The institute shall be understood as

• Link between basic research and industrial application;
• Provider of scientific-technical thermophysical properties;
• Service provider in the field of application-oriented development of chemical engineering and technology;
• Service provider for special analytics and environmental analysis
  

Scope of business

• Adsorption
  
• Biogas
  
• High pressure application and thermophysical properties
• Catalysts and high temperature reactions
• Nanoporous and nanoscale solids
• Water and waste water treatment
  
• Microwave and ultrasound application
  
• Analytics for customers (on request)