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GROUP INFRAESTRUCTURE

LABORATORIES
EQUIPMENT
SERVICES
  • Specialized Environmental Catalysis Laboratory, SIU, Tower 2, 332-333.

  • Infrared spectroscopy and determination of viscosity laboratory. SIU, Tower 1, 3rd floor.

  • Central Laboratories SIU.

  • Batch and continuous reaction systems for catalytic activity studies. 

  • NOx Chemioluminescence analyzer.

  • Gas Chromatographs with thermal conductivity detectors, flame ionization and mass spectrometer.

  • Headspace Autosampler.

  • Solids characterization equipment with programmed temperature techniques (TPR, TPD, TPO) and chemisorption coupled to mass spectrometer.

  • High pressure reaction system.

  • Membrane separation system.

  • Reactors, ovens and muffles for catalysts synthesis.

  • Aspersion dryer.

  • Extraction equipment microwave assisted/

  • Karl Fisher titration equipment.

  • Simulation software licences for ANSYS-Fluent and Gaussian

  •  IR Antaris IGS de ThermoScientific

  • Planetary ball mill PM 100, Retsch brand, curundum jar of 250 mL, curundum balls.

  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Frontier brand,horizontal attenuated total reflectance cells (HATR) for solids and liquids samples, Diffuse reflectance cells (DiffusIR) for solids samples and in-situ analysis.

  • Rotational viscometer, Fungilab brand, with needles for: 600 mL samples, small sample and low viscosity.

  • Microactivity tests on catalysts for NOx reduction and decomposition to nitrogen in the presence of water.

  • Analysis of NOx, N2O, CO, CO2, methane, propane, propylene, H2O, HCl and some organochlorinated compounds in fixed sources.

  • Advisement on control of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, organochlorinated compounds and particulate material in fixed sources. 

  • Essential oils analysis.

  • Modelling and simulation of chemical processes.

  • Modelling and simulation of flow patterns in real equipment with the use of CFD tools. 

  • Drying experiments for raw materials and terminated products in aspersion and microwave dryers.

  • Chemisorptions: TPO, TPD-NH3, TPD-CO2, TPR.

  • Volatile compounds analysis in solid and liquid matrices using headspace.

  • Determination of humidity by Karl-Fisher.

  • Grinding solids using planetary ball mill.

  • Infrared spectroscopy analysis for solids, liquids and in-situ samples.

  • Determination of essential oils, suspensions and solutions viscosity.

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