt tester

 

Pilot reforming units

 

Process design software -Aspen Plus

 

Propane deasphalting pilot plant

 

Solvent dewaxing -Deoiling pilot plant

 

Spray drier

 

Temperature programmed desorption / reduction unit

 

Thermo gravimetric balance

 

Visbreaking pilot plant

 

XRD / XRF

Analytical Facilities Available

Chromatography

AC-HP (5890 Series II) PIONA Analyser

GC-IRD-MSD System (HP Model 5890-11 5965 B, 5972)

High performance Liquid Chromatography -Waters

Rainin HPLC and Dual Chrome

Refinery Gas Analyser, Model No. 8600 Chemito

HPLC HRGC System

Supercritical Fluid chromatograph (SFC)

Micro Calorimeter (Oxidative ) Model No. C-300

Distillation units    

Automatic Distillation apparatus (ASTM D-86) ,  Model no. ADA-4 , Precision scientific company , USA

Automatic vacuum distillation unit (ASTM D-1160), Model no MP -632, HERZOG , Germany

Elemental analysis

Antek Nitrogen and Sulphur Analyser Model No. Antek 703 C and & 701 , Houston , Texas

Sulphur and Lead  Analysers with Bench XRF

Model No Lab X -3000, Oxford

Spectroscopy

FTIR  Spectrophotometer Model 1760 X Perkin Elmer

High   Resolution Mass spectrometer Model MS 50 , Kratos Ltd. Manchester

Nuclear Magnetic Response Spectrometer (CP -MAS -NMR ) Model DRX- 300, Brucker AG, Switzerland

UV-VIS-NMR Spectrophotometer Model no. Lambda -19 , P.E., AG Switzerland

Standard Analysis

Air Release Value equipment (IP 313)

Apparatus for Auto pour point /Cloud point determination , ASTM D 97/D2500)

Apparatus for Evaporation Losses measurement (Noack's Method) IP 136/DIN 51581

Automatic Titrometer for Total Acid/Base number (TAN/TBN) Determination (ASTM D664, D4739)

Automatic Viscometer (ASTM D 445)

Cold Filter Plugging Point Tester Model No. 116  VO  33/230 9 ISL, France

Demulsibility measurement apparatus , (ASTM D 2711)

Emulsion characterisation measurement Apparatus (ASTM D1401)

Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester   Model No. JFTOT - 240 , Alcor , Sanantonio , Texas

Metrohm Potentiograph Model No. 536

Micro Carbon Residue Tester Model No. ACR-M2, Tanaka  Tokyo

Moisture Meter Model No. CA - 05 Mitsubishi

Rust preventive characteristics (ASTM D665)

Oxygenate Analyser

Tester for Oxidation stability of Diesel oil (ASTM D 2774 and UOP 413)

Water Content Analysis by Moisture meter

Trace metal analysis     

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer Model No. PU-9000, PYE Unicam , U.K.

Inductively Coupled Plasma -Atomic emission Spectrometer Model No. PS 300 UV, Leeman Labs .Inc, USA

X-Ray powder Diffractometer Model XRD-6, G.E., USA

 

Facilities Available for R&D Activities in Chemical and Biotechnology Area

Analytical    


Gas chromatographs

C H analyser

Chromatography system for characterisation of proteins

High pressure liquid chromatographs

Organic sulphur analyser

Panel coker

Polarograph

Biotechnological  

 
Bench bioreactors

Clean air workstations

Electrophoresis

Electroporator

Environmental shakers microscopes

Gel documentation

PCR machine

Down stream processing equipments  

Centrifuges

Constant temperature baths

Film evaporators

Gas-liquid separators

Micro feeding pumps

Molecular distillation unit

Packed distillation columns

Reactors

Ebulated bed reactor

Fixed -bed integral reactors   

Fully automatic computer controlled micro reactor unit and pilot plant (fixed bed)

Glass lined reactor

High pressure reactors (250-5000 ml and 50 liter capacity)

Software   

ASPEN+

DESIGN- II

HAZOP analysis

In-house developed software's for deign and data analysis

Test facilities  

Biodegradability evaluation test facilities

Oxidation stability test bench

Pipe line corrosion test bench     


 

 

Facilities Available for R&D Activities in Petroleum Products Applications Area

AVL, Hertman and Hartridge smoke meter

Ambassador engine test bench for performance evaluation of MFA for gasoline fuel

CFR engines : Octane and cetane rating units

Differential thermal analyser (DTA) for characterisation  of catalysts

Direct filter injection gas chromatograph (DFI-GC ) for characterisation  of  SOF of exhaust particulates

Exhaust emission analysers for raw and diluted gas for CO, CO2, HC , NO & O2 for diesel / gasoline /LPG /CNG engines

Fleet of test vehicles for field test performance of fuels , lubricants , additives and devices

Friction & wear machines, 4 ball wear /EP tester and fatigue tester for evaluation of wear & EP  characteristics of industrial lubricants

FZG, IAE, Timken machine test rigs for evaluation of gear oils

Heavy duty and light duty chassis, dynamometers for trucks /bus, light vehicles, cars, 3- wheelers and 2 -wheelers  vehicles

High speed data acquisition system for pressure -time cycle analysis of IC engines

Metrology instruments  for assessment of engine deposits

Partial flow dilution tunnel for particulate measurement

Pressure differential scanning calorimeter (PDSC) for thermal & oxidation characteristics of lubricating oils

Portable gas analysers for CO

Standard engines test benches (L-38 , CLR, CLR-LTD , CAT  1 H2/1G2 and Bosch injector test rig) for performance evaluation of engine crankcase oils 

Standard test facilities for testing greases :Low temp, Torque , drop point , consistency , water wash out , rust preventive , hardness tester , wheel bearing , non contact surface profilometer , talysurf , jet mill  etc

State-of-the-art instrumented engine dynamometer test benches