A word from the Director...NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY & WORKSHOP ON ‘BIO-JET FUEL - A KEY TO FUTURE GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION’, FEBRUARY 28 –MARCH 1, 2014

Intense interest is being observed the world over about reducing the carbon footprint of civil aviation. The carbon tax imposed by Australia and European Union has led civil airlines such as KLM, Lufthansa, Finnair, Aero Mexico, Qantas, United Airlines etc to launch their flights with engines powered with biojet fuel. Also, it is well acknowledged that the civil aviation sector is increasing rapidly and more so in developing countries like India.

One of the Institute’s recent break-through researches is the development of a process for production of renewable aviation fuel from Jatropha curcas oil using non-noble metal catalyst. M/s Pratt & Whitney, Canada, along with Indian Oil

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By the time this newsletter comes to your hands, 2014 would already be almost half way through. However, let me wish our well wishers a Very Happy and Prosperous 2014.

Prof Samir K Brahmachari, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR

stsuperannuated on 31 December, 2013. The Institute thanks him for his love, affection and unstinted support. We shall always value and remember his work ethics and his optimism about the

stfuture of the Institute and CSIR. On 1 January, 2014, Dr T Ramasami, Secretary, DST took up the additional charge of DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR.

This quarter has seen landmark achievements in globalizing our research. The year started with a workshop with Australia under DST-sponsored AISRF funding. This was indeed a great success. This was followed by a conference and a meeting on the progress of Mini-DME project, a grand challenge project awarded by AISRF.

For the first time, CSIR-IIP conducted a course on ‘Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals’ abroad for SABIC in the Netherlands. We have also made a serious attempt to enter Saudi Arabia through the King Saud Arabia University at Riyadh.

Our scientists attended PETROTECH-2014 and participated in the exhibition. We have also, as usual, supported the oil marketing companies and PCRA for holding workshops on oil conservation.

It is a matter of pride and honour for the Institute that our ex-Directors, Dr I B Gulati and Dr TSR Prasada Rao were honoured with Life Time Achievement Awards; namely with the Chem Tech Foundation and PETROTECH awards, respectively. This speaks volumes of not only their individual contributions but also the leading role the Institute has played in research and technology commercialization in the hydrocarbon industry.

The Institute has indeed made an all-round progress and we thank our well-wishers and stakeholders for their contributions and all our staff and scientists to have made this happen.

Dr M O Garg

The inaugural session of the workshop

Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., are collaborating in this project and have tested the CSIR-IIP bio-jet fuel not only for its physico-chemical characteristics as per the Jet A-I specifications but also for its performance characteristics in jet engines. Based on extensive pilot plant

Dr A K Sinha, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IIP, gives an overview of the workshop

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studies, we are now revamping a unit in a refinery, which will provide 30,000 tonnes per annum of bio-ATF at competitive rates for blending with the fossil jet fuel in operation of commercial flights.

With this background and with an aim to bring together major players in the aviation sector who would be interested in this development, and to promote its commercialization in our country and abroad, the Institute approached the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, for their kind support in holding a workshop along with Australia. DST provided their complete support and encouragement to hold a strategic workshop entitled “Bio-jet Fuel – A Key to Future Green and Sustainable Aviation” during February 28 – March 1, 2014, coinciding with the National Science Day (February 28). As we know, the National Science Day is celebrated all over India to commemorate the stellar achievement of Sir C V Raman. On this day in the year 1928 he discovered the radiation effect involving the inelastic scattering of light which was later christened “Raman Effect”, and which earned Sir Raman the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Researchers, refiners, aviation engine manufacturers, airline authorities, Government officials and other statutory authorities both from India and Australia attended this

workshop. Mr Indranil, DGCA; Gp Capt B A S Acharya, Air India; Ms Divya Vasudeva, ENVISA, France; Capt. Kamal Grover, Air-India; Dr Michelle de Silva, Prof Geoff Stevens, Dr Greg Martin, Prof Paul Webley and Dr Fatim Abbas Hasan, University of Melbourne; Dr Victoria Harritos, Dr Susan Blackburn and Dr Nicholas Burke, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia; Dr Graham Dorrington, RMIT, Australia;

officials from BPCL, HPCL, CEMILAC and DRDO; scientists from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad and CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar and research scholars from IIT-Roorkee, Punjab Agricultural University and BVB College of Engineering & Technology can be named as the participants of the workshop.

The workshop achieved its declared objectives, as under:

•Declarat ion pledging product ion, usage and demonstration of renewable aviation fuel in India and Australia

need of the hour is to make the optimum use of energy. ‘‘We must give importance to energy conservation and build an energy-efficiencey market in India,” he added.

He said that as the oil reserves are limited, we should realize the energy availability of our country before using it. The use of fuel is constantly rising in the world; hence its cost is increasing day by day.

The Chief Guest Mr S S Tolia said that oil is the most used natural fuel and its consumption is a matter of concern. Our country remained unaffected by the Recession due to the habit of saving prevalent among our people. This quality among the people must be replicated in the conservation of oil and gas, he added. He said that India meets its fuel requirements through coal, crude oil, natural gas, hydro and nuclear energy. 75% of our oil requirements are met through imports. Mr Tolia said that the consumption of petroleum products in 1950-51 was 3.5 million metric tonnes which is likely to go up to 188 million metric tonnes. It will amount to a sixty times increase in the last sixty years!

Mr S K Sinha, State Convener, Oil companies, threw light on the various programmes to be held for spreading the message of oil conservation, which would include workshops, besides essay and drawing competitions. He said that all the oil companies in Uttarakhand like the Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, PCRA and CSIR-IIP are committed to holding workshops to spread this message.

Mr Mayank Bhatnagar, Chief Regional Manger, HPCL, proposed the vote of thanks. Present at the programme were officials of oil distribution companies, petroleum and gas dealers, scientists from the Institute and students and teachers from the Kendriya Vidyalaya, CSIR-IIP and Shri Guru Ram Rai School, Nehrugram.

Later a human chain was formed by the students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya, CSIR-IIP; Shri Guru Ram Rai School, Nehrugram and others present to spread the message of conservation of natural fuels.

•Identifying the roadmap for India and Australia for the renewable fuel-based aviation sector

•Bio-jet process overview and research around the globe

•Analysis of the environmental impact of bio-jet fuel

•Col laborat ion for process development and commercialization in India/Australia.

Sir C V Raman was given lots of encomia for his contributions to science. His achievements were showcased to all the members of the participating organizations.

Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF), which is celebrated in the second week of January every year, was formally inaugurated at the Institute on January 17, 2014. It was organized in association with IOCL, HPCL, BPCL and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).

The Chief Guest on the occasion was Mr S S Tolia, Deputy Secretary, Technical Education, Uttarakahand. Others present were Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP; Mr S K Sinha, State Convener, Oil Companies; Mr Mayank Bhatnagar, Chief Regional Manager, HPCL and Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist, CSIR-IIP. The programme began with the lighting of a lamp by the dignitaries.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr M O Garg said that due to rise in green house gases, environmental imbalance is increasing. The

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION FORTNIGHT, JANUARY 15-31, 2014

Dr M O Garg, Director, explaining some finer points to the officials of the Directorate-General, Civil Aviation (DGCA); Air India and Virgin Australia Airlines

The workshop concludes with a panel discussion

Pilot plant demonstration of bio-jet production

Participants interacting with the scientists of CSIR-IIP at the pilot plant

Dr M O Garg, Director, introducing Sir C V Raman to the audience & dwelling upon the significance of the day

Participants of the workshop

The OGCF Inaugural SessionHuman chain formation: 'Save Oil'

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studies, we are now revamping a unit in a refinery, which will provide 30,000 tonnes per annum of bio-ATF at competitive rates for blending with the fossil jet fuel in operation of commercial flights.

With this background and with an aim to bring together major players in the aviation sector who would be interested in this development, and to promote its commercialization in our country and abroad, the Institute approached the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, for their kind support in holding a workshop along with Australia. DST provided their complete support and encouragement to hold a strategic workshop entitled “Bio-jet Fuel – A Key to Future Green and Sustainable Aviation” during February 28 – March 1, 2014, coinciding with the National Science Day (February 28). As we know, the National Science Day is celebrated all over India to commemorate the stellar achievement of Sir C V Raman. On this day in the year 1928 he discovered the radiation effect involving the inelastic scattering of light which was later christened “Raman Effect”, and which earned Sir Raman the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Researchers, refiners, aviation engine manufacturers, airline authorities, Government officials and other statutory authorities both from India and Australia attended this

workshop. Mr Indranil, DGCA; Gp Capt B A S Acharya, Air India; Ms Divya Vasudeva, ENVISA, France; Capt. Kamal Grover, Air-India; Dr Michelle de Silva, Prof Geoff Stevens, Dr Greg Martin, Prof Paul Webley and Dr Fatim Abbas Hasan, University of Melbourne; Dr Victoria Harritos, Dr Susan Blackburn and Dr Nicholas Burke, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia; Dr Graham Dorrington, RMIT, Australia;

officials from BPCL, HPCL, CEMILAC and DRDO; scientists from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad and CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar and research scholars from IIT-Roorkee, Punjab Agricultural University and BVB College of Engineering & Technology can be named as the participants of the workshop.

