The BSSC setup is equipped with 2 furnaces, including 2 reactors:

1. Tubular metal reactor
2. Quartz or a silicon-coated metal reactor

The setup is usually operated isothermally, which is ideal for kinetic studies of pyrolysis and steam cracking. Fouling formation can be measured for both reactors. Residence times relevant to the steam cracking process (0.2-0.5 s, up to 1s) can be achieved. The feed section allows feeding and co-feeding of gases and liquids up to heavy feeds such as full-range crude oil. The analysis section uses comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography in combination with 3 detection techniques (FID, MS, and SCD), allowing analysis of the entire reactor effluent using high-temperature columns. The quantification is based on internal standard methods.