Research Approach and Strategy
 Tackle industrial problems with fundamental understanding of chemical reactions and physical phenomena.
Develop and use new analytical techniques for molecular characterization of complex feedstocks and products.
Formulate new approaches for hydrocarbon processing, production, and use to accommodate changes in the feedstock base and product specifications.
A Sample Profile of Research Programs
Formulation of thermally stable stable jet fuel for advanced aircraft.
Molecular characterization of needle coke feedstocks.
Characterization and modeling of petroleum asphaltenes.
A laboratory simulation of delayed coking process.
Hydrogenation of petroleum heavy residua to high-value products.
Microscopic characterization of cokes with image analysis.
Heavy oil recovery by viscosity reduction.
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Laboratory for Hydrocarbon Process Chemistry