The workshop achieved its declared objectives, as under:

•Declarat ion pledging product ion, usage and demonstration of renewable aviation fuel in India and Australia

need of the hour is to make the optimum use of energy. ‘‘We must give importance to energy conservation and build an energy-efficiencey market in India,” he added.

He said that as the oil reserves are limited, we should realize the energy availability of our country before using it. The use of fuel is constantly rising in the world; hence its cost is increasing day by day.

The Chief Guest Mr S S Tolia said that oil is the most used natural fuel and its consumption is a matter of concern. Our country remained unaffected by the Recession due to the habit of saving prevalent among our people. This quality among the people must be replicated in the conservation of oil and gas, he added. He said that India meets its fuel requirements through coal, crude oil, natural gas, hydro and nuclear energy. 75% of our oil requirements are met through imports. Mr Tolia said that the consumption of petroleum products in 1950-51 was 3.5 million metric tonnes which is likely to go up to 188 million metric tonnes. It will amount to a sixty times increase in the last sixty years!

Mr S K Sinha, State Convener, Oil companies, threw light on the various programmes to be held for spreading the message of oil conservation, which would include workshops, besides essay and drawing competitions. He said that all the oil companies in Uttarakhand like the Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, PCRA and CSIR-IIP are committed to holding workshops to spread this message.

Mr Mayank Bhatnagar, Chief Regional Manger, HPCL, proposed the vote of thanks. Present at the programme were officials of oil distribution companies, petroleum and gas dealers, scientists from the Institute and students and teachers from the Kendriya Vidyalaya, CSIR-IIP and Shri Guru Ram Rai School, Nehrugram.

Later a human chain was formed by the students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya, CSIR-IIP; Shri Guru Ram Rai School, Nehrugram and others present to spread the message of conservation of natural fuels.

•Identifying the roadmap for India and Australia for the renewable fuel-based aviation sector

•Bio-jet process overview and research around the globe

•Analysis of the environmental impact of bio-jet fuel

•Col laborat ion for process development and commercialization in India/Australia.

Sir C V Raman was given lots of encomia for his contributions to science. His achievements were showcased to all the members of the participating organizations.

Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF), which is celebrated in the second week of January every year, was formally inaugurated at the Institute on January 17, 2014. It was organized in association with IOCL, HPCL, BPCL and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).

The Chief Guest on the occasion was Mr S S Tolia, Deputy Secretary, Technical Education, Uttarakahand. Others present were Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP; Mr S K Sinha, State Convener, Oil Companies; Mr Mayank Bhatnagar, Chief Regional Manager, HPCL and Dr S K Sharma, Chief Scientist, CSIR-IIP. The programme began with the lighting of a lamp by the dignitaries.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr M O Garg said that due to rise in green house gases, environmental imbalance is increasing. The

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION FORTNIGHT, JANUARY 15-31, 2014

Dr M O Garg, Director, explaining some finer points to the officials of the Directorate-General, Civil Aviation (DGCA); Air India and Virgin Australia Airlines

The workshop concludes with a panel discussion

Pilot plant demonstration of bio-jet production

Participants interacting with the scientists of CSIR-IIP at the pilot plant

Dr M O Garg, Director, introducing Sir C V Raman to the audience & dwelling upon the significance of the day

Participants of the workshop

The OGCF Inaugural SessionHuman chain formation: 'Save Oil'

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MINI-DME (Dimethyl Ether) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WORKSHOP, MARCH 3-7, 2014

The workshop was held with the objective of selection and refinement of the processes available in the market and to take a qualitative decision to opt for a process in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the MINI-DME project.

While from the Indian side, the CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, IIT-Roorkee and BPCL (R&D) took part, the Australian counterparts were RMIT, University of Melbourne and CSIRO.

The workshop opened with a note of welcome by Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, and was also addressed by Prof Webley, University of Melbourne, Australia; Dr Nick Burke, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Victoria, Australia and Dr Ravi Kumar, BPCL (R&D). Dr Ankur Bordoloi, Scientist, CSIR-IIP & Dr Jim Patel, CSIRO, gave a summary of the project.

The workshop looked at different aspects of the project, forward work-plan, besides holding discussions on the Govern ing Counc i l , the IP Committee and the Commercialization Committee.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Sponsored Projects Taken Up

Sponsored Projects Completed

•Evaluation of oils for homogeneity and miscibility

•Deposit and sludge ratings study of two-cylinder tractor diesel engine components

•Short evaluation studies on RJ Crude oil from Cairn India Ltd.

•Treating oil sample for analysis

•Preparation of the Third National Communication (TNC) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) besides other latest information

•Study of the deposit characteristics on the Honda Unicorn Motorcycle engine components

•Study on evaluation of the gas condensate from the Deen Dayal West (DDW) gas field of the KG offshore field from the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)

•Type test of two engines as per IS 10000

•An investigation of shock load characteristics of high EP content gear oil

•Studies on wash oil samples

•Development of rubber extender oil

•Study of a diesel sample

•Field trial sample from a client refinery

•Feasibility study for production of ultra-low sulphur for on-board diesel reforming

•Licensing of CSIR-IIP BTX Model

•Procedure of laboratory analysis for supportive data generation on CSIR-IIP–EIL–NRL SO recovery process to 2

prepare Basic Design & Engineering Package (BDEP)

•Value-addition to kerosene fractions

•Training module on principles of solvent extraction and applications in production of pure aromatics and butadiene

•Carrying out revamp study of sour water stripper unit at a client refinery

•Basic design engineering package (BDEP) for solvent refining of used lube oil unit

•Basic feasibility of production of wax from VGO stream

•Utilization of CO feedstocks for production of value-added 2

chemicals

•Evaluation of fire-resistant hydraulic fluid samples

•Evaluation of Cetane Number as per ASTM D-613

•Testing of ISO HV-68 and VG-32 oil

•Development of RAM Rocket T-6 Fuel from DRDL

•Evaluation studies for bench-mark pricing of crude oil

•Studies on the RAM Rocket Fuel T-6 from ED (P), Brahmos as per GOST 12308-89

•Study on processing light vacuum gas oil from Mumbai High and Nile crude to produce paraffin wax

•Processing of light neutral distillate in NMP lube extraction unit

•Study on processing MVGO and NVGO stocks for

production of paraffin & microcrystalline wax

•Process design of soaker drum internals for revamping of a

visbreaker

•Feasibility study for producing needle coke from residual

fuel oil

•Eco-friendly emulsion breaker for drill-cutting waste

•Preparation of novel mesoporous vanadium phosphate

phases as potential catalysts from selective oxidation

•Hydrogen production by catalytic reforming of glycerol in

aqueous medium

•Establishing collaborative research for development of

processes for second-generation biofuels

•A study on high-temperature CO capture by improved 2

hydrotalcite sorbents, Aamir Hanif, Soumen Dasgupta, Swapnil Divekar, Aarti Arya, M O Garg and Anshu Nanoti, Chemical Engineering Journal, 236, 91-99, Jan 2014

•Tribological failure analysis of gear contacts of Exciter

Sieve Gear Boxes, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha and M R Tyagi, Engineering Failure Analysis, 36, 75-91, Jan 2014

•Halogen-free imidazolium ammonium bis(salicylato)

borate ionic liquids as high-performance lubricant additives, Rashi Gusain, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar and O P Khatri, RSC Advances, 4(3),1293-1301, Jan 2014

•Review of analytical strategies in the production and

upgrading of bio-oils derived from lignocellulosic biomass, Pankaj K Kanaujia, Y K Sharma, M O Garg, Deependra Tripathi and Raghuvir Singh, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 105, 55-74, Jan 2014.

•Synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 using glucose as

templating precursor, Devaki Nandan, Sandeep K Saxena and N Viswanadham, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: , 2(4),1054-1059, Jan 2014

•Polyethylene glycol-wrapped potassium bromide-

assisted chemical fixation of carbon dioxide, Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(2), 541-546, Jan 2014

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Papers Published

•Structura l ly-stabi l i zed organosi lane template

thermostable mesoporous titania, Vipin Amoli, Rashmi Tiwari, Arghya Datta, Asim Bhaumik and Anil K Sinha, Chem Phys Chem, 15(1),187-194, Jan 2014

•The deep deoiling of microcrystalline waxes by solvent

percolation, Sanat Kumar and K M Agrawal, Petroleum Science and Technology 32(3), 261-266, Feb 2014

•Glycinatocopper ( I I ) complex as an eff ic ient

heterogeneous catalyst for aromatic Finkelstein reaction of aryl and heteroaryl bromides to chlorides, Sanny Verma, Sandeep Saran and Suman L Jain, Applied Catalysis A: General, 472, 178-183, Feb 2014

•Microwave-assisted synthesis of nitro phenols from the

reaction of phenols with urea nitrate under acid-free conditions, Sanny Verma, Sangeeta Pandita and Suman L Jain, Tetrahedron Letters, 55 (7), 1320-1322, Feb 2014

•Break-through mesopore creation in Beta zeolite (BEA)

and its enhanced catalytic performance in solvent-free liquid phase tert-butylation of phenol, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham and Trymbkesh Sharma, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 2(8),2487-2490, Feb 2014

•Synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous vanadium silicate-1

zeolite catalyst for styrene epoxidation with organic hydroperoxide, Bhawan Singh and Anil K Sinha, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 2(6),1930-1939, Feb 2014

•Selective production of green gasoline by catalytic

conversion of Jatropha oil, Sandeep K Saxena and N Viswanadham, Fuel Processing Technology, 119, 158-165, March 2014

•Preparation of CeO nanoparticles supported on 1-D silica 2

nanostructures for room-temperature selective oxidation of styrene, Bipul Sarkar, Rajiv Kumar Singha, Ritesh Tiwari, S h i l p i G h o s h , S h a n k h a S h u b h r a A c h a r y y a , Chandrashekhar Pendem, L N Sivakumar Konthala and Rajaram Bal, RSC Advances, 4(11) 5453-5456, March 2014

•Hydrothermal Upgradation of Algae into Value-added

Hydrocarbons by Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar and Bhavya Balagurumurthy, published as Chapter 11 in ‘Biofuels from Algae’, 235-260, Jan 2014, Edited by Ashok Pandey, ISBN: 9780444595584

•A composition of biodegradable gear oil, Arun Kumar

Singh and Aruna Chamoli Kukrety, USA, Patent No. 8557754, dt. 15.10.2013

Chapters/Articles Published in Books &/ or Proceedings

Patent(s) Sealed Abroad

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A view of the workshop

Dr Ankur Bordoloi, Convener, summarizing the project

Participants of the workshop: intense moments

C S I R - I I P N E W S L E T T E R

4

MINI-DME (Dimethyl Ether) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WORKSHOP, MARCH 3-7, 2014

The workshop was held with the objective of selection and refinement of the processes available in the market and to take a qualitative decision to opt for a process in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the MINI-DME project.

While from the Indian side, the CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, IIT-Roorkee and BPCL (R&D) took part, the Australian counterparts were RMIT, University of Melbourne and CSIRO.

The workshop opened with a note of welcome by Dr M O Garg, Director, CSIR-IIP, and was also addressed by Prof Webley, University of Melbourne, Australia; Dr Nick Burke, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Victoria, Australia and Dr Ravi Kumar, BPCL (R&D). Dr Ankur Bordoloi, Scientist, CSIR-IIP & Dr Jim Patel, CSIRO, gave a summary of the project.

The workshop looked at different aspects of the project, forward work-plan, besides holding discussions on the Govern ing Counc i l , the IP Committee and the Commercialization Committee.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Sponsored Projects Taken Up

Sponsored Projects Completed

•Evaluation of oils for homogeneity and miscibility

•Deposit and sludge ratings study of two-cylinder tractor diesel engine components

•Short evaluation studies on RJ Crude oil from Cairn India Ltd.

•Treating oil sample for analysis

•Preparation of the Third National Communication (TNC) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) besides other latest information

•Study of the deposit characteristics on the Honda Unicorn Motorcycle engine components

•Study on evaluation of the gas condensate from the Deen Dayal West (DDW) gas field of the KG offshore field from the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)

•Type test of two engines as per IS 10000

•An investigation of shock load characteristics of high EP content gear oil

•Studies on wash oil samples

•Development of rubber extender oil

•Study of a diesel sample

•Field trial sample from a client refinery

•Feasibility study for production of ultra-low sulphur for on-board diesel reforming

•Licensing of CSIR-IIP BTX Model

•Procedure of laboratory analysis for supportive data generation on CSIR-IIP–EIL–NRL SO recovery process to 2

prepare Basic Design & Engineering Package (BDEP)

•Value-addition to kerosene fractions

•Training module on principles of solvent extraction and applications in production of pure aromatics and butadiene

•Carrying out revamp study of sour water stripper unit at a client refinery

•Basic design engineering package (BDEP) for solvent refining of used lube oil unit

•Basic feasibility of production of wax from VGO stream

•Utilization of CO feedstocks for production of value-added 2

chemicals

•Evaluation of fire-resistant hydraulic fluid samples

•Evaluation of Cetane Number as per ASTM D-613

•Testing of ISO HV-68 and VG-32 oil

•Development of RAM Rocket T-6 Fuel from DRDL

•Evaluation studies for bench-mark pricing of crude oil

•Studies on the RAM Rocket Fuel T-6 from ED (P), Brahmos as per GOST 12308-89

•Study on processing light vacuum gas oil from Mumbai High and Nile crude to produce paraffin wax

•Processing of light neutral distillate in NMP lube extraction unit

•Study on processing MVGO and NVGO stocks for

production of paraffin & microcrystalline wax

•Process design of soaker drum internals for revamping of a

visbreaker

•Feasibility study for producing needle coke from residual

fuel oil

•Eco-friendly emulsion breaker for drill-cutting waste

•Preparation of novel mesoporous vanadium phosphate

phases as potential catalysts from selective oxidation

•Hydrogen production by catalytic reforming of glycerol in

aqueous medium

•Establishing collaborative research for development of

processes for second-generation biofuels

•A study on high-temperature CO capture by improved 2

hydrotalcite sorbents, Aamir Hanif, Soumen Dasgupta, Swapnil Divekar, Aarti Arya, M O Garg and Anshu Nanoti, Chemical Engineering Journal, 236, 91-99, Jan 2014

•Tribological failure analysis of gear contacts of Exciter

Sieve Gear Boxes, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha and M R Tyagi, Engineering Failure Analysis, 36, 75-91, Jan 2014

•Halogen-free imidazolium ammonium bis(salicylato)

borate ionic liquids as high-performance lubricant additives, Rashi Gusain, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar and O P Khatri, RSC Advances, 4(3),1293-1301, Jan 2014

•Review of analytical strategies in the production and

upgrading of bio-oils derived from lignocellulosic biomass, Pankaj K Kanaujia, Y K Sharma, M O Garg, Deependra Tripathi and Raghuvir Singh, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 105, 55-74, Jan 2014.

•Synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 using glucose as

templating precursor, Devaki Nandan, Sandeep K Saxena and N Viswanadham, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: , 2(4),1054-1059, Jan 2014

•Polyethylene glycol-wrapped potassium bromide-

assisted chemical fixation of carbon dioxide, Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(2), 541-546, Jan 2014

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Papers Published

•Structura l ly-stabi l i zed organosi lane template

thermostable mesoporous titania, Vipin Amoli, Rashmi Tiwari, Arghya Datta, Asim Bhaumik and Anil K Sinha, Chem Phys Chem, 15(1),187-194, Jan 2014

•The deep deoiling of microcrystalline waxes by solvent

percolation, Sanat Kumar and K M Agrawal, Petroleum Science and Technology 32(3), 261-266, Feb 2014

•Glycinatocopper ( I I ) complex as an eff ic ient

heterogeneous catalyst for aromatic Finkelstein reaction of aryl and heteroaryl bromides to chlorides, Sanny Verma, Sandeep Saran and Suman L Jain, Applied Catalysis A: General, 472, 178-183, Feb 2014

•Microwave-assisted synthesis of nitro phenols from the

reaction of phenols with urea nitrate under acid-free conditions, Sanny Verma, Sangeeta Pandita and Suman L Jain, Tetrahedron Letters, 55 (7), 1320-1322, Feb 2014

•Break-through mesopore creation in Beta zeolite (BEA)

and its enhanced catalytic performance in solvent-free liquid phase tert-butylation of phenol, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham and Trymbkesh Sharma, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 2(8),2487-2490, Feb 2014

•Synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous vanadium silicate-1

zeolite catalyst for styrene epoxidation with organic hydroperoxide, Bhawan Singh and Anil K Sinha, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 2(6),1930-1939, Feb 2014

•Selective production of green gasoline by catalytic

conversion of Jatropha oil, Sandeep K Saxena and N Viswanadham, Fuel Processing Technology, 119, 158-165, March 2014

•Preparation of CeO nanoparticles supported on 1-D silica 2

nanostructures for room-temperature selective oxidation of styrene, Bipul Sarkar, Rajiv Kumar Singha, Ritesh Tiwari, S h i l p i G h o s h , S h a n k h a S h u b h r a A c h a r y y a , Chandrashekhar Pendem, L N Sivakumar Konthala and Rajaram Bal, RSC Advances, 4(11) 5453-5456, March 2014

