Instruments
• LECO carbon analyzer.
• Rock-Eval II and SRA pyrolyzers.
• Photometric microscope system for maceral analysis, vitrinite reflectance (Ro%) measurement and fluorescence evaluation, on coals, rocks, and isolated kerogen.
• Gas Chromatograph (GC) for headspace analysis of gas samples.
• Gas Chromatograph (GC) for liquid samples (oils, organic extracts, and their fractions).
• Medium Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (MPLC) for hydrocarbons fractionation previous to GC-MS analysis.
• Gas Chromatographs coupled to a Mass Selective Detector (GCMS) for saturate and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions analysis of oils and organic extracts.
Sample identifications and instrument measurements are centralized in an informatic system that guarantees the integrity of the analytical data.
