Patents by Inventor SRINIVASAN V RAJU

SRINIVASAN V RAJU 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).

  • Systems and methods for screening solvents for dissolving tank bottom sludge
    Patent number: 11002668
    Abstract: A method of screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method includes dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution, adding an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution and measuring absorbance of the second solution using spectroscopic techniques. The solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons in the solvent is then determined based on the difference between the measured absorbance of the first and second solution. A system for screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is also disclosed. The system can be used in removal of wax deposition in refinery process equipment, process flow lines, during piping operations, up-gradation of wax, prevention of clogging of pipelines, processing of sludge or for removing sludge from petroleum tank installations and enhancing the crude oil flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, OIL INDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Jitendra Sangwai, Ramesh Gardas, Sivabalan Sakthivel, Sugirtha Velusamy, Srinivasan V Raju, Prashant Dhodapkar
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING SOLVENTS FOR DISSOLVING TANK BOTTOM SLUDGE
    Publication number: 20200363325
    Abstract: A method of screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method includes dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution, adding an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution and measuring absorbance of the second solution using spectroscopic techniques. The solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons in the solvent is then determined based on the difference between the measured absorbance of the first and second solution. A system for screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is also disclosed. The system can be used in removal of wax deposition in refinery process equipment, process flow lines, during piping operations, up-gradation of wax, prevention of clogging of pipelines, processing of sludge or for removing sludge from petroleum tank installations and enhancing the crude oil flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: JITENDRA SANGWAI, RAMESH GARDAS, SIVABALAN SAKTHIVEL, SUGIRTHA VELUSAMY, SRINIVASAN V. RAJU, PRASHANT DHODAPKAR
  • Systems and methods for screening solvents for dissolving tank bottom sludge
    Patent number: 10330662
    Abstract: A method of screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method includes dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution, adding an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution and measuring absorbance of the second solution using spectroscopic techniques. The solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons in the solvent is then determined based on the difference between the measured absorbance of the first and second solution. A system for screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is also disclosed. The system can be used in removal of wax deposition in refinery process equipment, process flow lines, during piping operations, upgradation of wax, prevention of clogging of pipelines, processing of sludge or for removing sludge from petroleum tank installations and enhancing the crude oil flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS (IIT MADRAS), OIL INDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Jitendra Sangwai, Ramesh Gardas, Sivabalan Sakthivel, Sugirtha Velusamy, Srinivasan V Raju, Prashant Dhodapkar
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING SOLVENTS FOR DISSOLVING TANK BOTTOM SLUDGE
    Publication number: 20160290984
    Abstract: A method of screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method includes dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution, adding an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution and measuring absorbance of the second solution using spectroscopic techniques. The solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons in the solvent is then determined based on the difference between the measured absorbance of the first and second solution. A system for screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons is also disclosed. The system can be used in removal of wax deposition in refinery process equipment, process flow lines, during piping operations, upgradation of wax, prevention of clogging of pipelines, processing of sludge or for removing sludge from petroleum tank installations and enhancing the crude oil flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, OIL INDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: JITENDRA SANGWAI, RAMESH GARDAS, SIVABALAN SAKTHIVEL, SUGIRTHA VELUSAMY, SRINIVASAN V RAJU, PRASHANT DHODAPKAR