Product development of greases and oil lubricants

DR. ASHOK KUMAR GOYAL

Applications Research Laboratory, E. Mail:************@**********.***

Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. ***********@*****.***

SBU: Greases and Lubricants Phone: +91-933*******

P-43, Hide Road Extn. Date of Birth: 23 May, 1979

Kolkata – 700 088 (INDIA)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualification

Board/University

Discipline

Year of Passing

Percentage /Grade

GATE Score

IIT Delhi

Chemical Sciences

2004

94.68 percentile

CSIR NET

CSIR Delhi

Chemistry

2004

Qualify

B. Sc.

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Chemistry

2001

63.56

M. Sc.

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Organic Chemistry

2003

69.70

M. Tech.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi)

Modern Methods of Chemical Analysis

2006

8.8 CGPA

Ph. D.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi)

Polymer Chemistry and NMR Spectroscopy

2010

9.0 CGPA

Ph.D. Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Vinyl Copolymers and Terpolymers by NMR Spectroscopy.

JOB EXPERIENCE

Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. Kolkata, India (9th June, 2010 Onwards)

Deputy Manager (R&D): (1st July 2014 Onwards)

Presently working at the interface of R&D and business of company. More than five year working experience in product development of lubricating greases of different type of soaps (i.e. lithium, lithium complex, calcium, calcium complex, aluminium complex etc.) as per their their applications in, steel plants, cement plants, minings, automotives, railways, defence and in other diverse applications.

Excellent experties in development of sulphonate complex greases, non-soap and solid lubricant greases for high temperature applications, lubricants based on bitumen/asphalt for heavy duty applications and food grade greases for food machinery applications.

Experience for planning and execution of research projects which includes - identification of raw materials, development of products and processes for the production at pilot scale and propose to customers for trial with the help of technical service team.

Capable to understand the behaviour of complex mixtures of lubricants and efficient knowledge of design/ modify the product formulations.

Experience of APQP, PPAP documentation and complete process required for ISO/TS 16949 certification.

Experience of quality control of speciality grade lubricants of our company and complete documentation process required for the product approval from Indian Railways.

Participate in trials and visit to industrial customer sites for proper implementation of projects and support to the Balmer Lawrie lubricants business.

Imparting technical support to Balmer Lawrie technical, marketing and R&D colleagues related to tribotesting and troubleshooting of lubricants.

Excellent knowledge to develop the superior or equivalent product to competitor products by analysing competitor products or field samples.

Hands on experience on sophisticated analytical instruments used in test analysis and quality control of petrochemical and lubricating products and their upkeep and maintenance.

Regularly liaise with experts/colleagues in Universities and other research institutions.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, R&D Center, Faridabad, Haryana

Research Associate: (11th Jan., 2010 – 4th June, 2010)

Involved in method development and analysis of liquid hydrocarbon products and intermediates according to national and international specifications and standards.

Working experience with the group of Dr. S. K. Puri, in synthetic chemistry.

EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING SOPHISTICATED INSTRUMENTS:

Four year working experience on different petrochemical and lubricating field instruments i.e. Four Ball EP Tester, SRV Tester, Automated Viscometer, Brookfield Viscometers, Grease Life Tester, Grease Oil Leakage Tester, High Temperature and High Shear Viscometer (HTHS), Mini Rotary Viscometer (MRV), SRV, FZG, V2F, KRL test rigs, Cold Crank Simulator (CCS), TAN/TBN by potentiometric titrator, Flash Point apparatus, Pour Point Apparatus, Foaming Stability tester, Oxidation Stability tester, Air Release Value Apparatus, Demulsibility apparatus, Rust Test apparatus, Penetrometer for consistency measurement etc.

Nearly four years hands-on experience with Bruker DPX 300 MHz NMR spectrometer. Well versed with the calibration of RF pulses, line-shape shimming and able to standardize various one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR experiments such as Proton, 13C{1H}, DEPT, DQF-COSY, TOCSY, HMQC, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY etc.

Hands on experience with Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) equipment for the analysis of polymers. Working experience with Infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet-Visible spectrophotometers (UV-Vis), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), HPLC, and Gas Chromatography.

FELLOWSHIP/AWARDS:

Senior Research Fellowship (Department of Science and Technology, India), July 2006 – July 2008.

Senior Research Fellowship (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), July 2008- December 2009.

Received appreciation certificate and cash award for publishing a research paper in good impact factor journal by Department of Chemistry, IIT Delhi.

‘P.P.C. Gonsalves Memoreal Award for the Best Paper in Lubricating Grease Conference organized by NLGI India Chapter at Chandigarh on 2-4 Feb. 2014.

TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE:

2006-2007 Teaching Assistant, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry (M. Sc.)

2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Laboratory for General Chemistry (B. Tech.)

2006-2007 Mentor, IIT Delhi: Anal Ganai, a graduate researcher (M. Sc.) in Prof. A. S. Brar’s laboratory. (Microstructure Determination of Methyl acrylate and Vinyl acetate Copolymers by NMR Spectroscopy.)

PERSONAL STRENGTHS:

Ability to work independently and as a part of a team. Ability to interact and associate with scientists from different disciplines and enjoy collaborative ventures.

Good communication, teaching, interpersonal and laboratory management skills.

