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Petroleum Products Technology at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) specializes in the technology of:

• Liquid fuels

• Lubricants

• Specialty fluids

• Automotive fuels

• Aviation fuels

• Lubricants

• Grease

• Fuels and lubricants from alternative sources

SwRI clients range from refinery to end user, and our experience includes: 

• Routine analytical testing

• Field problems

• Troubleshooting

• Basic research in fuels and lubricants

Services available to clients include, but are not limited to:

• Petroleum properties measurement

• Thermal analysis

• Contaminant analysis

• Thermal stability

• Storage stability

• Oxidation

• Vapor analysis

• Lubricity

• Evaluation of fuel and lubricant additives

• Use of fuel and lubricant additives

Our knowledgeable and experienced staff to provide client-focused assistance in a wide range of project types, including more efficient use of additives and other product components, problem solving from the refinery to end user, and technical consulting.

Please e-mail Steve Westbrook, or call him at (210) 522-3185, to discuss your current or future petroleum product, fuel, and lubricant research or project requirements.

| Petroleum Products Research Department | Fuels and Lubricants Research Division | SwRI Home |

Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

January 10, 2008