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Rao, G. S.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL), Bangalore, India

Ganagalla Srinivasa Rao works as a senior research officer in the hydroprocessing division at HPCL’s R&D Centre in Bangalore, India. His areas of interest include hydroprocessing and lube oil processes. He completed his BTech degree in chemical engineering from NIT Warangal and his MSc degree in chemical engineering from IISc Bangalore.

Use a mixed-solvent process to boost lube base oil yields and profitability

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL): Rao, G. S.  |  Kumar Dhar, P.  |  Valavarasu, G.  |  Rao, P. V. C.  |  Choudary, N. V.  |  Pawar, G.  |  Dhamelia, R.  |  Sriganesh, K.

Through research and development (R&D), the commercial application of a mixed-solvent (MS) approach using a mixture of different co-solvents resulted in higher lube raffinate yields without affecting the lube oil quality.

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