The Research Institute of Petroleum Industry is a highly reputable think-tank that works hand-in-glove with industry, government and academia in finding solutions to petroleum, energy and related environmental issues.

The Research Groups are staffed by senior industry experts and individuals with impeccable academic and professional credentials respected by their peers for their insights and leading-edge prognoses. RIPI researchers are Chemists,  Engineers, Geologists, and Environmental Specialists, Economists, representing diverse professional disciplines that are needed to serve the Institute's clients. 

RIPI offers a wide range of expertise: Upstream Petroleum Technologies Downstream Petroleum Technologies Catalysis Innovations Desulfurization Techniques Energy-Environmental Linkages Nanotechnology in the Oil Industry

Research Teams:

The teams approaches provide RIPI with the flexibility to optimally mix-and-match experience, expertise, disciplines and talents when assembling project teams, with the objective of completing studies on-time and within budget.

Upstream Technologies:

• Petroleum System Analysis
• Geophysical Studies
• Petrophysical Studies
• Reservoir Studies Management
• Production Enhancement
• Drilling & Well Completion
• Software Generation & Development
• Core and PVT and Technical Services
• Reservoir Simulation Technology

Downstream Technologies:

• DME

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• Software Development for Simulation of FCC Unit 

• DMD-DMC 

• n-Pentane 

• Sulfiran 

• Hydroconversion Process 

• FCC Process 

• Software Development for Simulation of FCC Unit 

• Light Naphtha Isomeraization

• Kharg Gasoline Recovery Project

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• Carbon Nanotubes

• GTF ( Gas to Fuel)

• Membrane Gas Separation

• OCM Technology 

• Preparation Of Carbon Nanotubes 

• Alkanolamines Recovery 

• Gas Separation By Membranes 

• The Master Plan Of Gas Hydrate In Petroleum And Other Industries 

• GTL-Cobalt 

• GTL-Fe 

• RIPI's Fischer-Tropsch Technology 

• Preparation Of Carbon Molecular Sieves 

• Natural Gas Processing Pilot Plant

• Application Of Plasma Technology In Natural Gas Conversion and Treatment 

• Software Development For Reformer Furnace

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• Installation and Start Up of Solar Dew Pilot in Sarkhoon and Gheshm Gas Refinery  

• Nitrate Removal from Water by Iron Nanoparticles 

• PetroTube Creepsoft 

• Waterbased Coating Studies 

• Ionic Liquids (ILs) in Natural Gas Purification and as Green Solvents in Chemical Processes 
   
• Additives for Drilling Industry

• Preparation of 4-Hole Cylindrical Shaped Calcium Aluminate Catalyst Support 

• Wash coating and Characterization of Monolithic Catalytic Converter for Automotive Exhaust Emission Control 

• Preparation and Evaluation of V₂O₅ Catalysts for Reduction of NO_x Emission from Stationary Sources 

• Initial Research and Study of Biological Methods to Upgrade Oil Fractions 

• Bifunctional Catalytic Reforming Catalysts for Commercial Applications   

• Design of a Chemical Kinetics Software for Kinetic Parameter Estimation and Model Discrimination
   
   

• Effect of Liquid Property, Solid Particles and Sparger Design on Gas Holdup and Oxygen Transfer in Airlift Bioreactor 

• Feasibility Study of Electrical Conductivity Measurement of Catalysts by Electrochemical method 

• Isobutane to Isobutylene Catalyst  

• Kinetic Studies of C₅/C₆ Isomerization Reaction 

• To Achieve the Know-How of Sulfuric Acid Production Catalyst 

• Methane Steam Reforming Catalyst Production 

• Investigation on Feasibility, Design and Application of Gel Polymer for Water Conning Retardation of Formation Water in Produced Well No. 13 of ABTAYMOR Reservoir 

Nanotechnologies: 

• Diamondoids Towards Nanotechnology 
   
• Light Weight High Performance Polymeric  Nanocomposites Based on Polyamide-6 
  
• Nano Particles & Ionic Liquids