Biography:
Dr. K. O. Xavier is Deputy General Manager and the lead for Hydroprocessingcatalysis research at Research & Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited. He holds a PhD from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi with a post-doctoral stint for 2 years at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. He has over 20 years experience of working in refining catalysis, development of new catalytic materials and has to his credit 10 papers in international journals and 18 patents. He was one of the recipients of Innovation awards of Petrofed in 2010, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural gas-Govt. of India in 2019 & 2021 and Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) in 2020, conferred for indigenous development and commercialization of various refining catalysts.
Title : Advances in hydrotreating catalyst technologies for enhancing refinery sustainability