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AJAY NARAYAN DESHPANDE

 

Mr. Deshpande is working in the field of petroleum refinery since 1980 and had worked with various reputed firms like EIL, IOCL, HPCL, NOCIL, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd., PGSB Malaysia, TPC Iran, GAIL, and BPCL.

 

Current Engagement: Independent Consultant (Energy & Chemicals) – Sustainable & MakeinIndia

 

Last Position held (before superannuation):

Director (Technical) with additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director and Director (Finance),

Engineers India Limited (a Navratna CPSE under MoPNG).

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree

Specialization

Institute

Year of Passing

B.Tech.

Chemical Engineering

Nagpur University / L.I.T

1979

M. Tech.

Management & Systems

IIT Delhi

1986

EXPERIENCE

Organization

Designation

Role

Tenure

Engineers India Limited (EIL)

C&MD (I/c), DIRECTOR (TECH), DIRECTOR (FIN.) additional charge

Chairman of company board

Nov 17 – Jan 18

Engineers India Limited (EIL)

DIRECTOR (Technical)

Member of company board

2013 - 18

Engineers India Limited (EIL)

CORPORATE MANAGEMENT – TECHNICAL DIRECTORATE

Corporate management

2011 - 13

Engineers India Limited (EIL)

General Manager / HOD

Research & development

2009 - 11

Polypropylene unit, GGSRL Bathinda

DGM (Process Group Leader)

Process design & engineering

2007 onwards

Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Ltd. Lepetkata (ASSAM)

DGM (Process Group Leader)

Process design & engineering

2007 onwards

ONGC, Dahej (Gujarat)

DGM (Process Group Leader)

Process design & engineering

2007 onwards

Kakinada refinery

AGM (Lead Process Engineer)

Process design & engineering

2006

ONGC, Dahej (Gujarat)

AGM (Lead Process Engineer)

Process design & engineering

2005 onwards

CPCL, Chennai

AGM (Lead Process Engineer)

Process design & engineering

2005 onwards

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Panipat-India

Sr. Manager (Project Co-ordinator)

Project execution

2002 to 2004

Indian Petrochemicals Corpn. Ltd., Dahej-India

Sr. Manager (Project Co-ordinator)

Project execution

2000 to 2002

Hindusstan Petroleum Corpn Ltd. India

Sr. Manager (Project Co-ordinator)

Project execution

2000 to 2001

Indian Petrochemicals Corpn Ltd-India

Sr. Manager (Project Co-ordinator)

Project execution

1996 to 1999

National Organic Chemical Indust-India

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1995

Indian Petrochemicals Corpn Ltd. Dahej-India

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1993 to 1995

Petronas Gas Sdn Bhd (PGSB), Kerteh, Malaysia

Superintending Officer

Process design & engineering

1994

Tabriz Petrochemical Company, Tabriz – Iran

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1992

Gas Authority of India Limited, U.P. Petrochemical Complex, Pata (U.P)

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1989 to 1991

Indian Petrochmical Corporation Ltd. Gandhar Complex, Dahej - India

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1993 to 1995

Indian Petrochemical Coproation Ltd., Nagothane, India

Lead Engineer

Process design & engineering

1988 to 1989

Indian Petrochemical Corporation Ltd. Baroda - India

Job Engineer

Process design & engineering

1986 to 1987

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Gujarat Refinery, Baroda

Job Engineer

Process design & engineering

1984 to 1985

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai

Job Engineer

Process design & engineering

1982 to 1984

Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. Bongaigaon (Assam)

Job Engineer

Process design & engineering

1980 to 1981

FELLOWSHIPS

1. Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), 2016+

2. Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (FIIChE) , 2017+

 

PROFESSIONAL HONOURS, AWARDS, PRIZES:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

1. Gold Medal of Nagpur University for B.Tech. Degree course (in 1979)

2. Selected for the J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship for Higher Education (in 1981)

3. World Petroleum Congress- Panel speaker session on “Energy Efficiency” and Chair for Session on Coal Technology at Doha, Qatar 2011

4. Petrofed Award for development of OXYENRICH technology for Sulphur Recover from acid gases (2011-12)

5. Petrofed Award for EIL / IOCL team for development of Diesel Hydrotreating (DHDT) technology (2011-12)

 

CORPORATE AWARDS – contributed as team member

1. Scope Meritorious Award for R&D, Technology development and Innovation (2011-12)

2. ICC/ DPE PSE Excellence Award for R&D, Technology development and Innovation (2011, 2012, 2013)

3. Petrotech-2012 Special Technical Award in Greening of Oil & Gas Business for the Indigenous DHDT

4. FICCI Chemical & Petrochemical Awards for (i) Process Innovator of the Year (ii) Best Contribution to Academia

5. SKOCH Order of Merit Award for Innovative technology on OXYENRICH Process

6. Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability for 2013 by Institute of Directors

7. IPE Best Innovation Award

 

Membership of National / International Academies / Professional Bodies (concluded, continuing)

- Member, Expert Committee on Surface Coal Gasification, NITI Aayog, Govt of India (2016 – 18)

- Member Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Govt. of India (2014-18)

- Member, Steering Committee for Make in India, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), (2014-18)

- Member, Academic Council, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) (2012+)

- Member, Lovraj Kumar Memorial Trust (LKMT), set up under IIChE for Industry – Academia interaction (2013 +)

- Member, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, Off Lodhi Road, New Delhi (2014 +)

- Member, Project Appraisal Committee, IMPRINT-2, Science & Engineering Research Board (2018+)

 

EXPERTISE

  • Process Plant Technology
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Execution for Petroleum Refinery
  • Petrochemical
  • Oil & Gas installations

 

 

PATENTS

S.No.

