Equipment

Our laboratory facilities are ideally equipped to support advanced chemical and electrochemical research, providing a versatile environment for both classical chemical processes and cutting-edge electrochemical studies. Our capabilities extend from traditional liquid phase synthesis techniques, such as precipitation and polymerization, to gas-solid reactions including calcination and pyrolysis for the preparation of electrodes and catalysts.

We leverage 3D polymer printing and resin development technologies to create precisely defined 3D structures, ranging from millimeters down to the nanometer scale. For achieving the highest resolution, a two-photon printer is at our disposal. Additionally, our facilities enable the deposition of catalysts onto electrodes using sophisticated methods like automated spray coating and the doctor blade technique.

Our laboratory is furnished with an array of materials characterization equipment, with a particular focus on carbonaceous materials. In the realm of electrochemistry, we offer testing equipment for both batch half-cell and continuous flow full-cell experiments, capable of operating under elevated pressures and temperatures, including environments of 9 M KOH. Our potentiostats are equipped with impedance analysis capabilities, enhancing our research scope.

For the testing of heterogeneous catalysts, we utilize a continuous testing rig that operates at technical pressures and temperatures, complemented by online analytics for real-time data collection. Additionally, our facilities include a mobile pilot plant for CO2/CO to methanol hydrogenation, featuring a high-pressure gas recycle stream. This versatile plant can be operated both in our laboratory and at the sites of our collaborators, such as biomass gasification plants, enabling us to extend our research and testing capabilities beyond our immediate physical premises.

Equipment

Major Research Equipment
Thermogravimetry coupled with mass spectroscopy
Gravimetric dynamic vapor sorption coupled with mass spectrometry
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Advanced Catalytic Materials
Horizontal tubular furnaces for gas/solid reactions under corrosive atmosphere (Cl2) up to 1600°C.
Vacuum furnace up to 2000°C
(Vacuum) hot press up to 450°C
Stereolithographic 3D printer
Electrode production line (automated doctorblade, calendering, sealing)
Postdoctoral fellow, Cluster of Excellence “Engineering of Advanced Materials”, FAU
High resolution physisorption and chemisorption (Ar, N2, CO2, CO, H2, …)
Electrochemical Energy Conversion Processes
Several ®RDE workstations with multichannel potentiostats
Gas-diffusion-electrode half cells
Robot assisted ultrasound nozzle spraying station
Fuel cell testing stations
CO2 electroreduction half cells with online GC
Heterogeneous Catalysis and Processes
Transient response testing stations with high resolution mass spectroscopy and GC (for TPR, CPR and SSITKA studies)
In-situ raman microscope for spatially resolved spectra coupled to an operando GC
In-situ DRIFTS cells with operando gas analysis
Continuous flow gas phase catalyst rigs with online analytics (GCs, FTIRs, MS, …)