Automation and instrumentation
Development of automatic systems for analytical determinations; interfacing analytical instrumentation with synthetic process; development of instrumentation for sensor improvement allowing better adaptation to matrix characteristics; data acquisition and control; software development; analytical process modeling.

Process control
Development of sensors and adequate instrumentation to improve analytical data for process control; integration of analytical data with process control, fault detection and software sensors; optimization and adaptation of sensors to be applied in adverse chemical ambient; equipment development and interfacing with scale-pilot and large-scale plants; software integration.