DIESEL HYDROTREATING TECHNOLOGY

Introduction Salient Features

Diesel Hydrotreating is a major technology  Novel & efficient distributors to ensure

today with legislations enforcing improved uniform radial temperature distribution across
diesel quality specifications. Presently, the the bed.
technology is closely guarded and available only  Cetane improvement by >10 units
with few international licensors.  Reactor design based on in-house
hydrodynamic models for predicting pressure
drop and liquid hold-up.
This technology is jointly developed and
licensed by IndianOil and Engineers India Ltd.  Optimized feed preheat scheme offering cost-
(EIL). It employs improved hydrodynamics and effective designs considering both capital and
high active hydrotreating catalyst. The operating costs.
technology offers the flexibility to upgrade  High active catalyst system of IndianOil R&D.
middle range straight run distillates, coker gas however, flexible to use other commercial
oil streams and light cycle oil from catalytic catalysts.
cracking to low sulphur, high cetane diesel  Process design based on pilot plant testing
suitable for meeting ULSD (Ultra Low Sulphur with actual design feed.
Diesel) pool requirement.  Continued support including pilot plant testing
in post start-up period and optimization,
Process Description revamp and trouble-shooting studies.

 Diesel feed is mixed with recycled hydrogen Commercialization

over a catalyst bed in a trickle bed reactor at
temperature of 290-400°C and pressure of 35- A grassroots unit of 1.2 MMTPA DHDT
125 kg/cm2. commissioned at IndianOil's Bongaigaon
 The main chemical reactions are Refinery in August 2011 for producing diesel
hydrodesulphurization (HDS), hydro- meeting BS-IV norms (Sulphur <50 ppm and
denitrification (HDN), aromatic and olefin Cetane number of > 51).
saturation.
Advantages
 Reactor effluent is separated into gas and
liquid in a separator. Gas is recycled back to  Indigenous development and use of
the reactor after amine wash along with make- indigenous know-how in process design and
up hydrogen and liquid is sent to the stripper engineering, hence, technology cost is lower
for removal of light gases and H2S. than competitors.
 Capable of producing ultra low sulphur
meeting EURO-V diesel specifications.
 Efficient reactor internals.

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 Contact details

Engineers India Ltd. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

1, Bhikaji Cama Place, Research & Development Centre, Sector-13
New Delhi, 110066 Faridabad-121007, Haryana, India
Tel: +91-129-2294376
Tel: E-mail: acharyagk@indianoil.in
E-mail: Website: www.iocl.com
Website: www.engineersindia.com

The information in this document is proprietary and should not be copied or used without prior permission.
IOC assumes no legal responsibility or recommend to practice the technology without license.