•Hydrothermal Upgradation of Algae into Value-added

Hydrocarbons by Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar and Bhavya Balagurumurthy, published as Chapter 11 in ‘Biofuels from Algae’, 235-260, Jan 2014, Edited by Ashok Pandey, ISBN: 9780444595584

•A composition of biodegradable gear oil, Arun Kumar

Singh and Aruna Chamoli Kukrety, USA, Patent No. 8557754, dt. 15.10.2013

Chapters/Articles Published in Books &/ or Proceedings

Patent(s) Sealed Abroad

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A view of the workshop

Dr Ankur Bordoloi, Convener, summarizing the project

Participants of the workshop: intense moments

•Composition of insulating fluid and process for

preparation thereof, A K Singh, N K Pandey and A K Gupta, USA, Patent No. 8,658,575, dt. 25.02.2014

•Process for preparation of a hydraulic fluid composition, A

K Singh, N K Pandey and A K Gupta, Europe, Patent No. EP 1963467, dt. 26.03.2014

•An improved coke-resistant solid catalyst and process for

methane reforming reaction with carbon dioxide, Rajaram Bal, Bipul Sarkar, Chandrasekhar Pendem, Rajib Kumar Singha, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya and Shilpi Ghosh, USA, Application No. 14/089669, dt. 25-11-2013

•A process for byproduct valorization to metalworking

fluids, Savita Kaul, Jyoti Porwal, G D Thakre, Babita Behera and D K Adhikari, Application No. 3664Del 2013, dt. 16.12.2013

•Nano Pt-Ce oxide catalyst for activation of methane and a

process for preparation thereof, Rajaram Bal, Rajib Kumar Singha, Bipul Sarkar, Chandrashekar Pendem, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Shilpi Ghosh, Ankur Bordoloi and L N Sivakumar Konthala, Application No. 87Del2014, dt. 13.01.2014

•An improved method for colorimetric detection of water in

hydrocarbon fuels, Praveen K Khatri, Suman L Jain, Indrajit K Ghosh, Umesh Kumar, A K Chatterjee and M O Garg, Application No. 93Del2014, dt. 13.01.2014

•Lubricants or lubricant additives composed of ionic liquids

containing fatty acids anions, O P Khatri and Rashi Gusain, Application No. 790Del2014, dt. 18.03.2014

•A process for aqueous polymerization using bio free

radical catalytic system, P Padma Latha, Ankushi Bansal, Indu Shekhar, Umesh Kumar, Suman L Jain, S S Ray and Alok K Chatterjee, Application No. 938Del2014, dt. 01.04.1204

•Programme for the Chemical Engineers of IOCL, New Delhi,

December 9, 2013-January 24, 2014

•Programme for the senior staff members of SABIC

Petrochemicals BV, invited from various locations in Europe, SABIC-Geleen, The Netherlands, January 27-31, 2014

•Training Programme on ‘Operation of CFR Engines’ for Officers of the HPCL, Mangalore, February 17-22, 2014

Patent(s) Filed Abroad

Patent(s) Filed in India

Programmes on Petroleum Refining Technology

Other Programmes

TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED

•Workshop-cum-training programme on ‘Vehicular Pollution’ for the officers of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, New Delhi, March 3-7, 2014

•Testing of Cetane Number Improver – diesel fuel additive

for M/s Krishna Antioxidants Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of a sample for fire-resistant characteristics as per

IS: 7895:1975 for M/s Quaker Chemicals India Limited, Kolkata

•Testing of Cetane Number Improver for M/s JG Chemicals,

Odisha

•Testing of liquid nitrogen sample for IRDE, Dehradun.

•Testing of journal bearing for Shri Chandraeshekharendra

Saraswati Vishwa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram

•Briquette for Gross Calorific Value and Ash Content for M/s

Flex Food Limited, Dehradun

•Testing of FRHF HISAFE DU 68 UG for M/s Hardcastle

Petrofer Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of synthetic fire-resistant hydraulic fluid for fire-

resistant properties as per IS: 7895 for M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of gear oil sample for M/s Shell India Market Pvt.

Ltd., Mumbai

•Laboratory test on sample of gas condensate for the Office

of the Assistant Commissioner, Dibrugarh

•Testing of naphtha sample for the Gas Authority of India

Ltd. (GAIL), Lakwa, Assam

•Testing of bitumen sample for Ganna Vikas Parishad,

Roorkee

•Testing for auto-ignition temperature of diesel for NIT,

Calicut

•Testing of microcrystalline wax for vetrivel explosives (P)

Ltd., Salem

•Test for ISS Jal Suraksha (Liquid Chlorine) for ISS UKD

SERVING THE INDUSTRY

S&T Services Conducted for Private/Govt. Clients from India and Abroad

EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE

Papers Presented in Conferences/Seminars

International Nanotribology Forum, Kochi, Kerala, January 6-

10, 2014

International Conference on Nano-Bio and Materials Sciences

(ICONBMS-2014), Hyderabad, January 8-10, 2014

International Conference on Challenges in Chemistry and

Biology of Carbohydrates (CARBO-XXVIII), FRI, Dehradun,

January 20-22, 2014

th19 International Colloquium on Tribology-Industrial and

Automotive Lubrication, Stuttgart, Germany, January 21-23,

2014

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•Lubrication aspects of chemically-functionalized graphene

oxide, O P Khatri, Harshal P Mungse and Shivani Choudhary

•Tribological properties of halogen–free dicationic (bis-

imidazolium / bis-ammonium) ionic liquid, Rashi Gusain

and O P Khatri

•Effect of additives on the stability of biodiesel, Neeraj

Atray, D P Bangwal, Jayati Trivedi, Garima, P

Nagendramma, Raj Kumar Singh, A K Chatterjee and D K

Adhikari

•Synthesis of chitosan Schiff-base fatty ester and study of its

antioxidant & tribological properties in N-butyl

palmitate/stearate for application as biolube MFA, Raj

Kumar Singh, Aruna Kukrety, Neeraj Atray, G M Bahuguna

and Sandeep Saran

•Studies on production of L-lactic acid from lignocellulosic

biomass using consolidated bio-processing, Deepti

Agrawal, Jayati Trivedi, Debashis Ghosh, Deeptarka

Dasgupta, Sunil Kumar Suman and D K Adhikari

•Functionalization of chitosan with metal acetylacetonates

and their uses in chemical fixation of carbon dioxide,

Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain

•An investigation into the influence of flow factors on the

performance of piston ring liner tribo-system, Iranna

Gogeri, G D Thakre and B M Shukla

•Investigation of tribo-performance of glycerol derivatives

as metal-working fluids, G D Thakre, Jyoti Porwal, Savita

Kaul and B M Shukla

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ASIATRIB 2014, Agra, February 17-20, 2014

Asian Polymer Association (APA) International Conference on Polymers: Vision & Innovation (APA-2014), organized by APA and IIT-Delhi, New Delhi, February 19-21, 2014

National Conference on Innovation and Development in Chemical Technology, University School of Chemical Technology, G G S I University, Delhi, February 28- March 1, 2014

National Conference on the Role of Chemistry in Environment Development Protection (RCEE-2014), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, March 3-4, 2014

•Investigating open-source ignition characteristics of hydraulic fluid sprays, Pankaj K Arya, G D Thakre, B M Shukla and Rajendra Kumar

•Lubrication capabilities of alkylamine intercalated graphene oxide, Harshal P Mungse, O P Khatri

•Prediction of useful life of ZrO bearings using Monte-Carlo 2

simulation technique, Eshan Singh, G D Thakre, Pankaj Kumar Arya and B M Shukla

•Effect of surface bumps on the flow behaviour of non-Newtonian lubricants in concentrated contacts, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha, M R Tyagi

•A study of the ionic liquid-lubricated elastohydrodynamic gear contact, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha and M R Tyagi

•Experimental investigation of load-bearing capabilities of metal working fluids, G D Thakre, Savita Kaul, Pankaj Arya and B M Shukla

•Synthesis of graphene oxide-polyacrylamide: a novel nanocomposition – an efficient process that can act as aqueous phase nano-lubricant additive, Arvind Kumar, Ankushi Bansal, Raghuvir Singh, Sandeep Saran, Piyush Gupta, K L N Sivakumar, Siya Ram, G M Bahuguna, G D Thakre, Babita Behera, A K Chatterjee and S S Ray

•Expanded corn starch as macroinitiator/solid support in SI and AGET ATRP: MMA and styrene polymerization, Ankushi Bansal, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar, Sandeep Saran, C D Sharma, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna, S S Ray and A K Chatterjee

•Designing and synthesis of a novel RAFT chain transfer agent for polymerization of St and co-polymerization of GMA/St, Vineeta Panwar, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar, Sandeep Saran, C D Sharma, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna, A K Chatterjee and S S Ray

•Kinetics of thiophene hydrodesulphurization: estimation of effectiveness factor, Nishant Vohra, Abinash Dalei, Gautam Das, Haripada Bhunia and S K Ganguly

