The Laboratory covers the educational needs of the following courses:

• Introduction to Chemical Engineering and the Chemical Industry
• Mass and Energy Balances
• Chemical Process Engineering
• Chemical Reactor Design
• Design of Pollution Control Facilities (partially)
• Biochemical Engineering (partially)

Teaching is complemented by computational tutorial exercises and problem-solving sessions.

The laboratory exercises include catalytic reactors with fixed or rotating catalyst beds for gas-phase reactions and suspended catalysts for aqueous-phase reactions; absorption towers with chemical reactions; non-catalytic heterogeneous chemical processes such as ion exchange and chemical ion capture on solids; study of rotary kiln operating characteristics; reactor dynamic response; training in machine-shop operations, etc.

The research activities of the Laboratory include the following: catalyst characterization; study of hydrodesulfurization mechanisms of petroleum residues; studies on catalyst deactivation and regeneration; upgrading and gasification of solid hydrocarbons; processes for separation and conversion of hydrogen sulfide from gas mixtures; use of solar energy and ultraviolet radiation for photochemical conversion applied to pollution-control processes; use of natural or modified zeolites for ion capture of heavy metals or gases; coagulation and adsorption processes for pollutant removal from aqueous wastes; catalytic oxidation of organic compounds in the gaseous or aqueous phase; optimization of chemical processes; and biochemical process engineering.

It is noted that the research activities focus on the processing of Greek raw materials (such as Thassos crude oil, Megalopolis lignite, and Rhodope clinoptilolite) aiming at their more efficient utilization, in combination with the development of environmentally oriented technologies.