Temperature Programmed Oxidation of Cu Catalyst

Temperature Programmed Oxidation of Cu Catalyst

Background Temperature programmed oxidation (TPO) is a versatile materials characterisation tool used in catalysis for the elucidation of surface chemistry in catalytic materials. The underlying principle of the technique is simple, hydrogen or oxygen are passed over...
X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)

Problem A customer aimed to improve the activity and stability of an industrial catalyst establishing understanding relationships between the catalyst recipe, its structure, and performance. Which analysis? Stoli studied coordination and oxidation state of the active...
Coating methodologies for new processes

Coating methodologies for new processes

Problem A major company was developing a novel reactor and required synthesis of thermally-conductive catalyst-coated tubes. These reactors applied to a gas-phase process would minimise heat and mass transfer compared to powdered catalyst. The resulting benefits...