•Green route for synthesis of nanoporous AlPO and 4

Faculty & trainees of the programme during March 3-7, 2014

•Composition of insulating fluid and process for

preparation thereof, A K Singh, N K Pandey and A K Gupta, USA, Patent No. 8,658,575, dt. 25.02.2014

•Process for preparation of a hydraulic fluid composition, A

K Singh, N K Pandey and A K Gupta, Europe, Patent No. EP 1963467, dt. 26.03.2014

•An improved coke-resistant solid catalyst and process for

methane reforming reaction with carbon dioxide, Rajaram Bal, Bipul Sarkar, Chandrasekhar Pendem, Rajib Kumar Singha, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya and Shilpi Ghosh, USA, Application No. 14/089669, dt. 25-11-2013

•A process for byproduct valorization to metalworking

fluids, Savita Kaul, Jyoti Porwal, G D Thakre, Babita Behera and D K Adhikari, Application No. 3664Del 2013, dt. 16.12.2013

•Nano Pt-Ce oxide catalyst for activation of methane and a

process for preparation thereof, Rajaram Bal, Rajib Kumar Singha, Bipul Sarkar, Chandrashekar Pendem, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Shilpi Ghosh, Ankur Bordoloi and L N Sivakumar Konthala, Application No. 87Del2014, dt. 13.01.2014

•An improved method for colorimetric detection of water in

hydrocarbon fuels, Praveen K Khatri, Suman L Jain, Indrajit K Ghosh, Umesh Kumar, A K Chatterjee and M O Garg, Application No. 93Del2014, dt. 13.01.2014

•Lubricants or lubricant additives composed of ionic liquids

containing fatty acids anions, O P Khatri and Rashi Gusain, Application No. 790Del2014, dt. 18.03.2014

•A process for aqueous polymerization using bio free

radical catalytic system, P Padma Latha, Ankushi Bansal, Indu Shekhar, Umesh Kumar, Suman L Jain, S S Ray and Alok K Chatterjee, Application No. 938Del2014, dt. 01.04.1204

•Programme for the Chemical Engineers of IOCL, New Delhi,

December 9, 2013-January 24, 2014

•Programme for the senior staff members of SABIC

Petrochemicals BV, invited from various locations in Europe, SABIC-Geleen, The Netherlands, January 27-31, 2014

•Training Programme on ‘Operation of CFR Engines’ for Officers of the HPCL, Mangalore, February 17-22, 2014

Patent(s) Filed Abroad

Patent(s) Filed in India

Programmes on Petroleum Refining Technology

Other Programmes

TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED

•Workshop-cum-training programme on ‘Vehicular Pollution’ for the officers of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, New Delhi, March 3-7, 2014

•Testing of Cetane Number Improver – diesel fuel additive

for M/s Krishna Antioxidants Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of a sample for fire-resistant characteristics as per

IS: 7895:1975 for M/s Quaker Chemicals India Limited, Kolkata

•Testing of Cetane Number Improver for M/s JG Chemicals,

Odisha

•Testing of liquid nitrogen sample for IRDE, Dehradun.

•Testing of journal bearing for Shri Chandraeshekharendra

Saraswati Vishwa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram

•Briquette for Gross Calorific Value and Ash Content for M/s

Flex Food Limited, Dehradun

•Testing of FRHF HISAFE DU 68 UG for M/s Hardcastle

Petrofer Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of synthetic fire-resistant hydraulic fluid for fire-

resistant properties as per IS: 7895 for M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Mumbai

•Testing of gear oil sample for M/s Shell India Market Pvt.

Ltd., Mumbai

•Laboratory test on sample of gas condensate for the Office

of the Assistant Commissioner, Dibrugarh

•Testing of naphtha sample for the Gas Authority of India

Ltd. (GAIL), Lakwa, Assam

•Testing of bitumen sample for Ganna Vikas Parishad,

Roorkee

•Testing for auto-ignition temperature of diesel for NIT,

Calicut

•Testing of microcrystalline wax for vetrivel explosives (P)

Ltd., Salem

•Test for ISS Jal Suraksha (Liquid Chlorine) for ISS UKD

SERVING THE INDUSTRY

S&T Services Conducted for Private/Govt. Clients from India and Abroad

EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE

Papers Presented in Conferences/Seminars

International Nanotribology Forum, Kochi, Kerala, January 6-

10, 2014

International Conference on Nano-Bio and Materials Sciences

(ICONBMS-2014), Hyderabad, January 8-10, 2014

International Conference on Challenges in Chemistry and

Biology of Carbohydrates (CARBO-XXVIII), FRI, Dehradun,

January 20-22, 2014

th19 International Colloquium on Tribology-Industrial and

Automotive Lubrication, Stuttgart, Germany, January 21-23,

2014

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•Lubrication aspects of chemically-functionalized graphene

oxide, O P Khatri, Harshal P Mungse and Shivani Choudhary

•Tribological properties of halogen–free dicationic (bis-

imidazolium / bis-ammonium) ionic liquid, Rashi Gusain

and O P Khatri

•Effect of additives on the stability of biodiesel, Neeraj

Atray, D P Bangwal, Jayati Trivedi, Garima, P

Nagendramma, Raj Kumar Singh, A K Chatterjee and D K

Adhikari

•Synthesis of chitosan Schiff-base fatty ester and study of its

antioxidant & tribological properties in N-butyl

palmitate/stearate for application as biolube MFA, Raj

Kumar Singh, Aruna Kukrety, Neeraj Atray, G M Bahuguna

and Sandeep Saran

•Studies on production of L-lactic acid from lignocellulosic

biomass using consolidated bio-processing, Deepti

Agrawal, Jayati Trivedi, Debashis Ghosh, Deeptarka

Dasgupta, Sunil Kumar Suman and D K Adhikari

•Functionalization of chitosan with metal acetylacetonates

and their uses in chemical fixation of carbon dioxide,

Subodh Kumar and Suman L Jain

•An investigation into the influence of flow factors on the

performance of piston ring liner tribo-system, Iranna

Gogeri, G D Thakre and B M Shukla

•Investigation of tribo-performance of glycerol derivatives

as metal-working fluids, G D Thakre, Jyoti Porwal, Savita

Kaul and B M Shukla

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ASIATRIB 2014, Agra, February 17-20, 2014

Asian Polymer Association (APA) International Conference on Polymers: Vision & Innovation (APA-2014), organized by APA and IIT-Delhi, New Delhi, February 19-21, 2014

National Conference on Innovation and Development in Chemical Technology, University School of Chemical Technology, G G S I University, Delhi, February 28- March 1, 2014

National Conference on the Role of Chemistry in Environment Development Protection (RCEE-2014), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, March 3-4, 2014

•Investigating open-source ignition characteristics of hydraulic fluid sprays, Pankaj K Arya, G D Thakre, B M Shukla and Rajendra Kumar

•Lubrication capabilities of alkylamine intercalated graphene oxide, Harshal P Mungse, O P Khatri

•Prediction of useful life of ZrO bearings using Monte-Carlo 2

simulation technique, Eshan Singh, G D Thakre, Pankaj Kumar Arya and B M Shukla

•Effect of surface bumps on the flow behaviour of non-Newtonian lubricants in concentrated contacts, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha, M R Tyagi

•A study of the ionic liquid-lubricated elastohydrodynamic gear contact, G D Thakre, Satish C Sharma, S P Harsha and M R Tyagi

•Experimental investigation of load-bearing capabilities of metal working fluids, G D Thakre, Savita Kaul, Pankaj Arya and B M Shukla

•Synthesis of graphene oxide-polyacrylamide: a novel nanocomposition – an efficient process that can act as aqueous phase nano-lubricant additive, Arvind Kumar, Ankushi Bansal, Raghuvir Singh, Sandeep Saran, Piyush Gupta, K L N Sivakumar, Siya Ram, G M Bahuguna, G D Thakre, Babita Behera, A K Chatterjee and S S Ray

•Expanded corn starch as macroinitiator/solid support in SI and AGET ATRP: MMA and styrene polymerization, Ankushi Bansal, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar, Sandeep Saran, C D Sharma, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna, S S Ray and A K Chatterjee

•Designing and synthesis of a novel RAFT chain transfer agent for polymerization of St and co-polymerization of GMA/St, Vineeta Panwar, Raghuvir Singh, K L N Sivakumar, Sandeep Saran, C D Sharma, Piyush Gupta, G M Bahuguna, A K Chatterjee and S S Ray

•Kinetics of thiophene hydrodesulphurization: estimation of effectiveness factor, Nishant Vohra, Abinash Dalei, Gautam Das, Haripada Bhunia and S K Ganguly

•Green route for synthesis of nanoporous AlPO and 4

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ZnAlPO materials and their catalytic applications, Peta 4

Sreenivasulu, Nagabhatla Viswanadham, Sandeep Saran, Deependra Tripatahi and Raghuvir Singh

