Downstream
Cutting-edge technology, equipment, and highly specialised human resources enable us to provide high-quality solutions to our clients’ specific challenges.
We hold 45 tests accredited by the Mexican Accreditation Entity, approved by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection, the Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Energy and Environmental Security Agency. We also have 22 authorised signatories for the implementation of energy and environmental strategies for mobile sources, stationary sources, and air quality.
Our capabilities have been utilised by the petroleum and automotive industries, manufacturers of emission control devices, and environmental authorities, among others. To provide our clients with the required quality, we apply national and international standards and operate areas and equipment that are unique worldwide.
Laboratory capabilities
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Combustion.
- Experimental combustion chambers.
- Instrumentation and equipment for flame visualisation and characterisation, and for emissions in combustion gases.
- Suction pyrometer for flame characterisation.
- Total heat flux meter for furnace and boiler walls.
- Acid spray temperature meter for combustion gases in chimneys.
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Atomisation.
- Atomisation benches of different capacities.
- Alternative fuels.
- Experimental installation.
- Rheometer.
- Optical microscope with video system.
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Aerodynamic models and optics.
- Variable-volume wind tunnel.
- Endoscope.
- Photographic and video equipment.
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Engine testing.
- Two cells with 300 HP and 450 HP bench dynamometers.
- Inspection laboratory.
- Two CFR engines.
Types of tests
Experimental design and adaptation of infrastructure based on combustion
models
Fundamentales para mejorar un proceso o su operatividad.
Characterisation of fluid
flows
De uno o dos componentes en una o más fases, flujos térmicos, y proceso de combustión.
Designs or modifications to current designs
En inyectores de gas, atomizadores, quemadores, partes de hornos, superficies de transferencia térmica sometidas a ambientes de alta temperatura y corrosividad.
Methodologies and quality control routines
Se llevan a cabo para mitigar su impacto ambiental y ayudar a mejorar sus índices de disponibilidad, confiabilidad y eficiencia.
Catalyst deactivation and regeneration
Adsorption of nitrogen compounds
Paraffin isomerisation
Demonstration tests and technology scale-up
Upstream
Characterisation of Synthetic and Natural Materials
Characterisation of the chemical composition of materials.
Petrophysics and PVT Analysis
Studies of geological, petrophysical and dynamic characteristics for storage control.
Organic Geochemistry
Identification of fluid heterogeneities.
Hydrocarbon Production and Corrosion Control
Solutions to internal and external corrosion problems in oil industry facilities.
Well Drilling, Completion and Maintenance
Determines geostress, casing pipe settlement (PSs), hole geometry.
Hydrocarbon Recovery
Study of primary, secondary and enhanced recovery processes under reservoir conditions.
Downstream
Pilot Plants and Catalyst Scaling
Scaling of catalytic materials; evaluation of processes in microplants and microsystem materials.
Environmental Analysis
Determination of metals by atomic absorption, analysis of the Stiff and Davis stability index.
Chemical Analysis
Technologies to maintain and increase hydrocarbon production, ensuring a constant flow.
Thermodynamics and Chemical Synthesis
Determination of physicochemical properties, phase equilibrium, and chemical equilibrium.
Physical Analysis
Optimisation of industrial process performance, focusing on increasing production.
Combustion Systems
Assessment of the fossil fuel combustion process, mitigating its environmental impact.
