Ujjal Mukherjee

Chief Technology Officer at Lummus Technology

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

About Ujjal Mukherjee

Ujjal Mukherjee is Chief Technology Officer at Lummus Technology. Location: Montclair, New Jersey, United States.

40 years of international work experience in business leadership including P&L, technology development, design, and licensing. Expert in high-pressure hydrotreating and hydrocracking of gas oils and residuum and first-of-a-kind technology commercialization. Conceived of and designed most of the largest operating hydrocracking units around the world. Currently working on Crude Oil to Chemicals via different pathways. Developed Biojet and Shale Oil Upgrading technologies in addition to multiple residue upgrading and hydrocracking technologies, first-of-a-kind Catalytic Distillation based Ethlbenze technology, and have worked on aromatics, lubes, ethylene, maleic anhydride, selective hydrogenation and other refining and petrochemical technologies. Global experience in projects including in the GCC countries, Russia, India, South Asia, China, South Korea, North and South America and Europe. Leading Lummus Digital, Operations and Advanced Simulations groups. Specialties: Strategic development of greenfield and brownfield projects, Conversion of Crude to Chemicals; High-pressure hydrocracking for production of petroleum-based fuels and lube oils; residue hydrocracking; integration of processes. First-of-kind designs in multiple petroleum refining, petrochemicals, biofuels and shale oil fields. 54 granted US patents, 150+ international patents, and 15 additional patent applications filed in crude and condensates to chemicals, distillates and residue hydrocracking, petrochemicals and renewables. Author of chapters on hydrocracking in reference books. Numerous articles in trade publications. Expert on providing strategic direction to clients on proper configuration of refinery and petrocemical complexes and application of green technologies and sustainable solutions.

Skills

  • Business Strategy
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • Oil and Condensate to Chemicals

Additional experience

  • Managing Director

    Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)

    April 2019 – April 2022

Education

  • MBA, Rutgers Business School
  • MS, IFP School