•Conversion of biodiesel by–product glycerol into fuel ethers over solid acid catalysts, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham, Jagdish Kumar and Sandeep Saran

•Deoxygenation of graphene oxide in Sub- and Supercritical water, Harshal P Mungse, O P Sharma and O P Khatri

•Dispersion and Lubrication properties of alkylated copper oxide nanoparticles, Bhumika Chawla, Rashi Gusain and O P Khatri

•Biofuel and chemical from paper industry waste, D K Adhikari, Debashish Ghosh, Deepti Agrawal, Diptarka Dasgupta and Sunil K Suman

•Prof Kimura Toshinori, Hokkaido University, USA, ‘Novel materials derived from carbohydrates and applications to food packaging’, January 22, 2014

•Dr Asoke Daysarkar, PfP Industries, Houston, USA, ‘Evolution of shale oil & gas and fracturing of oil/gas wells’, January 22, 2014

•Dr Hideo Samura and Dr Akio Nishijima, National Institute

of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, ‘High quality biomass derived fuels from non-food biomass’, February 10, 2014

•With Stiftelsen for Industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF),

Trondheim, Norway, February 21, 2014

•On biogas project (CSC-0106), February 25, 2014

•With GCE Group, Russia, March 25, 2014

•With the Petrochemical Research Chair, King Saud

University, Saudi Arabia, for academic collaboration

•Non-disclosure agreement with M/s Siegwerk India Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi for development of a synthetic way to develop a new monomer for polymer binder applications

•With M/s SABIC Petrochemicals B.V. Intellectual Property

Group, Geleen, the Netherlands

•With National Research Development Corporation, New

Delhi on inventions, patents, formulations and know-how/

th6 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology-ICONSAT, Chandigarh, March 3-5, 2014

ACS 247 National Meeting, Division of Biochemical Technology, Dallas, USA , March 16-20, 2014

Colloquia and Talks

VIDEO-CONFERENCING/TELECONFERENCING

MoU’S /AGREEMENTS SIGNED

processes developed by the CSIR-IIP

•With Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Engineers

India Limited (EIL), New Delhi for commercialization and joint ownership of the solvent deoiling technology for production of petroleum wax

•An audit of the Institute was conducted by a Local Audit

Party (LAP) comprising Sh. Gurmeet S Bhatia and Ms. Anita Kumari, Sr. Audit Officers of the O/o the PDA (SD), Principal Director of Audit-Scientific Departments under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi for the Financial Year 2012-13, January 9-14, 2014

•The second periodic audit for the ISO certification was

conducted by M/s Dett Norske Veritas (DNV) on January 17, 2014

th th•The 40 Research Council (RC) Meeting: The 40 Meeting

of the Research Council of the Institute was held on January 14, 2014 at the CSIR-Science Centre, New Delhi. It is a newly-constituted body consisting of sixteen members including the Chairman Prof D V Khakhar for a period of three years w.e.f. 01.08.2013.

•Mr A K Dussa, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi; Dr Anjan Ray, Director, Honeywell Company-UOP, Gurgaon and Dr. Piyali Das, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, January 4, 2014.

•Mr Arghya Mondal, Senior Manager (GP-Operation), Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL), Sivasagar, January 20, 2014.

•Mr M K E Prasad, Sr. Vice President; Mr Tanmay Taraphdar, Group Leader; Mr Chiranjib Haldar, Pr. Engineer, Technip KT India Ltd., NOIDA and Mr M V Ravi Someswarudu, GM (R&D) & Mr T Nanda Kumar, SM(R&D), GAIL, NOIDA, January 21, 2014.

•Mr Tejas Shah, M/s Kanti Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, January 22, 2014.

•Dr Olivier Denizart, Marketing & Services, M/s Total Oil India Private Limited, Mumbai, February 7, 2014.

•Dr H J Pant, Scientific Officer–G, Head Radiotracer Application Section, Member-Secretary, BRNS/RTAC Sub-committee on Industry and Environment, Isotopes Applications and Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, February 11, 2014.

•Dr Pravatalu, ONGC Energy Centre, Mumbai, February 13, 2014.

•Mr Amitabh Mishra, Deputy Manager (Biotechnology) and Dr N K Bhandari, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, February 14, 2014

IMPORTANT MEETINGS

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

out cutting edge research in the area of petrochemicals, •Mr S K Pandita, Vice President (Operations), Mr P C Philip, commercialization of technologies besides signing an Vice President (Chemistry) and Mr Kannayya Naidu, Sr. MoU with the University, February 9-14, 2014. This visit Manager, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, was at the invitation of King Saud University.Gandhinagar, February 14, 2014

•Ms Netra Gowda, Manager, Airbus Corporate Innovation •Mr Deepak Verma and Mr Bhawan Singh, SRF, visited and Mr Yann Barcaux, Chief Innovation Officer, Airbus, Taiwan upon an Invitation by Dr Dennis W Hwang of the February 18, 2014 National Chung Cheng University under an on-going

collaborative project on ‘Super-magnetic porous iron-•Dr A Meenakshisundaram, Dr V Selvavathi and Mr NVN oxide nano-structures for magnetically separable Nandgopalu, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., catalysts and MRI contrast agent’ under the Indo-Chennai, February 24, 2014Taiwanese Science Technology POC, February 23-March 8, •Prof I M Mishra, Prof V Srivastava and Associate Prof Vimal 2014.

Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, February 24, 2014 •Dr Thallada Bhaskar, Senior Scientist, is on a visit to SINTEF

Materials and Chemistry, Oslo, under the CSIR Raman •Dr Pankaj Kumar Jain, Asst. Vice President (Production & Research Fellowship, Norway, from March 31-July 16, Technical), Total Oil India Pct. Ltd., Navi Mumbai, March 3-2014.4, 2014

•Mr Kshirasagar T Chetty, Liaison Consultant, M/s Ti Anode Fabricators Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, March 5, 2014

•Mr Nikunj Agrawal, M/s Shiv Shakti Aarth Tech., Kanpur, •Our ex-Director Dr I B Gulati was March 10, 2014

bestowed with the prestigious •Mr J K Raghav, Manager and Mr Jitender Kumar, Assistant Chemtech Foundation Life Time

Manager, M/s Slegwerk India Private Limited, Alwar, Achievement Award in the Oil Rajasthan, March 10, 2014 and Gas Sector in a gala function

•Mr Rohit Ghiya, M/s V P Projects, M/s Vinati Organics at Hotel Leela in Mumbai on Limited, Mumbai, March 11-12, 2014 January 10, 2014.

•Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Chairman & Managing Director and •The former Director of CSIR-IIP, Dr Dr N K Bhandari, Deputy Manager, National Research T S R Prasada Rao, was honoured Development Corporation, New Delhi, March 14, 2014 with the Life time Achievement

Award 2014 of the PETROTECH Society. The award was presented by the Prime Minister,

th•Dr Savita Kaul, Principal Scientist, visited Germany to Dr Manmohan Singh during the inauguration of the ‘11 thpresent an oral paper at the ‘19 International Colloquium International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition –

on Tribology : Industrial and Automotive Lubrication’ in PETROTECH-2014’ held in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, on Stuttgart, Germany, January 21-23, 2014. January 12, 2014. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri B L

Joshi, the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and •Dr O P Khatri, Senior Scientist and Mr Harshal P Mungse, SRF, visited the Kyoto University, Japan under an on-going Indo-Japanese bilateral project entitled ‘Graphene thin film self-assembled on silicon: chemical, structural and tribological evolution’, January 27- February 15, 2014.

•Dr M O Garg, Director; Dr S M Nanoti, Chief Scientist; Dr N Viswanadham, Principal Scientist and Mr Sunil Kumar visited the SABIC Technology and Innovation Centre at Geleen, the Netherlands to conduct a 5-day training course on Petroleum Refining Technology, January 27-31, 2014.

•Dr M O Garg, Director visited King Saud University, Riyadh in connection with seeking excellence in petrochemicals research, giving a talk on ‘Innovation in Petrochemicals – How a Research Organisation Can Make a Difference,’ discussing the organizational structure designed to carry

HONOURS & AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL VISITS

Remembering the stalwarts

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The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 to the

former Director, CSIR-IIP, Dr T S R Prasada Rao.

