Established in : 1960.

MANDATE

• To develop processes and products for petroleum refining and petrochemical industries.
• To assist refinearies in absorption, adoption and selection of technologies and optimization of unit operations.
• To provide technical services, including crude evaluation to the petroleum industry.
• To carry out R&D work on utilization of crude, its products, natural gas and petrochemicals.
• To train personnel working in oil and petrochemical industry.
• To assist the Bureau of Indian Standards in formulation of standards for petroleum products.
• To conduct feasibility studies and market demand surveys of petroleum and related products.

MAIN FACILITIES

• Pilot Plants: Dewaxing/deoiling visbreaking, delayed coking, propane deasphalting, 2"dia Old Rushton Column, rotating disc columns, high pressure equillibrium still, catalytic reforming, Hydro-treating, bench scale units for hydroprocessing, MAT unit for FCC catalysts, hydrocracking, glass lined 30 litre capacity reactor, autoclaves of various capacities, bench scale fermentor, micro reactor.
• Analytical Facilities:Facilities for hydrocarbon analysis, catalyst characterization, petroleum products evaluation, crude evaluation, combustion chambers, incinerators, exhaust gas analyzer and anemometers for industrial and domestic appliance studies.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

     The following process and products have been developed :
                         

• Solvent extraction process for the production of benzene and toulene, food grade hexane, aviation turbine fuel, lubricating oil base stocks, dewaxing/deoiling and deasphalting, denomatisation of kerosene.
• Liquid phase adsorption process for production of petrochemical-grade -hexane from food-grade-hexane.
• Catalysts and process for catalytic reforming, hydrogenation of pyrolysis gasoline and hydro-desulphurization of naptha, kerosene and gas oil.
• Thermal conversion processes for soaker visbreaking and delayed coking.
• A computer simulated model package for motor gasoline in respect of octane number, RVP and distillation characteristics has been developed.
• An improved and energy efficient process for production of pitches used for making graphite electrodes.
• Use of alcohols and CNG as alternative fuel in IC engines.
• A process for the production of hot rolling oil for steel mills.
• A kit for vehicles using methanol and disel bifuel.
• Catalytic converters to reduce auto emissions.
• Processes for the production of speciality chemicals & additives like sulpholane, phenolic and amine antioxidants, E.P. and multifuntional additives etc.
• Fuel efficient industrial burner, LPG stove, kerosene wicks, and gas stoves and improved hurricane lanterns and lamps.

 DIRECTOR
    Dr. T. S. R. Prasada Rao

CONTACT ADDRESS
P.O IIP, Mohkampur, Dehra Dun, 248 005.
Telephone: (0135)624508,660098(0)(0135)624967,660142(R).
Telegram : PETRINST DEHRA DUN.
Telex    : 0585/217 IIP IN.
Fax      : (091)135-621986,621858.
E.mail   : iip an@de 12.vsnl.net.in