BPCL's Mumbai Refinery celebrated 40 years of its Aromatics Recovery Unit
Aromatics Recovery Unit was upgraded with advanced features like a top-divided wall column, enabling the production of high-purity pharma-grade hexane.
BPCL's Mumbai Refinery celebrated 40 years of its Aromatics Recovery Unit
New Delhi: BPCL's Mumbai Refinery celebrated 40 years of its Aromatics Recovery Unit (ARU), commissioned in 1985. The unit has played a vital role in extracting valuable aromatic compounds like benzene, toluene and xylene from crude oil during the refining process, thereby preventing their release into the atmosphere and reducing environmental pollution.
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Over the years, the unit was upgraded with advanced features like a top-divided wall column, enabling the production of high-purity pharma-grade hexane. These enhancements supported BPCL’s gradual entry into the petrochemicals space.
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Shri Sanjay Khanna, Director (Refineries) with additional charge of C&MD, joined Shri Abhai Raj Singh Bhandari, Executive Director (Mumbai Refinery), former Directors of Refineries, retired colleagues and the current team in celebrating this milestone.
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