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ZnAlPO materials and their catalytic applications, Peta 4

Sreenivasulu, Nagabhatla Viswanadham, Sandeep Saran, Deependra Tripatahi and Raghuvir Singh

•Conversion of biodiesel by–product glycerol into fuel ethers over solid acid catalysts, Sandeep K Saxena, N Viswanadham, Jagdish Kumar and Sandeep Saran

•Deoxygenation of graphene oxide in Sub- and Supercritical water, Harshal P Mungse, O P Sharma and O P Khatri

•Dispersion and Lubrication properties of alkylated copper oxide nanoparticles, Bhumika Chawla, Rashi Gusain and O P Khatri

•Biofuel and chemical from paper industry waste, D K Adhikari, Debashish Ghosh, Deepti Agrawal, Diptarka Dasgupta and Sunil K Suman

•Prof Kimura Toshinori, Hokkaido University, USA, ‘Novel materials derived from carbohydrates and applications to food packaging’, January 22, 2014

•Dr Asoke Daysarkar, PfP Industries, Houston, USA, ‘Evolution of shale oil & gas and fracturing of oil/gas wells’, January 22, 2014

•Dr Hideo Samura and Dr Akio Nishijima, National Institute

of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, ‘High quality biomass derived fuels from non-food biomass’, February 10, 2014

•With Stiftelsen for Industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF),

Trondheim, Norway, February 21, 2014

•On biogas project (CSC-0106), February 25, 2014

•With GCE Group, Russia, March 25, 2014

•With the Petrochemical Research Chair, King Saud

University, Saudi Arabia, for academic collaboration

•Non-disclosure agreement with M/s Siegwerk India Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi for development of a synthetic way to develop a new monomer for polymer binder applications

•With M/s SABIC Petrochemicals B.V. Intellectual Property

Group, Geleen, the Netherlands

•With National Research Development Corporation, New

Delhi on inventions, patents, formulations and know-how/

th6 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology-ICONSAT, Chandigarh, March 3-5, 2014

ACS 247 National Meeting, Division of Biochemical Technology, Dallas, USA , March 16-20, 2014

Colloquia and Talks

VIDEO-CONFERENCING/TELECONFERENCING

MoU’S /AGREEMENTS SIGNED

processes developed by the CSIR-IIP

•With Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Engineers

India Limited (EIL), New Delhi for commercialization and joint ownership of the solvent deoiling technology for production of petroleum wax

•An audit of the Institute was conducted by a Local Audit

Party (LAP) comprising Sh. Gurmeet S Bhatia and Ms. Anita Kumari, Sr. Audit Officers of the O/o the PDA (SD), Principal Director of Audit-Scientific Departments under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi for the Financial Year 2012-13, January 9-14, 2014

•The second periodic audit for the ISO certification was

conducted by M/s Dett Norske Veritas (DNV) on January 17, 2014

th th•The 40 Research Council (RC) Meeting: The 40 Meeting

of the Research Council of the Institute was held on January 14, 2014 at the CSIR-Science Centre, New Delhi. It is a newly-constituted body consisting of sixteen members including the Chairman Prof D V Khakhar for a period of three years w.e.f. 01.08.2013.

•Mr A K Dussa, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi; Dr Anjan Ray, Director, Honeywell Company-UOP, Gurgaon and Dr. Piyali Das, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, January 4, 2014.

•Mr Arghya Mondal, Senior Manager (GP-Operation), Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL), Sivasagar, January 20, 2014.

•Mr M K E Prasad, Sr. Vice President; Mr Tanmay Taraphdar, Group Leader; Mr Chiranjib Haldar, Pr. Engineer, Technip KT India Ltd., NOIDA and Mr M V Ravi Someswarudu, GM (R&D) & Mr T Nanda Kumar, SM(R&D), GAIL, NOIDA, January 21, 2014.

•Mr Tejas Shah, M/s Kanti Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, January 22, 2014.

•Dr Olivier Denizart, Marketing & Services, M/s Total Oil India Private Limited, Mumbai, February 7, 2014.

•Dr H J Pant, Scientific Officer–G, Head Radiotracer Application Section, Member-Secretary, BRNS/RTAC Sub-committee on Industry and Environment, Isotopes Applications and Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, February 11, 2014.

•Dr Pravatalu, ONGC Energy Centre, Mumbai, February 13, 2014.

•Mr Amitabh Mishra, Deputy Manager (Biotechnology) and Dr N K Bhandari, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, February 14, 2014

IMPORTANT MEETINGS

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

out cutting edge research in the area of petrochemicals, •Mr S K Pandita, Vice President (Operations), Mr P C Philip, commercialization of technologies besides signing an Vice President (Chemistry) and Mr Kannayya Naidu, Sr. MoU with the University, February 9-14, 2014. This visit Manager, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, was at the invitation of King Saud University.Gandhinagar, February 14, 2014

•Ms Netra Gowda, Manager, Airbus Corporate Innovation •Mr Deepak Verma and Mr Bhawan Singh, SRF, visited and Mr Yann Barcaux, Chief Innovation Officer, Airbus, Taiwan upon an Invitation by Dr Dennis W Hwang of the February 18, 2014 National Chung Cheng University under an on-going

collaborative project on ‘Super-magnetic porous iron-•Dr A Meenakshisundaram, Dr V Selvavathi and Mr NVN oxide nano-structures for magnetically separable Nandgopalu, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., catalysts and MRI contrast agent’ under the Indo-Chennai, February 24, 2014Taiwanese Science Technology POC, February 23-March 8, •Prof I M Mishra, Prof V Srivastava and Associate Prof Vimal 2014.

Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, February 24, 2014 •Dr Thallada Bhaskar, Senior Scientist, is on a visit to SINTEF

Materials and Chemistry, Oslo, under the CSIR Raman •Dr Pankaj Kumar Jain, Asst. Vice President (Production & Research Fellowship, Norway, from March 31-July 16, Technical), Total Oil India Pct. Ltd., Navi Mumbai, March 3-2014.4, 2014

•Mr Kshirasagar T Chetty, Liaison Consultant, M/s Ti Anode Fabricators Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, March 5, 2014

•Mr Nikunj Agrawal, M/s Shiv Shakti Aarth Tech., Kanpur, •Our ex-Director Dr I B Gulati was March 10, 2014

bestowed with the prestigious •Mr J K Raghav, Manager and Mr Jitender Kumar, Assistant Chemtech Foundation Life Time

Manager, M/s Slegwerk India Private Limited, Alwar, Achievement Award in the Oil Rajasthan, March 10, 2014 and Gas Sector in a gala function

•Mr Rohit Ghiya, M/s V P Projects, M/s Vinati Organics at Hotel Leela in Mumbai on Limited, Mumbai, March 11-12, 2014 January 10, 2014.

•Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Chairman & Managing Director and •The former Director of CSIR-IIP, Dr Dr N K Bhandari, Deputy Manager, National Research T S R Prasada Rao, was honoured Development Corporation, New Delhi, March 14, 2014 with the Life time Achievement

Award 2014 of the PETROTECH Society. The award was presented by the Prime Minister,

th•Dr Savita Kaul, Principal Scientist, visited Germany to Dr Manmohan Singh during the inauguration of the ‘11 thpresent an oral paper at the ‘19 International Colloquium International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition –

on Tribology : Industrial and Automotive Lubrication’ in PETROTECH-2014’ held in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, on Stuttgart, Germany, January 21-23, 2014. January 12, 2014. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri B L

Joshi, the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and •Dr O P Khatri, Senior Scientist and Mr Harshal P Mungse, SRF, visited the Kyoto University, Japan under an on-going Indo-Japanese bilateral project entitled ‘Graphene thin film self-assembled on silicon: chemical, structural and tribological evolution’, January 27- February 15, 2014.

•Dr M O Garg, Director; Dr S M Nanoti, Chief Scientist; Dr N Viswanadham, Principal Scientist and Mr Sunil Kumar visited the SABIC Technology and Innovation Centre at Geleen, the Netherlands to conduct a 5-day training course on Petroleum Refining Technology, January 27-31, 2014.

•Dr M O Garg, Director visited King Saud University, Riyadh in connection with seeking excellence in petrochemicals research, giving a talk on ‘Innovation in Petrochemicals – How a Research Organisation Can Make a Difference,’ discussing the organizational structure designed to carry

HONOURS & AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL VISITS

Remembering the stalwarts

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Dr I B Gulati(file photograph)

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 to the

former Director, CSIR-IIP, Dr T S R Prasada Rao.

Environment & Forests, Dr M Veerappa Moily and the •Mohammed Farid, ‘Refresher Training Programme for Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Textiles, SO’s & Assistants (Gen)’, March 6- 8, 2014 Smt Panabaka Lakshmi, were also present.

