Downstream
The only laboratory in the country with the infrastructure, equipment, and highly specialised human resources, enabling the provision of experimental and standardised tests primarily aimed at the downstream value chain in the areas of petroleum refining, gas, and petrochemicals.
Specialised in the evaluation of catalytic materials, additives, process studies, optimisation of operational variables, technology scale-up, and crude oil fractionation, which provides experimental information that plays a key role in supporting research, technological development, technical services for research programmes, PEMEX, and third parties.
We have a broad portfolio of national and international clients, including notable projects with SENER-CONACYT, PEMEX, higher education institutions, and private industries. Internationally, we have collaborated with Petroperú, Intercat, KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root), Toyo, and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), among others.
Laboratory capabilities
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16 microplants
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14 pilot plants
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10 distillation units
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10 units for scaling up materials and catalytic formulations
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9 experimental areas
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Automation plants coupled to online analysers, allowing real-time process monitoring and control
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A variety of reaction systems in different configurations: fixed bed, stirred bed, fluidised bed, ebullated bed, or combinations thereof
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Units for the production of synthetic fuels through Fischer–Tropsch-type reactions, yielding high-quality products not derived from fossil fuels
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Specialised equipment capable of preparing materials from grams to kilograms, in various forms and sizes, with their specific physical and chemical characteristics
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“The laboratory services comply with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (NMX-EC17025-IMNC-2018)”
Types of tests
Distillations
Distillate hydrotreatment
Light, intermediate and heavy.
Hydrocracking
From heavy petroleum fractions
Catalytic cracking in fluidised bed (FCC)
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.