Skilled for preparation of scientific manuscripts, reviews, reports and conference presentations.

Well versed with the several computer softwares of Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, ChemDraw, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, ISIS draw used for scientific writing, presentation and data analysis.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1.Characterization and Optimization of Poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-styrene) Synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, A. S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Eur. Polym. J. 2008, 44, 4082.

2.Poly (acrylonitrile-co-methyl methacrylate-co-methyl acrylate): Synthesis and Stereosequence Distribution Analysis by 2D NMR, A. S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Sunita Hooda. J. Polym. Sci. Pt. A: Polym. Chem. 2009, 47, 25.

3.Two Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Acrylate Copolymers, A. S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Sunita Hooda, Pure & Appl. Chem. 2009, 81, 389.

4.Microstructure Determination of Poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl methacrylate-co-methyl acrylate) Terpolymers By 2D HMBC, Sunita Hooda, Ashok Kumar Goyal and A. S. Brar, J. Mol. Str. 2009, 920, 424.

5.Stereochemical Elucidation of Complex α-Methyl and β-Methylene Carbon Resonances in Poly(2-Hydroxy Ethyl Methacrylate-co-Methacrylonitrile) by 2D NMR, Sunita Hooda, Ashok Kumar Goyal and A. S. Brar, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2009, 111, 2381.

6.Structural Investigation of Poly(methyl acrylate) by 2D HMBC NMR, A.S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Sunita Hooda, J. Mol Str., 2008, 885, 15.

7.Stereoregularity Evolution of Methyl acrylate and Vinyl acetate Copolymers by 2D NMR Spectroscopy, A.S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Anal Ganai, Sunita Hooda. J. Mol. Str. 2008, 888, 257.

8.2D NMR Studies of Methyl acrylate-Acrylonitrile-Methyl methacrylate Terpolymers, A. S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Abstracts of Papers, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 6-10, 2008.

9.NMR Studies of Poly(2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate-co-2-vinyl pyridine), Sunita Hooda, A. S. Brar, Ashok Kumar Goyal, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2008, 109, 1114.

10.Stereo Chemical Configuration of Poly (2-Hydroxy Ethyl Mehacrylate) by NMR Spectroscopy, Sunita Hooda, Ashok Kumar Goyal, Ind. J. of Chem Pt. A, 2007, 46A, 899.

11.Microstructure Determination of 2-Hydroxy ethyl methacrylate and Methyl acrylate Copolymers by NMR Spectroscopy, A. S. Brar, Sunita Hooda, Ashok Kumar Goyal, J. Mol. Str., 2007, 828, 25.

12.Structure Investigation of 2-Hydroxy ethyl methacrylate and Styrene Copolymers by NMR Spectroscopy, A. S. Brar, Sunita Hooda and Ashok Kumar Goyal, Ind. J. of Chem. Pt. A, 2006, 45A, 1981.

13.One and Two-Dimensional NMR Studies of Methyl acrylate/Vinyl acetate/N-Vinyl carbazole Terpolymers, Sunita Hooda, Ashok Kumar Goyal, A. S. Brar, J. Mol. Str., 2010, 963, 27.

PRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS

1.Poster presentation in the “National Symposium on Advances in Magnetic Resonance and its Application & 12th National Magnetic Resonance Society Meeting” held at Gulmarg, Kashmir and Regional Research Laboratory Jammu, Oct. 8-11, 2005.

2.Poster presentation in the “Polychar 16 by world forum on advanced materials” held at University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Feb. 17-21, 2008.

3.Poster presentation in the Centenary Sympsoium on “Future directions in NMR” held at NMR Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Banglore, Oct. 19-21.

4.Attended one-day symposium on “Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Materials and Medicine” held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Nov. 21, 2006.

5.Attended workshop on “NMR Spectroscopy and Its Applications”, Held at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, Aug. 18-19, 2006.

6.Presented the papar entitled “Lubrication in Mining Draglines” in national Seminar on Dragline Mining: Prospects and Challenges, organized by Indian School of Mines Alumni Association (ISMAA) and Northern Coal Field Ltd. Singrauli from December 6-8, 2013.

7.Presented the paper entitled “Lubrication in mining equipment”in 16th Lubricating Grease Conference organized by NLGI-india Chapter at Chandigarh on 2-4 Feb., 2014.

8.Presented the paper entitled “Lubrication in mining equipment”in annual meeting of NLGI USA held P.G.A. national Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA on 14th-17th June 2014.

9.Attended Expert workshop on “Carbon Emission Management: Upstream & Downstream Best Practices and Opportunities”ornized by World Petroleum council and Petoleum Federation of India at New Delhi on 29-30 October 2015.

10.Presented the paper entitled “Development of Advanced Calcium-Lithium Soap grease with Minimum Uses of Lithium Hydroxide.”in 18th Lubricating Grease Conference organized by NLGI-india Chapter at Chandigarh on 5-7 Feb., 2016.

REFERENCES

1.Prof. A. S. Brar, (Vice-Chancellor), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA. E-mail: ******@*****.***, Ph. No. +91-018*-*******, 018*-*******.

2.Prof. Ravi Shankar, (Professor & Head), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, INDIA. E-mail: *******@*********.****.**.**.

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