Materials, Catalysts & Adsorbents Preparation
Polymer extruder and FDM 3D printer
Autoclaves (50 & 250 mL) for hydro-/solvothermal synthesis of crystalline materials (zeolites, MOFs etc.)
Spin coater for membrane coating and thin layer formation
Tubular furnaces for catalyst preparation (calcination, reduction, oxidation)
Planetary ball mill
Spray impregnation for supported shell catalysts.
Characterization Methods & Analytical Tools
Chemisorption (CO surface titration, NH3-/CO2-TPD (temperature programmed desorption), TPR)
Physisorption for textural properties (specific surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution) by N2, Ar, CO2 and vapor sorption (H2O and volatile organic compounds (VOC))
Powder X-ray diffraction for phase analysis of crystalline compounds
Energy dispersive X-ray flurorescence
FT-IR Spectroscopy with in situ DRIFTS and in situ ATR unit
Gas chromatography, GC-MS and HPLC for offline reaction quantification
Karl Fischer-titration
Gas diffusion setup to measure gas solubility and diffusion in liquids
Reaction & Separation Equipment
Multibatch reaction systems (5/6 high pressure autoclaves each, 25-50 mL)
Berty reactor (differential reactor) for gas phase kinetics
Membrane nanofiltration setups (dead end and cross flow cell)
Various high pressure autoclaves (300 mL) with flexible gas supply for kinetic investigations, with observation window and with in situ ATR-IR probe for reaction monitoring
Advanced Temkin reactor for kinetic measurements of gas phase hydrogenation reaction with online GC
Reactor setup (300 mL CSTR) for multiphase hydrogenation reactions and online GC
Reactor setup with 300 mL CSTR and gas, liquid and liquid gas (ammonia) dosing e.g. for reductive amination reactions
Trickle bed reactor for hydrogenation reactions
High pressure autoclave for laboratory scale up (1 L)
