Issuance of certificates for conducting catalytic tests as the reference authority for Iran’s catalyst industry”

In line with the development of technical knowledge and catalytic technologies for the petrochemical, oil refining, and steel industries, as well as contributing to the sustainable development of catalyst-consuming industries, Iran Catalyst, as the reference authority for Iran’s catalyst industry, in collaboration with the Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, offers a wide range of laboratory and research services, including SEM, TEM, XPS, FTIR, Raman, ICP, XRF, TPR, TPD, TPO, crush strength, and micro-reactor activity tests, to the catalyst industry and catalyst-consuming industries, including petrochemical complexes, downstream petrochemical industries, oil refining, and steel industries.

Technical and engineering services in the field of catalysts provided by Iran Catalyst and the Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Sharif University of Technology include the following:

Structural-Morphological Tests

SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy)

SCM (Surface & Chemical Mapping / Surface Conductive Microscopy)

TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy)

XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy)

FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared)

Raman Spectroscopy

Physical-Textural and Surface Tests

BET (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller)

BJH (Barrett–Joyner–Halenda)

Hg porosimetry

Density measurements (bulk & tapped)

Chemical-Composition and State Tests

ICP-OES / ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma)

XRF (X-ray Fluorescence)

TPR (Temperature Programmed Reduction)

TPD (Temperature Programmed Desorption)

TPO (Temperature Programmed Oxidation)

Chemisorption (H₂, CO, NH₃)

Mechanical Tests

Crush strength / Attrition resistance

Abrasion index

Performance and Reactor Tests (Activity Tests)

Micro-reactor tests

Cycle stability tests

Deactivation studies

Monitoring Tests (for Used and Spent Catalysts)

Spent catalyst analysis

Leaching tests

Reusability tests

Other Services of Iran Catalyst in the Field of Research and Laboratory

– Laboratory services for the catalyst industry along with interpretive and analytical reports
– Establishment of specialized laboratories for the catalyst industry
– Technical consultation for the purchase of catalysts and related equipment for catalytic processes
– Research and development services for advancing technical knowledge of catalysts and catalytic processes
– Inspection and supervision services for catalyst loading and commissioning of reformers and catalytic reactors
– Smartization of catalytic production processes and monitoring of reformer tubes based on AI
– Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of reformers, reactors, and catalytic processes
– Conducting catalytic workshops and training and retraining courses for catalyst skills
– Scientific journal of Iran’s catalyst industry
– National Syngas Conference of Iran