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Established
  
1960

Faculty
  
YES

Budget
  
Rs 25 Crores

Director
  
Dr. Anjan Ray (IIP)

Staff
  
510

Location
  
Dehradun

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The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), established in 1960, is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), dedicated to R&D in the hydrocarbon sector.

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The Director General of CSIR based in Delhi, Girish Sahni, is the head of institute followed by Dr. Anjan Ray, who has been the Director of the institute since November 2016.

Spread over a campus of 257-acre (1.04 km2), it is situated in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state, on National Highway 72 (NH 72). Established through an act of parliament in the year 1959, it started in New Delhi in 1960 and finally in Dehradun since 1963. It sought organisational help from Institut français du pétrole (IFP), France, a petroleum research organisation, under UNESCO programme during 1960 to 1964.

An ISO 9001 certified institute, IIP develops processes and products for petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, training of personnel in oil and petrochemical industries, and assisting in formulation of standards for petroleum products. The institute acquired the ISO 9001 certification in 1998.

About 132 of its research staff are R&D scientists supported by 208 technical personnel. It is equipped with R&D facilities including pilot plants. The annual budget of the institute is around 25 crores. The institute is recognized by over 14 universities to conduct research leading to Doctorate degree.

Objectives

  • Development of processes for petroleum refining/petro chemicals/petroleum products,
  • Application assistance to refineries in selection, and adoption of technologies and optimization of their unit operations,
  • Evaluation of crudes and petroleum products,
  • Technical services,
  • Conduct techno-economic feasibility studies and market demand surveys of petroleum products,
  • Train personnel of oil/petrochemical industry,
  • Assistance to BIS in formulating standards for petroleum products.

    • Research programs

    Applied research leading to the development of technologies, products and processes in the area of Petroleum refining, Petrochemicals, Speciality chemicals, IC engines, and Combustion.

    Expertise

  • Process and product development (lab/bench/pilot scale)
  • Process scale-up, process design
  • Process optimization
  • Process improvement and revamping
  • Techno-economic feasibility studies
  • Technology assessment
  • Energy audit and conservation in chemical plants
  • Vehicular pollution abatement
  • Use of alternative fuels in IC engines
  • Product characterisation

    • Activities

  • Petroleum Refining and catalysis
  • Catalytic refining and catalysis
  • Catalyst for refining process
  • Separation process, solvent extraction, adsorption, membranes
  • Lubricating oil base stocks processes, evaluation and characterisation
  • Modified bitumen and carbon materials
  • Thermal conversion process
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Chemical/petrochemicals intermediates
  • Additives for petrochemicals industry
  • Process and product development for specialty chemicals
  • Petrochemicals intermediates
  • Bioprocessing of petroleum streams
  • Fuel lubes and chemicals from biomass

    • Petroleum Products Application

  • Engine emission: pollution abatements
  • Alternative fuels: oxygenates, CNG, Propane, LPG, DME
  • Engine development: improved efficiency, lower emission
  • Tribology: evaluation and development of petroleum products, and developments of techniques for product evaluation
  • Combustion: developments of industrial and domestic combustion appliances, evaluation of fire resistant properties of hydraulic fluids

    • Analytical sciences

  • Detailed and short evaluation of crude oil
  • Characterisation of petroleum products
  • Characterisation of catalyst
  • Technical and support services
  • Instrumental analysis
  • Engineering services
  • Pipeline Design and Network
  • Training
  • Business developments and technology transfer

    • CSIR Technology

  • Production of food grade hexane by using nmp technology 2001.
  • Lube oil base stock (lobs) production through nmp 2000.
  • Propane deasphalting 1999.
  • Visbreaking technology 1998.
  • Sulfolane production technology 1997.
  • Business development and technology marketing 1996.
  • Low air pressure film burner 1994.
  • Food grade hexane 1993.
  • Bimetallic Pt-Re reforming catalyst 1992.
  • Production of benzene/toluene through sulfolane extraction 1990.

    • Young Scientist

  • 1990 Young Scientist.
  • 1993 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ficci).
  • Excellence in science and technology 1993.
  • Production of benzene/toluene through sulpholane extraction 1986.

    • Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association (ICMA)

    Production of benzene/toluene through sulpholane extraction 1985.

    Achievements

    Thirty eight technologies having licensed capacity around 25 million tonnes per annum have been transferred to the industry. Almost every refinery in the country has technologies licensed by the institute. Test techniques have been developed for evaluation of petroleum products included in BIS specifications. Global tie-ups have been established for contract research and technical services.

    IIP has filed 185 patents in India and 29 patents abroad. PhD degrees have been awarded to about fifty research fellows and scientists of the institute by universities.

    References

    Indian Institute of Petroleum Wikipedia
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