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Hiden CATLAB
An Integrated Microreactor
Mass Spectrometer for
Catalyst Characterisation and
Evaluation
CATLAB Microreactor
Unique interchangeable
cartridge system.
catalyst
CATLAB Schematic
Mass
Spectrometer
Display
Gas Flow
Monitoring
Sample
Temperature
Display
Advantages
Disadvantages
Measurements cannot
be carried out
continuously.
Unknown products
cannot be identified by
GC alone.
Thermal
Conductivity
Detector (TCD)
Continuous
detection of product.
Quadrupole Mass
Spectrometer
(QMS)
Continuous detection of
selected components.
Can detect multiple
components
simultaneously.
Components can be
quantified continuously
Leaks & impurities easily
detected
Cost (?)
Water must be
removed before
detection.
0 order
1st order
2nd order
Temperature
S(solid) + 1% H2/He
R(solid) + H2O
2.
Allows:
Deactivation studies
Adsorption Plots
Area
moles ads
Uptake
B
Height
conc.
Adsorption Isotherm
Amount Adsorbed
7E+20
6E+20
5E+20
4E+20
e.g. CO adsorption on
Pt/Al2O3
3E+20
2E+20
1E+20
0
0
1E-13
2E-13
3E-13
4E-13
5E-13
6E-13
7E-13
8E-13
Summary