Patents by Inventor Terapalli Hari Venkata DEVI PRASAD
Terapalli Hari Venkata DEVI PRASAD 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).
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Patent number: 11788013Abstract: High-quality graphite/needle grade coke is produced with reduced impurity levels and improved coefficient of thermal expansion using an integrated hydrotreatment, catalytic cracking and coking reaction sections, employing a combination of highly paraffinic hydrotreated VGO stream and aromatic CLO stream, which is thereafter processed in a delayed coking section.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Shivam Ashok Dixit, Prantik Mondal, Jitumoni Brahma, Rajesh, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Patent number: 11661556Abstract: The present invention relates to a sequential thermo-chemical treatment along with adsorption-based pre-treatment process for residual oils having a very high naphthenic acid content. First stage of the process is a thermal pre-treatment step which results into generation of hydrocarbon stream with a reduced naphthenic acid content due to high temperature. In second stage of pre-treatment, generated hydrocarbon stream from stage-1 is subjected to esterification reaction with alcohol, such as methanol, to further reduce the TAN of hydrocarbon stream. After recovery of alcohol from the reaction mixture, depending on TAN reduction required reaction mixture may be subjected to an adsorption stage, third stage pre-treatment, where an adsorbent mixture comprising of FCC spent catalyst is used to adsorb the TAN of feed hydrocarbon stream. The treated hydrocarbon stream is then co-processed with DCU feed stock for producing lighter hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shivam Ashok Dixit, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Jitumoni Brahma, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Patent number: 11643607Abstract: The present invention provides a process for production of graphite coke from an admixture of coal and petroleum-based hydrocarbons. This particularly describes a process wherein a mixture of coal tar pitch and hydrocarbon feedstock such as CLO is purified in a solvent treatment step and the purified mixed feedstock is subjected to thermal cracking to produce high quality graphite/needle coke. This process also provides a synergy in improved coke quality coke formation while using an admixture of coal tar pitch and CLO while subjected to common purification and coking steps.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Prantik Mondal, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20230101524Abstract: The present invention provides a method for production of anode grade coke by processing crude oil feed stock in a DCU. The method comprising separation of low boiling light molecular weight components from heavier molecules and processing the same in Delayed Coker Unit after mixing with aromatic rich stream to overcome the operational issue envisaged due to processing of paraffin containing crude feed. The coke so obtained was calcined to produce an improved quality coke having lesser impurities (Sulfur <3 wt %) and better crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shivam Ashok DIXIT, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Rajesh *, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Publication number: 20220411703Abstract: The present invention relates to a sequential thermo-chemical treatment along with adsorption-based pre-treatment process for residual oils having a very high naphthenic acid content. First stage of the process is a thermal pre-treatment step which results into generation of hydrocarbon stream with a reduced naphthenic acid content due to high temperature. In second stage of pre-treatment, generated hydrocarbon stream from stage-1 is subjected to esterification reaction with alcohol, such as methanol, to further reduce the TAN of hydrocarbon stream. After recovery of alcohol from the reaction mixture, depending on TAN reduction required reaction mixture may be subjected to an adsorption stage, third stage pre-treatment, where an adsorbent mixture comprising of FCC spent catalyst is used to adsorb the TAN of feed hydrocarbon stream. The treated hydrocarbon stream is then co-processed with DCU feed stock for producing lighter hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Shivam Ashok DIXIT, Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Jitumoni BRAHMA, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Patent number: 11421162Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting the waste plastics along with the petroleum feedstock in a Catalytic Cracking Unit, in particular a Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit employed in petroleum refineries. The invention also provides a method and hardware system to enable waste plastic to fuel conversion along with hydrocarbon catalytic cracking. The invented process aims to convert any type of waste plastic including polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, metal containing Polyethylene-Polypropylene multilayer plastics & other metal containing plastics along with the petroleum derived feedstock such as vacuum gas oil, reduced crude oil, vacuum residue etc. in catalytic cracking unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Prantik Mondal, Shivam Ashok Dixit, Shikha Saluja, Shakti Singh, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Patent number: 11421159Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting the waste plastic along with the petroleum residue feedstock in a Delayed Coker unit employed in refineries. The invented process aims to convert any type of waste plastic including polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene etc. including metal additized multilayer plastics along with the petroleum residue material from crude oil refining such as reduced crude oil, vacuum residue etc. Value added light distillate products like motor spirit, LPG, middle distillates etc. are produced upon co-conversion in the invented process and is recovered and treated along with the products of thermal cracking of hydrocarbon residues. The residual metals in the metal additized plastics upon co-conversion in the invented process will be deposited in the solid petroleum coke.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Shivam Ashok Dixit, Prantik Mondal, Vimal Kakkarakkal Kottiyath, Satyen Kumar Das, Anju Chopra, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar, Sanjiv Singh
