Methods
Research
Advanced materials
- mixed oxides, zeolites and mesoporous materials, supported noble metals and structured materials for oxidation, hydrogenation, energy and environment protection reactions
- nanocomposite materials, sensors, catalytic membranes, catalytic mufflers and filters
- nanostructured electrodes (anode, cathode) for photo- and electro-catalytic reactions and fuel cells
Chemical processes
- clean-up technologies, selective oxidation and hydrogenation processes, membrane reactors, sustainable energy, photo- electro-chemical processes
- risk analysis, reactor engineering
- reuse of waste and waste minimization
- sonochemistry
Energy
- H2 production (new processes, membrane, photo)
- photo-active materials, PV new generation cells
- novel electrode for PEM-FC and solar FCs
- photo-electrochemical devices
- biomass conversion and valorization
- use of electrical energy to driven chemical processes
Advanced Chemical analysis
- several gas-chromatographs (FID, TCD, MS) and micro GCs
- HPLC with quadrupole analyzer, Ionic Chromatograph
- Triple mass quadruple GC: GC-MS/MS
- GCxGC-MS
- TOC analyzer, Atomic Adsorption
- FTIR with gas cell, Raman
Study of reactivity of catalysts and materials
- several lines for catalytic tests in flow conditions equipped with relative feed preparation and analysis systems
- High-throughput testing
- apparatus for electrocatalytic tests
- various lines for photo-reactivity studies
- various autoclaves (from 100 ml to 0,1 l) for synthesis of catalysts and catalytic tests
- line for membrane testing
Characterization of solids and materials
- X-ray diffraction
- Scanning electron microscopy with EDX, TEM (access)
- FT-IR, Raman microscopy, UV-Visible in reflectance
- TG, DSC (with mass analyzer)
- Chemisorption and surface area
- Temperature programmed reduction/oxidation/ desorption
- AA
Surface and in situ studies
- XPS mapping
- FT-IR lines equipped with DRIFT and transmission flow cells
- Temperature programmed surface reactions
- Electrochemical characterization