Dr Manoj Srivastava

Research Interest

• Used Lubricating Oils Re-refining
• Development of Solvent Extraction Based Processes for Lubes and Wax
• Development of Petroleum Derived Industrial/Advanced Carbon Materials
• Development of Modified Bitumens
• De-asphalting of Petroleum Residues

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• National Award – 2017 (Technology Development Board-DST) for Indigenous development and commercialization of Wax De-oiling Technology at Numaligarh Refinery Assam
• CSIR Technology Award – 2016 for development of Wax De-oiling Technology and its commercialization at Numaligarh Refinery (NRL), Assam
• CSIR Technology Award – 2009 for Innovative Technology for Upgrading Fuel Oil Components into Premium Refinery Products (for successful Commercialization of Technology at HPCL Mumbai Refinery)
• CSIR Technology Shield for Process Technology – 2000 [NMP Based Refining Technology for Simultaneous Production of Quality Lube Oil Base Stocks (LOBS) and High BMCI Extract (for successful Commercialization of Technology)
• Best Scientist Award for Applied Research -1997 Instituted by IIP

Patents

• A Process For Making Petroleum Derived Impregnating Pitch from Vacuum Residue Distillates
  Manoj Srivastava, R S Kaushik, S Mandal, M Kumar, S N Sharma, M O Garg
  (No. 0653/DEL/2007)
• A Process for Production of Improved Quality Feedstock from FCC Bottoms for Catalytic Cracking and Conversion into Industrial Carbon Materials
  MO Garg, Manoj Srivastava, M Kumar, N Atheiya, K K Singh
  (No. 0606/DEL/2009-March 2009) (No. 0086NF2008)/li>
• Paving Grade Bitumen and A Process for the Preparation of Thererof
  U C Gupta, Anand Singh, Kamal Kumar, Manoj Srivastava, U C Agrawal, M O Garg
  (No. 0649/DEL/2011-March 2011)
• A Process for Upgradation of Spent Lubricating Oil and its Distillates
  M O Garg, Manoj Srivastava, M Kumar, Sunil Kumar, S M Nanoti.
  (Patent Application No. 177NF2012-March 2013)
• A Process For Preparation of Layered SP2 Carbon Nano Materials from Heavy Petroleum Ends
  Babita Behra, Piyush Gupta, S S Ray, S K Konthala, Arvind Kumar, Manoj Srivastava, Y K Sharma
  (Patent Application No. 0120NF2015-April 2015)

Selected Publications

• Enhancement of Mesophase formation in Parafnic rich Clarifed Oil using Transition Metal Catalysts (Cr and Cu)
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Applied Petrochemical Research Journal, 9 (1) 23-33 (2019)
• Meliorate optical textures and mesophase contents by promising approach of de-asphalting of petroleum residues
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 48 133-141 (2017)
• Influence of Presence/Addition of Asphaltenes on Semi-coke Textures and Mesophase Development in Petroleum Feed Stocks
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Fuel 173 69-78 (2016)
• Catalyzing Mesophase Formation by Transition Metals
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Fuel, 112 192-200 (2015)
• Catalyzing Mesophase Formation by Transition Metals
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Fuel, 112 192-200 (2015)
• Mesophase Formation Behavior in Petroleum Residue
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Carbon Letters, 16(3) 171-182 (2015)
• Characterization of Asphaltenic Material obtained by Treating of Vacuum Residue with Different Reactive Molecules
  S K Maity, S Kumar, Manoj Srivastava, A S Kharola, K K Maurya, S Konthala, A K Chatterjee, M O Garg
  Fuel, 149 8-14 (2015)
• Influence of Presence/Addition of Asphaltenes on Semi-coke Textures and Mesophase Development in Petroleum Feed Stocks
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava,
  Fuel 173 69-78 (2016)
• Meliorate optical textures and mesophase contents by promising approach of de-asphalting of petroleum residues
  Subhash Kumar and Manoj Srivastava
  Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 48, pp 133-141 (2017)