•Dr Ajay Kumar Gupta, ‘National Training Programme on •Ms Rashi Gusain, JRF, attended the International Entrepreneurship Development for Scientists &

Nanotribology Forum, organized by the International Technologists’, organized by the Entrepreneurship Nanotribology Forum, Kochi, Kerala, January 6-10, 2014 Development of India and the DST, Ahmedabad,

•Dr M O Garg, Director, participated in the ‘Special December 9-13, 2013Conference on Research & Development’, New Delhi, January 7, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended an Exclusive Conference on Hydrocarbon Sector, New Delhi, January 10, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended the Petrotech-2014, Greater Noida, January 12-15, 2014

•Rashtirya Indian Military Collage (RIMC), January 31, 2014•Dr D K Adhikari, Chief Scientist; Ms Deepti Agrawal, Dr Raj Kumar Singh and Mr Subodh Kumar attended the •Science-stream students of classes IX and XI from the ‘International Conference on Challenges in Chemistry and Unison World School, Dehradun, February 11, 2014Biology of Carbohydrates (CARBO-XXVIII)’, organized by

•DIT University (Petroleum Engineering), Dehradun, March FRI, Dehradun, January 20-22, 20147, 2014th•Dr M O Garg, Director, ‘4 World PetroCoal-2014’, New

Delhi City Centre (NDCC), New Delhi, February 16, 2014 •Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, March 24, 2014•Dr G D Thakre and Dr O P Khatri, Senior Scientists,

‘ASIATRIB 2014’, organized by the Tribology Society of India, Agra, February 17-20, 2014

•Dr D K Adhikari, Chief Scientist and Dr D Ghosh, Scientist, •Dr M O Garg, Director, attended the Research Council ‘Cess Workshop on Dissemination of Information on Issues

Meeting of the Naval Materials Research Laboratory at Addressed under Cess Supported R&D Projects,’ Scope

Ambernath, Thane, January 11, 2014Complex, New Delhi, February 20, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended a meeting with M/s •Ms Vineeta Panwar and Mr Ankushi Bansal, RA’s, Asian Overseas Private Partner Limited, DSIR-CDC and MIT Polymer Association (APA) International Conference on Students at New Delhi, January 13, 2014Polymers: Vision & Innovation (APA-2014), organized by

the APA and IIT-Delhi, New Delhi, February 19-21, 2014 •Dr M O Garg, Director, appeared in an interview on the th•Dr Y K Sharma, Chief Scientist, ‘6 Annual Convention of Rajya Sabha Channel at the SCM Division, CSIR-NISCAIR,

New Delhi, March 12, 2014 (telecast on March 16, 2014)PETROTECH Chapters,’ UPES, Dehradun, February 25, 2014 •Dr M O Garg, Director, delivered a lecture on ‘Pinch

•Peta Sreenivasulu, ‘National Conference on the Role of Analysis’ at the Haldia Refinery of the Indian Oil Chemistry in Environment Development Protection (RCEE- Corporation Ltd, March 20, 20142014)’, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, March 3 -4,

th•Dr M O Garg, Director, participated in the 12 Research 2014Council Meeting of the CSIR-CIMFR held at CSIR-CGCRI,

•Dr M O Garg, Director, ‘Conference on Innovation Kolkata, March 21, 2014Roadmaps of Sectoral Innovation Council’, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, March 13, 2014

•The Institute participated in the PETROTECH 2014 exhibition, Asia’s biggest biennial oil and gas industry event during January 12-15, 2014 at the India Expo Mart, Greater NOIDA. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr •Mr Dinesh Chandra Sundriyal and Mr Himmat Singh, Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. Assistants (S&P), ‘Training Programme on ‘Supply Chain

Management in R&D Organizations and CSIR Purchase The Institute showcased its recently-developed Procedure’, October 7-11, 2013 technologies and training programmes for the oil industry.

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS

EXPOSURE OF STUDENTS TO OUR SCIENTIFIC INTELLECT & INFRASTRUCTURE

IMPORTANT MEETINGS, LECTURES, PLENARY LECTURES, INTERVIEWS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

PETROTECH 2014, JANUARY 12-15, 2014

HRD/AWARENESS EVENTS

Other Programmes

Visits of students/different groups of students/cadets/ trainers/trainees/faculty members from the following institutions/ colleges

Programmes at the HRDC (CSIR), Ghaziabad

BLOOD DONATION CAMP, MARCH 14, 2014

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Mrs Alka Garg inaugurates the Camp

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Environment & Forests, Dr M Veerappa Moily and the •Mohammed Farid, ‘Refresher Training Programme for Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Textiles, SO’s & Assistants (Gen)’, March 6- 8, 2014 Smt Panabaka Lakshmi, were also present.

•Dr Ajay Kumar Gupta, ‘National Training Programme on •Ms Rashi Gusain, JRF, attended the International Entrepreneurship Development for Scientists &

Nanotribology Forum, organized by the International Technologists’, organized by the Entrepreneurship Nanotribology Forum, Kochi, Kerala, January 6-10, 2014 Development of India and the DST, Ahmedabad,

•Dr M O Garg, Director, participated in the ‘Special December 9-13, 2013Conference on Research & Development’, New Delhi, January 7, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended an Exclusive Conference on Hydrocarbon Sector, New Delhi, January 10, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended the Petrotech-2014, Greater Noida, January 12-15, 2014

•Rashtirya Indian Military Collage (RIMC), January 31, 2014•Dr D K Adhikari, Chief Scientist; Ms Deepti Agrawal, Dr Raj Kumar Singh and Mr Subodh Kumar attended the •Science-stream students of classes IX and XI from the ‘International Conference on Challenges in Chemistry and Unison World School, Dehradun, February 11, 2014Biology of Carbohydrates (CARBO-XXVIII)’, organized by

•DIT University (Petroleum Engineering), Dehradun, March FRI, Dehradun, January 20-22, 20147, 2014th•Dr M O Garg, Director, ‘4 World PetroCoal-2014’, New

Delhi City Centre (NDCC), New Delhi, February 16, 2014 •Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, March 24, 2014•Dr G D Thakre and Dr O P Khatri, Senior Scientists,

‘ASIATRIB 2014’, organized by the Tribology Society of India, Agra, February 17-20, 2014

•Dr D K Adhikari, Chief Scientist and Dr D Ghosh, Scientist, •Dr M O Garg, Director, attended the Research Council ‘Cess Workshop on Dissemination of Information on Issues

Meeting of the Naval Materials Research Laboratory at Addressed under Cess Supported R&D Projects,’ Scope

Ambernath, Thane, January 11, 2014Complex, New Delhi, February 20, 2014

•Dr M O Garg, Director, attended a meeting with M/s •Ms Vineeta Panwar and Mr Ankushi Bansal, RA’s, Asian Overseas Private Partner Limited, DSIR-CDC and MIT Polymer Association (APA) International Conference on Students at New Delhi, January 13, 2014Polymers: Vision & Innovation (APA-2014), organized by

the APA and IIT-Delhi, New Delhi, February 19-21, 2014 •Dr M O Garg, Director, appeared in an interview on the th•Dr Y K Sharma, Chief Scientist, ‘6 Annual Convention of Rajya Sabha Channel at the SCM Division, CSIR-NISCAIR,

New Delhi, March 12, 2014 (telecast on March 16, 2014)PETROTECH Chapters,’ UPES, Dehradun, February 25, 2014 •Dr M O Garg, Director, delivered a lecture on ‘Pinch

•Peta Sreenivasulu, ‘National Conference on the Role of Analysis’ at the Haldia Refinery of the Indian Oil Chemistry in Environment Development Protection (RCEE- Corporation Ltd, March 20, 20142014)’, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, March 3 -4,

th•Dr M O Garg, Director, participated in the 12 Research 2014Council Meeting of the CSIR-CIMFR held at CSIR-CGCRI,

•Dr M O Garg, Director, ‘Conference on Innovation Kolkata, March 21, 2014Roadmaps of Sectoral Innovation Council’, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, March 13, 2014

•The Institute participated in the PETROTECH 2014 exhibition, Asia’s biggest biennial oil and gas industry event during January 12-15, 2014 at the India Expo Mart, Greater NOIDA. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr •Mr Dinesh Chandra Sundriyal and Mr Himmat Singh, Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. Assistants (S&P), ‘Training Programme on ‘Supply Chain

Management in R&D Organizations and CSIR Purchase The Institute showcased its recently-developed Procedure’, October 7-11, 2013 technologies and training programmes for the oil industry.

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS

EXPOSURE OF STUDENTS TO OUR SCIENTIFIC INTELLECT & INFRASTRUCTURE

IMPORTANT MEETINGS, LECTURES, PLENARY LECTURES, INTERVIEWS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

PETROTECH 2014, JANUARY 12-15, 2014

HRD/AWARENESS EVENTS

Other Programmes

Visits of students/different groups of students/cadets/ trainers/trainees/faculty members from the following institutions/ colleges

Programmes at the HRDC (CSIR), Ghaziabad

BLOOD DONATION CAMP, MARCH 14, 2014

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Dispensary team along with Mr Jagpreet Singh, PRO and Mr c/kkb;k¡!Kamal Sahu, PRE of the IMA Blood Bank and their team.

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Category Govt. Private Industries

PSE’s/ Refineries

Foreign Total

Sponsored R&D 72.739

120.220 283.927

38.137 515.023

Grant-in-Aid R&D 579.030

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…

…

579.030

Collaborative/ Co-operative R&D

..

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41.521

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124.304

Training Services 16.653

10.246 148.095

15.369 190.363Technical Services & Misc.

2.925

10.004 3.392

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16.321Premia/Royalty … 1.995 … … 1.995

ECF during the Financial Year 201 3-2014 (Rs. in Lakhs)

Total 795.651 142.465 476.465 53.506 1468.557