Some of the research areas of the Catalyst Research and Testing Center include the following areas:

• Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis   
• Superacid Catalysis   
• Surface Science Studies   
• Material Science Studies   
• Hydro treatment   
• 16 CSTR reactors   
• Water - Gas - Shift   
• Sorbents   
• Wax Separation   
• Insuit IR   
• High Temperature Liquid Chromometer   
• Reaction Mechanism Studies Using Stable and Radioactive Isotopes
• Naphtha Reforming   
• Catalytic Cracking   
• Direct Coal Liquefaction   
• History of Catalysis Investigations