Tecnalia provides expertise in oil and gas, petrochemicals, corrosion monitoring, gas separation and purification, carbon capture and valorization, and chemical processes. Key areas include developing new materials like ionic liquids and membranes for gas separation, optimizing carbon capture processes using advanced absorbents and adsorbents, producing advanced fuels through catalytic synthesis processes, and integrating process intensification techniques like catalytic membrane reactors. Tecnalia also works on power-to-gas technologies to produce methane by combining captured CO2 with electrolytically produced hydrogen.

1. TECNALIA
in
OIL & GAS
and
PETRO
CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY

2. TECNALIA in OIL & GAS and PETRO-CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
 Corrosion Monitoring
 Advanced Surfaces
 New materials
 Offshore structures corrosionCORROSION,
EROSION, FATIGUE
IONIC LIQUIDS
GAS SEPARATION
AND
PURIFICATION
 Membranes
 PSA and TSA Technologies
 Absorbent Materials
CHEMICAL
PROCESS
CARBON CAPTURE AND
VALORISATION
 Carbon Capture Processes improvement
 Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs…
 CO2 valorization: Power to Gas
 Advanced fuels
 Chemicals’ Synthesis
 Thermocathalythic Synt.
 Process Intensification
 Gas Reforming

3. CORROSION > Corrosion Monitoring
Corrosion detection
under coating
CORROSION MONITORING
Offshore environment, as well as oil & gas environment, is
extremely aggressive: It is necessary to anticipate the possible
problem; it is necessary an adequate maintenance forecasting
and planning
Labs equipped with testing facilities allowing a large
number of corrosion tests in atmosphere, immersion or
under mechanical solicitation to be performed according to
standardized or specific demands.
 Materials Testing & Failure Analisys
 Material testing and characterization (i.e. chemical
composition determination, microstructure, mechanical
properties: tensile test, fatigue,…).
 Surface properties, i.e.: surface roughness, coating
adherence, wettability, hardness, …).
 Corrosion analysis, forecasting, assessment, control and
monitoring.
 Wear and friction characterization.
 Paints and paints characterization.

4. CORROSION > Advanced Surfaces and coatings
 Advanced, innovative eco efficient dry surface treatments and
coatings for improving the performance of materials and
components and their manufacturing processes.
Extending component life against wear, increasing fatigue
strength, dry lubrication, reducing material operating
temperatures by thermal barriers, corrosion protection, etc..
Hard and corrosion
resistant coatings
on Petro/Chemical
Valves
 Development of wet surface treatments and coatings
technologie for: Coatings for extreme environments (thermal,
radiation), chemical and mechanical stresses, corrosion
resistant coatings, antifouling/<biocide films,
photocatalytic/self-cleaning/easy to clean coatings,
hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces and coatings, surface
roughness modification/ surface cleaning…
…and surface and coatings characterization and performance
Corrosion resistant
coating
ADVANCED SURFACES AND COATINGS

5. CORROSION > Materials
 Evaluation of the resistance of materials to
stress corrosion cracking in H2S environments.
 Development of testing methods used for the
valuation of the resistance of materials to
sulfide stress corrosion cracking (SSC).
 Evaluation of the resistance of materials to
corrosion fatigue in sour environments.
 Assessment and selection of material
depending on the agressivity of the type of the
environment.
 Evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement and CO2
effect
NEW MATERIALS

6. CORROSION > A specific case: Corrosions in offshore structures
Offshore, harbour and seawater
systems
 Assessment of the corrosion
resistance of materials in
seawater
 Development and optimization of
corrosion protection methods
 Fulfill the environmental
strengths and reduction of the
costs
 Early detection of corrosion
mechanisms
 Sensor Techniques & Remote
monitoring
 Diagnostics
CORROSION IN
OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Atmospheric
zone
Splash
zone
Sub-merged
Zone
Inside the
pipelines

7. IONIC LIQUIDS
IONIC LIQUIDS
for different applications to overcome
the current issues of raditional (non-
ecofriendly, energy intensive, and
expensive) industrial technologies.
Designing, synthesizing & physico-
chemical characterizing of two
different liquids
 ILs: consisting entirely of ions and
being liquid below 100°C
 Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs): made
by mixing a hydrogen bond acceptor
(HBA) and hydrogen bond donor
(HBD). Both may have high melting
points (mp), to form an eutectic
mixture with lower melting point
ILs properties
• Negligible vapor pressure
• Good lubrication properties
• High thermal, chemical and mechanical
stability
• Non-corrosive
• Low eco- and human toxicity
• Tunable viscosity
• Broad liquid range
• Broad electrochemical potential
window

8. TECNALIA supports the
development and manufacturing
of inorganic and polymer-based
membranes and modules for Gas
and Vapor separations and Ion
Exchange that will replace the
current industrial processes by
innovative less expensive, less
energy-intensive and eco-friendly
processes
GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION > Membranes
MEMBRANES

9. GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICACION > Absorbents/adsorbents/MOFs…
NEW MATERIALS FOR GAS
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION
Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs…
 Less energy demanding (absortion/desorption
f.i.) materials
 Materials with extended life related to
conventional materiales,
 More environmentally friendly materials
 Higher CO2 adsorption’ s selectivity
 Membranes integration
VALCAPEF – VALorization
CAPture and Efficiency
Research and Development of
Technologies for the
improvement of energy
efficiency, the capture and the
valorisation of CO2

10. GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION > PSA and TSA Technologies
PSA and TSA TECHNOLOGIES
CO2 Separation  Pure CH4 from biogas
H2S removal Biogas cleaning (mixture of 60% CH4,
40% CO2, 1% H2O, 1000 ppm H2S,
100 ppm NH3)
Pressure Swing Adsorption technology for gas
separation from high-pressure gas streams. The
PSA process is based on preferential adsorption
of the desired gas on a porous adsorbent at high
pressure and recovery of the gas at low
pressure.
Whereas pressure swing adsorption (PSA) uses
changes in pressure to release adsorbed gas,
TSA modulates or swings temperature to drive
off the adsorbed gas for gas separation from a
mixture of gases.

