石油化工科学研究院建于1956年,是中国石化总公司大型综合研究机构,主要从事石油炼制和石油化工工艺技术的研究与开发,涉及原油评价与加工流程、石油炼制和石油化工工艺及催化剂、芳烃和烯烃生产技术、精细化工产品、石油产品及相应的催化剂、石油产品规格标准、分析评定测试、计算机应用技术与软件开发、生物工程以及规划预测的研究等方面. Founded in 1956, the Institute of Petrochemical Technology is a large-scale comprehensive research institute of Sinopec Corp. It is mainly engaged in the research and development of oil refining and petrochemical process technologies. It involves the evaluation and processing of crude oil, the petroleum refining and petrochemical processes, Catalyst, aromatics and olefins production technology, fine chemical products, petroleum products and corresponding catalysts, petroleum product specifications, analysis and evaluation test, computer application technology and software development, bio-engineering and planning and forecasting.