# Petrochemicals

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##### Petrochemicals

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- Conversion of toluene and heavy aromatics to value-added products such as para-xylene;
- Production of aromatics from lower alkanes;
- Cracking of naphtha to produce light olefins; and
- Performing kinetics investigation, reactor modeling and optimization studies.