Dec 01, 2015 - Dorf Ketal adopted the Govt. Madhamik Ashram Shala Dabheri as one of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. Situated in the remote village of Maharashtra, India this facility provides a holistic development of tribal students. They provide education to 723 students up to the 10th class.Before our involvement, the school was grossly deprived from basic infrastructure facilities. We initiated a project to build infrastructure facilities to provide a more conducive atmosphere for the students and coordinated our involvement with the government’s efforts to improve the quality of education for tribal students. The kitchen used to prepare meals for residential students was unhygienic and expensive to operate. Now, with the help of Dorf Ketal’s CSR initiative the School has a well-equipped Modern Steam Cooking System housed in a fine shed. The new facility is helping the school save time, maintain food nutrition and reduce fuel consumption by 50%. Helping high quality education and facilities become accessible to everyone.
Dr. Miltos Papachristos is appointed to the Executive Board at Dorf Ketal effective November 1, 2015 and named President and CEO, Global Fuels Additives with responsibility for leading the profitable growth of Dorf Ketal’s fuel additives business.
Miltos Papachristos has 30 years of experience in the fuels and fuel additives industry serving in numerous technical and commercial leadership roles. Miltos is a Chemical Engineer by training with a PhD in fuels technology from Sheffield University, England. Miltos holds a number of world patents on the development of detergents and combustion improvers in fuels.
Miltos started his professional career with the European Commission where he identified a number of renewable components to be blended to produce unleaded gasoline. Miltos then join Shell Oil Research in France where he recognised the complex relations between gasoline streams and additives, which led to Shell funding research in petroleum fuels additives to optimise their high performance fuels portfolio. Miltos Papachristos joined Innospec in the early 90s, where he was a key contributor to the development, testing and international approvals of the multifunctional detergent technology for Innospec. Miltos then spent 2 years managing a team of technology application experts supporting the global marketing of the Innospec specialty fuel additives technology portfolio. In 1988, Miltos moved to Singapore and lead the commercial development of the Innospec specialty fuel additives, personal care and aroma businesses in the Asia Pacific region. The leadership of Miltos Papachristos was then demonstrated in the successful integration of a number of acquisitions by Innospec in the area of heavy fuel oil treatment.
June 10, 2015 - Miami, FL: The LARTC 4th Annual Meeting will be in Miami June 10-11. This premier event is focused on the refining industry in the Americas and offers an in depth technical program sharing best practices and exclusive case studies that can assist you in your plant as well as market scene setting keynotes that will aid your business decisions.
Dorf Ketal will be presenting key findings related to its latest corrosion science innovation, TANSCIENT™, on Wednesday, June 10th.
TANSCIENT™ has demonstrated significantly improved corrosion protection in refining high tan crudes. TANSCIENT™'s superior phosphorous efficiency offers refiners greater control of corrosion protection while significantly reducing risk in addressing variations in naphthenic acid composition. TANSCIENT™ produces more effective passivation and ongoing protection with up to 80% less phosphorus than competitor HTCI products. This is breakthrough chemistry and a true game changer for the industry.
Key benefits include:
- Superior thermal stability and oil solubility
- Maximum surface reactivity, more effective protection
- Low acidity, does not require cooled slipstream for injection
- Familiar, easy-to-implement phosphorus-based passivation
- Reduces risk of phosphorus fouling and catalyst impairment
To learn about Dorf Ketal's TANSCIENT™, please visit tanscient.com
or dorfketal.com/innovations/tanscient