Services

The Laboratory of Environmental Fuels and Hydrocarbons (LEFH) in collaboration with the Laboratory of Analysis and Characterization of Solids is able to carry out collaborative or contract research on applied catalysis based on the following key competencies derived from the following knowledge base:

Analytical methods for physical and chemical analysis of gaseous and liquid organic mixtures (GC, GC/MS, PIONA, S speciation in gasoline).
Analysis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts.
Operation and data analysis from bench and pilot scale batch and continuous fixed and fluid bed reactor system.

Based on the above core competencies unique technology has been developed (LEFH is used by BP, HAR, OMV, Akzo/Nobel among others for outsourcing key research and technology services) in the following main areas:

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst evaluation studies
FCC additives evaluation studies
Hydrogen Desulfurization (HDS) catalyst evaluation studies

*Services Provided 2000-2004*
Title
FCC Catalyst Evaluation	Hellenic Petroleum
Fuel quality control	SME's
Refining Catalyst Testing Programme	BP
Relating to Catalytic Cracking of the Future	European Companies
FCC Catalyst Evaluation	European Companies
HDS Catalyst Evaluation	European Catalyst Company
Naphtha Testing	European Catalyst Company
BPCPU-SERVICE	BP
? P WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC	BP
Pilot Plant testing of four fresh FCC Catalysts	European Refinery
Protocol development for bench scale evaluation of FCC catalysts for iron tolerance	European Catalyst Company
Pilot Plant Testing of FCC Catalysts	South East Asia Companies
Catalyst Testing Program	European Catalyst Company
Refining Catalyst Testing Program	BP Products North America Inc
Testing of hydrotreating catalysts	European Catalyst Company
Evaluation of catalyst relating to Hydrocracking processes	BP
Conduct of Pilot Plant trials in Greece	European Catalyst Company