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Press Backgrounder: 12th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants
New Delhi   16-Mar-2021

The 12th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants (ISFL-2021) is being inaugurated by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Cabinet Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel in the Government of India, on Tuesday, 16th March 2021 at 11:00 hours at Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi. The 12th symposium in the series (ISFL-2021) is being organized from March 15-17, 2021 on Hybrid platform by IndianOil R&D Centre in association with Society of Automotive Engineers of India (SAEINDIA). The theme of the symposium is "Emerging trends in Fuels and Lubricants - BSVI & Beyond".

ISFL series of symposia is a biennially held program that showcases progress and advancementof Indian fuels and lubricants industry and provides a common platform for sharing latest developments, exchange ideas and forging new business relationships.

About the 12th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants:

This year special emphasis will be given to energy efficient lubricants required for meeting CAFÉ norms and environmental issues. Novel additives, novel refinery processes / catalysts for producing cleaner fuels meeting BS-VI specifications, alternative fuels etc will be also discussed. Technical sessions are also planned on the utilization of gaseous fuels like LPG & natural gas (CNG& LNG), hydrogen (production, storage, transportation and applications including fuel cells etc.)and bio-fuels.

The symposium is expected to be attended by more than 400 delegates from petroleum industry, auto manufactures, and environmentalists and from other allied industries. More than 60organizations are also participating in the conference along with participants from 13 different countries through virtual platform.

Agenda of the Symposium

There will be a total of 4 plenary sessions, 15 technical sessions and 3 pre-recorded sessions wherein more than 130 papers will be presented. 3 numbers of Fireside charts with eminent personalities have also been scheduled along with virtual exhibition.2 panel discussions will be held on the topics such as clean environment imperatives and customer perspective on fuels & lubricants.