MUMBAI, India, Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441016308 A) filed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on March 7, 2024, for 'resid fcc catalyst composition and process for preparation thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Sharma, Poonam; Loganathan, Kumaresan; Kuniyil, Arun; Kumar, Pramod; Sundararaman, Sriram; and Maheshwari, Vipul Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on Sept. 12, under issue no. 37/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a resid FCC (RFCC) catalyst composition and a process for preparation thereof. More particularly, the present invention discloses a catalytic cracking catalyst composition designed for the RFCC process, characterized by reduced coke, bottom cracking, and dry gas formation. The present invention also discloses a process for preparation of the catalyst composition suitable for larger molecules of resid oil, ensuring minimal coke and dry gas production during the resid oil cracking process."

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