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Patent number: 11345862Abstract: An apparatus and a method for washing hydrocarbon product vapor are disclosed. The apparatus comprises housing, a first wash zone at a predefined cross-section of the housing for receiving the hydrocarbon product vapor, a plurality of injection units located within the first wash zone at predetermined intervals of the length of the housing for receiving wash oil. The injection units inject oil droplets formed from the received wash oil to contact the vapor and obtain a primary washed hydrocarbon vapor within the first wash zone. Further, a second wash zone is located above and in fluid communication with the first wash zone for receiving the primary washed hydrocarbon vapor. One or more spray headers receive wash oil and spray oil droplets formed from the received wash oil to contact with the primary washed hydrocarbon vapor, thereby forming a secondary washed hydrocarbon vapor.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation LimitedInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Prantik Mondal, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20220089955Abstract: High-quality graphite/needle grade coke is produced with reduced impurity levels and improved coefficient of thermal expansion using an integrated hydrotreatment, catalytic cracking and coking reaction sections, employing a combination of highly paraffinic hydrotreated VGO stream and aromatic CLO stream, which is thereafter processed in a delayed coking section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Shivam Ashok DIXIT, Prantik MONDAL, Jitumoni BRAHMA, * RAJESH, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Publication number: 20220041940Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting the waste plastics along with the petroleum feedstock in a Catalytic Cracking Unit, in particular a Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit employed in petroleum refineries. The invention also provides a method and hardware system to enable waste plastic to fuel conversion along with hydrocarbon catalytic cracking. The invented process aims to convert any type of waste plastic including polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, metal containing Polyethylene-Polypropylene multilayer plastics & other metal containing plastics along with the petroleum derived feedstock such as vacuum gas oil, reduced crude oil, vacuum residue etc. in catalytic cracking unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Prantik MONDAL, Shivam Ashok DIXIT, Shikha SALUJA, Shakti SINGH, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Publication number: 20220041935Abstract: The present invention provides a process for production of graphite coke from an admixture of coal and petroleum-based hydrocarbons. This particularly describes a process wherein a mixture of coal tar pitch and hydrocarbon feedstock such as CLO is purified in a solvent treatment step and the purified mixed feedstock is subjected to thermal cracking to produce high quality graphite/needle coke. This process also provides a synergy in improved coke quality coke formation while using an admixture of coal tar pitch and CLO while subjected to common purification and coking steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Prantik MONDAL, Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Patent number: 11168260Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process with lower recycle ratio while eliminating the need for quench column for production of superior quality coke conforming to specifications of anode grade coke. The process of the present invention enables production of lower amounts of coke and fuel oil yields.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation LimitedInventors: Satyen Kumar Das, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Arjun Kumar Kottakuna, Madhusudan Sau, Debasis Bhattacharyya, Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Patent number: 11149207Abstract: A delayed coking furnace (100) for heating coker feedstock (101) is disclosed. The furnace (100) includes a first heating zone (102) adapted to provide heat to the coker feedstock (101) through a convective heat transfer and then a second heating zone (104) positioned below the first heating zone (102) and adapted to heat the coker feedstock (101) through radiative heat transfer, wherein the second heating zone (104) include a lower portion and an upper portion. Further, said furnace (100) includes a plurality of burners (106) located at the lower portion of the second heating zone (104) and at least one baffle (111) disposed in the upper portion of the second heating zone (104). Further, the present disclosure provides that the at least one baffle (111) is adapted to increase a convective heat transfer coefficient associated with a flue gas flowing from the second heating zone (104) to the first heating zone (102).Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation LimitedInventors: Arjun Kumar Kottakuna, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Debasis Bhattacharyya, Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20210139791Abstract: An apparatus and a method for washing hydrocarbon product vapor are disclosed. The apparatus comprises housing, a first wash zone at a predefined cross-section of the housing for receiving the hydrocarbon product vapor, a plurality of injection units located within the first wash zone at predetermined intervals of the length of the housing for receiving wash oil. The injection units inject oil droplets formed from the received wash oil to contact the vapor and obtain a primary washed hydrocarbon vapor within the first wash zone. Further, a second wash zone is located above and in fluid communication with the first wash zone for receiving the primary washed hydrocarbon vapor. One or more spray headers receive wash oil and spray oil droplets formed from the received wash oil to contact with the primary washed hydrocarbon vapor, thereby forming a secondary washed hydrocarbon vapor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Prantik Mondal, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Gurpreet Singh Kapur, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20210087473Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting the waste plastic along with the petroleum residue feedstock in a Delayed Coker unit employed in refineries. The invented process aims to convert any type of waste plastic including polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene etc. including metal additized multilayer plastics along with the petroleum residue material from crude oil refining such as reduced crude oil, vacuum residue etc. Value added light distillate products like motor spirit, LPG, middle distillates etc. are produced upon co-conversion in the invented process and is recovered and treated along with the products of thermal cracking of hydrocarbon residues. The residual metals in the metal additized plastics upon co-conversion in the invented process will be deposited in the solid petroleum coke.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Shivam Ashok DIXIT, Prantik MONDAL, Vimal Kakkarakkal KOTTIYATH, Satyen Kumar DAS, Anju CHOPRA, Madhusudan SAU, Gurpreet Singh KAPUR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR, Sanjiv SINGH
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Patent number: 10941346Abstract: A process of conversion of fuel grade coke produced through thermal cracking of heavy petroleum residue to anode grade coke. The process employs high sulfur fuel grade coke as the feedstock to produce low sulfur coke, which can be used to manufacture electrodes for use in the aluminum industry. A related system is adapted to remove metal content from coke and convert fuel grade coke to anode grade coke.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Prantik Mondal, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Satyen Kumar Das, Madhusudan Sau, Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Patent number: 10934494Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of anisotropic coke from a hydrocarbon feedstock and a system for producing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermal cracking of heavy petroleum residue producing petroleum coke and lighter hydrocarbon products. The invented process utilizes a novel scheme for production of a premium quality coke from primarily, a clarified oil feedstock. Clarified oil from fluid catalytic cracking unit is routed through a process scheme comprising a separator column, hydrotreatment section and an aromatic extraction section to create an ad-mix of effluents which form the feedstock to a thermal cracking unit. Premium quality anisotropic coke is produced in the thermal cracker reactor drums under tailor made process conditions employing the said feedstock.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation LimitedInventors: Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Satyen Kumar Das, Kamal Kumar, Ramesh Karumanchi, Madhusudan Sau, Debasis Bhattacharyya, Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20200392414Abstract: A delayed coking furnace (100) for heating coker feedstock (101) is disclosed. The furnace (100) includes a first heating zone (102) adapted to provide heat to the coker feedstock (101) through a convective heat transfer and then a second heating zone (104) positioned below the first heating zone (102) and adapted to heat the coker feedstock (101) through radiative heat transfer, wherein the second heating zone (104) include a lower portion and an upper portion. Further, said furnace (100) includes a plurality of burners (106) located at the lower portion of the second heating zone (104) and at least one baffle (111) disposed in the upper portion of the second heating zone (104). Further, the present disclosure provides that the at least one baffle (111) is adapted to increase a convective heat transfer coefficient associated with a flue gas flowing from the second heating zone (104) to the first heating zone (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Arjun Kumar KOTTAKUNA, Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Debasis BHATTACHARYYA, Sanjiv Kumar MAZUMDAR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR
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Patent number: 10865349Abstract: The present invention relates to Delayed Coking of heavy petroleum residue producing petroleum coke and lighter hydrocarbon products. The invented process utilizes a pre-cracking reactor for mild thermal cracking of the feedstock and intermediate multistage separation system before being subjected to higher severity thermal cracking in delayed coking process, resulting in reduction in overall coke yield.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Satyen Kumar Das, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi Prasad, Ponoly Ramachandran Pradeep, Arjun Kumar Kottakuna, Debasis Bhattacharyya, Sanjiv Kumar Mazumdar, Sankara Sri Venkata Ramakumar
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Publication number: 20200377798Abstract: The present invention relates to a conversion of fuel grade coke produced through thermal cracking of heavy petroleum residue to anode grade coke. More specifically, the present invention provides a process which employs high sulfur fuel grade coke as the feedstock to produce low sulfur coke which can be used to manufacture electrodes for use in aluminium industry. Further, the invention also relates to a system for removal of metal content from coke and conversion of fuel grade coke to anode grade coke.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Ponoly Ramachandran PRADEEP, Prantik MONDAL, Terapalli Hari Venkata Devi PRASAD, Satyen Kumar DAS, Madhusudan SAU, Sanjiv Kumar MAZUMDAR, Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR