Intertek CAPCIS delivers expert carbon capture support through chemical optimisation, corrosion consultancy, and advanced testing to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
Empowering Safer, Smarter CO₂ Management
At Intertek CAPCIS, we support clients across the energy sector in achieving their decarbonisation goals with proven, science-led carbon capture and storage (CCS) services. As carbon management technologies evolve and scale up, we provide the technical expertise and testing capability needed to de-risk projects, improve performance, and ensure long-term integrity of critical systems and infrastructure.
With deep domain knowledge and advanced lab capabilities, we help you understand how materials, chemistries, and processes behave in real-world carbon capture scenarios so you can make confident, informed decisions at every stage.
Production Chemistry
Optimising Chemical Performance for Real-World CCS
Our production chemistry services support the selection, optimisation, and deployment of chemical solutions used in CO₂ capture systems. We work closely with clients to evaluate scavenger chemistries that remove CO₂ directly from process gas streams or even from ambient air, testing their performance in simulated field conditions to ensure they meet operational targets.
Using our in-house facilities, we provide data to enable the assessment of key parameters like mass transfer efficiency and scavenging capacity, helping determine the most effective formulations for your system.
Our capabilities extend to software modelling, enabling accurate predictions of fluid behaviors, such as the pH of CO2-loaded injection waters, under varying conditions. Through our Westport facility, we offer additional support around reservoir compatibility and asphaltene precipitation, ensuring smooth integration of carbon strategies with production environments.
By combining laboratory insight with real-world context, we ensure your chemical solutions are not only effective but also safe, sustainable, and economically viable.
Corrosion Consultancy
Assuring Integrity in CO₂-Rich and Challenging Environments
Corrosion poses a significant risk to CCS systems, particularly where carbon dioxide interacts with contaminants like water, hydrogen sulfide, or other acidic gases. At Intertek CAPCIS, our corrosion consultancy services are designed to identify and mitigate these threats before they lead to material failure or safety concerns.
We conduct detailed corrosivity assessments and examine how contaminants impact corrosion rates under various pressure and temperature regimes. This insight is essential for selecting materials that can withstand the harsh realities of carbon transport and storage infrastructure.
Beyond material compatibility, our team helps clients establish robust corrosion monitoring strategies tailored to CCS systems. These frameworks are designed to provide early warnings of degradation, reduce operational risk, and support long-term asset reliability.
Our experience with sour service and dense-phase CO₂ systems positions us as a trusted partner for ensuring material and system integrity in the evolving carbon economy.
Testing
Replicating the Extreme: Validating the Resilient
Our testing services simulate the full range of environments found in carbon capture, transport, and storage. With one of the most advanced materials and corrosion testing facilities globally, we offer unmatched capability to evaluate how equipment, materials, and chemicals perform under the most demanding conditions.
Through dense-phase CO₂ testing, we assess how metals, elastomers, and coatings respond to high-pressure CO₂, identifying degradation pathways and compatibility issues. Our high-pressure, high-temperature testing programmes recreate the harsh conditions found in deep geological formations to validate component reliability before deployment.
We also offer degradation exposure testing, where long-term effects of CO₂ and associated compounds are examined to forecast asset longevity and maintenance requirements. These services deliver clear, actionable data, reducing uncertainty and enabling informed investment and engineering decisions.