Sanat Kumar
Senior Scientist & Head
Separation Processes
Indian Institute of Petroleum
India
Biography
Dr Sanat Kumar is a Senior Scientist & Head in Wax Rheology Area Separation Process Division in CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. His acheivement are • Development of an environment friendly process for conversion of waste plastics to fuel and aromatics • Development of process for obtaining paraffin grade wax from waste plastics • Recommendation on flowability of RJ Mangla crude oil through pipeline based on extensive rheological and lab scale simulation studies • Development of process for obtaining microcrystalline wax from tank bottom sludges • Development of a process suitable for small scale industries for producing different melting grade microcrystalline waxes • Process for producing emulsifiable waxes from petroleum waxes, which can be a good substitute to imported vegetable waxes • Patent granted -01, patent applied -01
Research Interest
His research interests are • Utilization of waste plastics for various value added products • Rheological studies of waxy petroleum products • Compatibility of various crude oils • Chemistry and formulation of waxes • X-ray diffraction analyses
Publications
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Microcrystalline Waxes and Paraffin Wax Recovery from Tank Bottom Sludges, Sanat Kumar, A K Gupta, A V Gomkale, Jai Prakash & K M Agrawal, Chemical Engg. World, 1999, 34(4), 45-47
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Studies on Carbon Number distribution of High Melting Waxes. Sanat Kumar, A K Gupta and K M Agrawal . Pet. Sci. Technolog, 2003, 21 (7&8), 1253-1263
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Study of Phase Transition in Hard Microcrystalline Waxes & Wax Blends by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Sanat Kumar, K M Agrawal, H U Khan and A Sikora, Pet. Sci & Technology, 2004, 22 (3&4), 337-345
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Identification of Acyclic Isoprenoid Compounds in Tank Bottom derived Wax, Sanat kumar, K M Agrawal & Peter Fischer. Energy & Fuels, 2004,18 (5), 1588-1594
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Composition and Properties of some Petroleum Waxes. Sanat Kumar, S P Nautiyal, H U Khan, J Kk Dimri and K M Agrawal. Pet. Sci & Technology, 2005, 23 (7&8), 939-951
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Partial Liquid Phase Oxidation of Microcrystalline Waxes to Produce Emulsifiable Waxes. Sanat Kumar, K M Agrawal, H U Khan & S P Nautiyal. Pet. Sci & Technology, 2007, 25 (11), 1367-1374
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Physical Properties of Petroleum Waxes I. Effect of Oil Content. Sanat Kumar, K M Agrawal & S P Nautiyal. Pet. Sci & Technology, 2007, 25 (12), 1531-1537
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Crystal structure of n-Paraffin Concentrates of Crude Oils. S. P. Nautiyal, Sanat Kumar & S P Srivastava, Pet. Sci & Technology, 26 (12), 1339-1346
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Determination of average carbon number of petroleum waxes by XRD. Sanat Kumar, S P Srivastava & H U Khan, J. Appl Crystallog., 2008, 41, 950-951,
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Deep deoiling of microcrystalline waxes. Sanat Kumar & K M Agrawal. Pet Sci Technology. (to be published)