11. CHEMICAL PROCESSES ENGINEERING > Advanced Fuels
ADVANCED FUELS
Liquid fuels for land and air transport.
We develop conversion processes based on biochemical,
thermochemical and chemical-catalytic process
combinations to obtain advanced fuels.
A heterogeneous catalytic synthesis process has also
been developed.
Additionally we work with Second Generation Biofuels (synthetic
fuels and hydrogenated oils) that use non-food feedstocks; and on
new conversion pathways for Third Generation liquid biofuels,
so that algal biofuels become a competitive option on the energy
market
PRODUCTION OF SECOND-GENERATION BUTANOL AND BIODIESEL
Second-generation butanol presents high energy density, low volatility and less
corrosiveness than ethanol. Second generation biodiesel from esterification of
non-food high acidity oleaginous raw materials (olefins, animal fat and by-
products from oil refining).

12. CHEMICALS’ SYNTHESIS
Chemical and enzymatic synthesis
stages aimed at obtaining building-
blocks and end products.
Our work goes from the selective
fractionation of raw materials for
the production of valuable
products, using more sustainable
and efficient processes than
traditional ones.
RENEWABLE SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Rubber made from biomass with the same features as
synthetic rubber (1,3-butadiene), replacing it in its different
applications: tyre, nylon, plastics and latex manufacturing.
The synthesis pathways used combine both enzymatic
and chemical-catalytic processes.
RENEWABLE NON-ISOCYANATE BASED POLYURETHANES
WITH HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH
We design synthesis pathways to produce non-isocyanate based
polyurethanes. Our solutions avoid the drawbacks of using
isocyanates in polyurethane production, such as their toxicity and
the occasional need to ensure the absence of water in the
reaction medium.
CHEMICAL PROCESSES ENGINEERING > Chemicals’ Synthesis

13. CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Thermocathalitic Synthesis
THERMOCATHALITIC SYNTHESIS
Development of highly efficient methanol synthesis process from
natural gas or biogas
1. Purification and upgrading of natural
gas/biogas by PSA over clinoptilolite
 Selection of the optimal operation
conditions
 Design of gas purification and upgrading
process by PSA
2. Methanol production
 Applicability of natural gas/biogas as raw
material for methanol production

14. CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Process Intensification
PROCESS INTEGRATION AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Design of reactors integrating separation and cathalysis. More flexible,
safer and more environmentally-friendly reactors
DEMCAMER: “DEsign and Manufacturing of CAtalytic MEmbrane Reactors by developing
new nano-architectured catalytic and selective membrane materials”
Innovative multifunctional Catalytic Membrane Reactors (CMR) based on new nano-architectured
catalysts and selective membranes materials to improve their performance, cost effectiveness (i.e.;
reducing the number of steps) and sustainability (lower environmental impact and use of new raw
materials) over four selected chemical processes (Autothermal Reforming (ATR), Fischer-Tropsch
(FTS), Water Gas Shift (WGS), and Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM)) for pure hydrogen,
liquid hydrocarbons and ethylene production.

15. Advanced multi-fuel REformer for
CHP-fuel CELL systems (REFORCELL)
Novel more efficient and cheaper multi-fuel
membrane reformer for pure hydrogen
production in order to intensify the process of
hydrogen production through the integration of
reforming and purification in one single unit.
GAS REFORMING
PROCESESS
Small-scale gas
reforming units to
supply fuel cells
CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Gas Reforming

16. CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION
Absorbents
Adsorbents
Clatrats
MOFs
Membranes
Capture
Chemical
valorisation
Carbonates Fuels
Chemical
products
Biofixatión
Process
Intensification

17. CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Carbon Capture Process
CARBON CAPTURE AND
FIXATION
Innovative process for an efficient reduction,
capture and fixation of CO2 in industrial
activities with high rates of CO2 emission to
the atmosphere
MENOS CO2
CO2 CAPTURE
THROUGHT CHEMICAL
ABSORTION
Design and operation of a
Carbon Capture facility at
the Compostilla thermal
power plant.

18. CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Absorbents/adsorbents/MOFs…
NEW MATERIALS FOR CARBON
CAPTURE
Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs…
 Less energy demanding (adsortion/desorption
f.i.) materials
 Materials with extended life related to
conventional materiales,
 More environmentally friendly materials
 Membranes integration
Energy Efficient MOFs-based Mixed
Matrix Membranes For CO2 Capture
New absorbents for Carbon
Capture applied at the
Compostilla thermal power
plant.

19. CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Power to GAS
By identifying the most suitable operational conditions and catalysts, we optimise the
CO2-H2 reaction from CO2 whose composition is close to the contents in emissions
from certain industrial processes: natural gas and biogas production, CCS
technologies, etc.
POWER TO GAS:
PRODUCTION OF GAS
FROM POWER
Power surplus from
renewable energy are used
in the electrolytic production
of hydrogen, which in turn is
used to produce methane by
combining it with CO2. The
aim is to produce gas from
power injected in the natural
gas grid, producing a bi-
directional link between
these two large energy
infrastructures.

20. Contact person
Dr. Iñaki Azkarate
inaki.azkarate@tecnalia.com