Title

Inventors

IPA No

IPA Filing date

Brief Description

1.                

Recovery of Sulphur by using oxygen enriched air

M.K.Joshi, Ajay Deshpande, S.Chandrasekaran,S.Visveswaran, GD Goyal, Jayanti, S.Venkataramana,N.Nachiappan,P.V.Rao,DKS

98/DEL/2010

19.01.2010

The application is for process for capacity enhancement of Claus type sulphur recovery unit by using oxygen enriched air.

2.                

Recovery of Sulphur from Sulphur Slurry by using Hybrid Membrane-Filter system.

P.Mahajan, Ajay Deshpande, Praveena, Kaushik,S.Mayor,V.Y.Jose

3142/DEL/2010

28.12.2010

Removal of sulphur present at low to very low concentration in slurry by using integrated Membrane-Filter System.

3.                

A process and system for re-utilizing waste nitrogen gas coming from nitrogen plant.

P.Mahajan, Ajay Deshpande, DKS, K.G.Mazumder, V.K.Jayanti

 

3771/DEL/2011

21.12.2011

The present invention provides a process and a system for re-utilizing waste nitrogen gas coming from nitrogen plant, said process comprising the step of reacting the waste nitrogen gas with a stream comprising hydrogen sulphide so as to obtain elemental sulphur, steam and vent gas stream.

4.                

An apparatus and method for treatment of a sour stream.

P.Mahajan, Ajay Deshpande, DKS, K.G.Mazumder, V.K.Jayanti ,

Ms. Praveena V

 

536/DEL/2013

25.02.2013

The present invention relates to an Apparatus for treatment of a Sour stream. The invention

in particular relates to a process for treating an NH3 rich stream in said apparatus. The

apparatus of the present invention has three different sections,

 i.e. (a) a rectification section;

(b) a reaction section; and (c) a settling section.

5.                

High level capacity enhancement of Sulphur recovery plant

Ajay Deshpande, S.K.Handa, GP, DKS, K.G.Mazumder, Ms. Praveena V

2173/DEL/2013

19.07.2013

The present invention relates a process for capacity enhancement of an oxygen enriched Claus sulphur plant. The invention in particular relates recycling a part of the effluent from the Claus reaction furnace after cooling the hot effluent by using a sulphur condenser. Introducing of the cold recycle effluent to the Claus reaction furnace by help of either ejector or a blower reduces the Claus reaction furnace temperature below the maximum temperature of the refractory  present in the Claus reaction  furnace.

6.                

High-pressure fluidized bed gasifier and gasification process therof.

Thermax: Sudheer, Devkumar, Chaitanya,

EIL:

Ajay Deshpande GP, Dr RNM, Amish

BPCL:

Ravi Kumar, Pranab, Pintu

1531/MUM/2014

02/05/2014

The present disclosure relates to a high-pressure fluidized bed gasification system. for producing syngas using a solid carbonaceous fuel, typically high ash coal, and an improved process thereof so as to make it suitable for conversion to liquid fuels.

7.                

An absorbent liquid and a process for removal of acid gases using the same.

Praveena.V, DKS, Vartika Shukla, Ajay Deshpande

400/DEL/2015

12.02.2015

The present invention relates to development of indigenous solvent for better CO2 absorption from acid gas streams. The solvent is a blend of amines with activator. It has high CO2 loading.

8.                

Apparatus for low pressure H2S absorption and process for the same.

Alka, Ravi kant Gupta, Vartika Shukla, Ajay Deshpande

2671/DEL/2015

27.08.2015

Filed Complete spec. on 23.08.16.

The present invention provides an apparatus for low pressure H2S absorption. The present invention also provides a process for low pressure H2S absorption

9.                

Apparatus and method for removal of sulfur-containing impurities.

Saurabh,Ravi kant Gupta, Vartika Shukla, Ajay Deshpande

3536/DEL/2015

30.10.2015

Filed Complete specification filed on 27.10.16

Efficient & economic solution using Proprietary equipment for Treating of Light Hydrocarbon using Caustic wash for Removal of Sulphur components ( H2S and mercaptan)

10.            

A process for recovering hydrogen from off

Gas stream and a system thereof.

D. Maity, Saurabh,Ravi kant Gupta, Vartika Shukla, Ajay Deshpande

3632/DEL/2015

06.11.2015

Technology / Process Scheme for Recovery of Hydrogen from Hydrogen containing Refinery Offgases using Low Temperature Process (Cryogenic Process)

11.            

System for gas-liquid distribution on a catalyst bed in a trickle bed reactor.

Amar, Vijay, RNM, Vartika Shukla, Ajay Deshpande

3927/DEL/2015

02.12.2015

The present invention relates to a system for uniform gas liquid distribution on a catalyst bed in a trickle bed reactor.

 

12.            

A method and device for above ground liquid sulphur seal with degassing.

Ajay Deshpande, Vartika Shukla, SRS, DKS, Sanjeev, Kaushik Ghosh,Ria Chaudhury

201611025040

21.07.2016

In Sulphur Recovery Units, “Sulphur Seal” is provided in sulphur run down line between heat exchanger and Sulphur pit. The purpose of a sulphur sealing device is to prevent process vapor (containing H2S and SO2) from escaping with liquid sulphur.