CPERI Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute

Services

CPERI contributes to the increased competitiveness of the Greek and European industry by providing unique and innovative solutions to research problems of technological and/or commercial interest.
CPERI’s R&D results have led to the development of new products and services that have found applications in many international and Greek industries. Some of the successful applications and products include:

• Catalyst evaluation for petroleum refining processes (FCC catalysts evaluation, FCC additives evaluation, HDS catalysts evaluation, Hydrocracking) and Fuels quality control
• Technologies for the production of environmentally-friendly fuels
• Advanced software tools for the design, optimization and control of polymer production processes (Polymeric Materials - New Technologies)
• Development of microencapsulation technologies and controlled release applications
• Technology for the synthesis, characterization and application of ceramic and polymeric membranes
• Evaluation of emission control devices for mobile and stationary sources
• Development of advanced electronic materials and products for the telecommunication industry
• Emission and immunity testing of materials and devices under radiated electromagnetic energy
• Technologies for product quality control in solids processing manufacturing plants
• Design, application and testing of anti-polluting technologies.
• Analysis and Characterization of Solids

Infrastructure

During the past ten years, CPERI developed excellent experimental facilities and acquired high quality analytical instrumentation, including:

• Modern laboratory equipment for the detailed physical, chemical and morphological characterization of inorganic materials, catalysts, polymers, membranes and molecular sieves.
• Pilot plant units and laboratory scale units for the evaluation of refinery and petrochemical catalysts.
• Automated pilot plant units for polymer synthesis.
• Gas emission control systems for particle and pollutant removal from fixed or/and mobile sources.
• Reactors for nanoparticles synthesis and coatings using aerosol processes.
• Equipment for measurement of particulates and powders with in-situ optical, aerodynamic and electrokinetic techniques, from 3 nm to 1000 µm.
• Membrane pilot units for gas separation, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, waste processing.
• Pilot units for energy potential enhancement of solid fuels and production-application of molecular sieves and carbon fibers.
• Automated pilot plant units for the study of membrane processes (MF, UF, NF, RO).
• Specially equipped units for multiphase flow in process equipment (e.g., packed beds, heat exchangers) and pipelines.