Patents by Inventor Hodala Lakshminarayan Janardhan

Hodala Lakshminarayan Janardhan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10519387
    Abstract: Accordingly, the present invention provides a catalyst composition suitable for converting light naphtha comprising one or more of C5 to C8 carbon atoms to aromatic compounds ranging from C6 to C10 carbon atoms, said catalyst composition comprising: (a) a medium pore size zeolite; (b) 0.1 to 5.0 wt % of zinc; and (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % of gallium. Also, the present invention provides a process for converting light naphtha comprising one or more of C5 to C8 carbon atoms to aromatic compounds ranging from C6 to C10 carbon atoms, said process comprising the step of contacting a feedstock comprising the light naphtha with a catalyst composition comprising (a) a medium pore size zeolite; (b) 0.1 to 5.0 wt % of zinc; and (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % of gallium in presence of carrier gas at temperatures ranging from 400° to 600° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Raman Ravishankar, Peddy Venkat Chalapathi Rao, Nettem Venkateswarlu Choudary, Ganapati V. Shanbhag, Hodala Lakshminarayan Janardhan, Anand B. Halgeri, Sriganesh Gandham
  • Publication number: 20170114288
    Abstract: Accordingly, the present invention provides a catalyst composition suitable for converting light naphtha comprising one or more of C5 to C8 carbon atoms to aromatic compounds ranging from C6 to C10 carbon atoms, said catalyst composition comprising: (a) a medium pore size zeolite; (b) 0.1 to 5.0 wt % of zinc; and (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % of gallium. Also, the present invention provides a process for converting light naphtha comprising one or more of C5 to C8 carbon atoms to aromatic compounds ranging from C6 to C10 carbon atoms, said process comprising the step of contacting a feedstock comprising the light naphtha with a catalyst composition comprising (a) a medium pore size zeolite; (b) 0.1 to 5.0 wt % of zinc; and (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % of gallium in presence of carrier gas at temperatures ranging from 400° to 600° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Raman Ravishankar, Peddy Venkat Chalapathi Rao, Nettem Venkateswarlu Choudary, Ganapati V. Shanbhag, Hodala Lakshminarayan Janardhan, Anand B. Halgeri, Sriganesh Gandham