Equipment and tools
Catalyst preparation and testing
Catalyst Preparation
Fully equipped laboratory for the preparation of catalyst powders and catalyst-coated ceramic and metallic monoliths
Retsch LA-950V2
Centrifuge, ball mill and laser scattering particle size distribution analyzer
Model gas test bench for test of catalyst-coated monoliths
Model gas test benches for measurements of SCR catalysts, DOC, hydrolysis catalysts, soot oxidation catalysts, TWC, methane oxidation catalysts, etc.
Example of test rig with spray unit
Model gas test benches for investigation of SCR catalysts and hydrolysis catalysts with liquid reducing agents
Model gas test bench for investigation of vanadium emissions from SCR catalysts following EDA recommendations
Nexus FTIR Spectrometer
InProcess GAM 400 MS
CLD 700 EL from Eco Physics
Gas analysis by FTIR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chemiluminescence NO/NOx analyzer and FID
Liquid quench and adsorption apparatus according to VDI Standard 2462 for SO2/SO3 analytics and catalyst emission measurements
Dionex HPLC system
HPLC analytics for urea and alternative liquid reducing agents
Catalyst characterization
Quantachrome Autosorb-1 for N2 physisorption and chemisorption measurements
N2 physisorption measurements
Bruker D8 Advance X-Ray Diffractometer
X-ray diffractometer (Bruker D8 Advance) with high temperature reaction cell (Anton Paar)
Bruker Vertex70 DRIFTS Spectrometer
FTIR spectrometer (Bruker Vertex70) dedicated to diffuse reflectance measurements
Bruker Vertex70 ATR-IR Spectrometer
FTIR spectrometer (Bruker Vertex70) dedicated to ATR-IR measurements
Bruker Vertex80V DRIFTS Spectrometer
FTIR spectrometer (Bruker Vertex80V) dedicated to diffuse reflectance measurements at beamline SuperXAS
UV/VIS spectrometer
UV/VIS spectrometer (Varian Cary 4000) with accessories for liquid samples and diffuse reflectance analysis of solids
DR cell for in situ/operando experiments
Diffuse reflectance (DR) cells and optics for UV/VIS, FTIR and Raman spectrometers
Thermo TPDRO 1100 Series
Equipment for temperature programmed experiments (TPR/TPO/TPD)