The permeameters are unique as they offer a range of working pressure and temperature higher than similar facilities. The combination of batch autoclaves and reactive transport experiments also allows for the consistent investigation of hydrothermal processes, both in terms of mineralogy and mineral synthesis but also in terms of transport processes and hydrochemical feedbacks.

The facility is incorporated in the experimental facilities of the laboratory offering experiments from high temperatures and pressures (GPa, several thousands degrees), to the hydrothermal conditions described here. The facility also benefits from a dedicated workshop for the repairs as well as the development of new functionalities. Finally, the laboratory also offers state-of-the-art analytical facilities, both for the solid and the fluid (XRD, SEM, TEM, gas and liquid chromatography and ICP-MS).