Catalyst evaluation
Performance evaluation of catalysts
Tool
Homemade gas/liquid flow reactor for the evaluation of catalyst’ performance
Applications
Catalysts’ activity, kinetics, deactivation, stability over cycles, regeneration studies
Technical Specifications
Gas dosing system: Single and multi-gas mixtures and vapors including humidity
Sweep gases: Usually He, Ar, N2 or test case specified
Liquid dosing system: Single phase and binary mixtures of the compounds of interest
Pressure: 1-20 bar for liquids, up to 5 bar for gases
Temperature: From ambient to 800oC
Catalysts’ form: powder, monolithic, membrane reactors
Detection system: MS, Gas chromatography, chemiluminescent detectors, special detectors for gases, HPLC, ion chromatography
Additional Tools
Evaluation of photocatalysts under UV-vis radiation in both powder and membranes form.
Fluidized bed reactor testing