Research topics:
- Catalytic hybrid lean-premixed burner for gas turbines
- Water-gas shift reaction
- Poisoning of SCR-catalyst during the combustion of biomass
- Fisher-Tropsch fuels from black liquors
- Ethanol production from wastes
- Methanation
- Aftertreatment and fuel upgrading system for DME-fuelled diesel engines; Catalytic diesel reforming process for heavy-duty truck APU systems,
- Energy efficient reduction of exhausts from vehicles
- Next generation heat-integrated fuel reformer for automotive applications
- Tar analyses
- Gasification of biomass with dolomites catalysts
- Tar decomposition with iron catalysts
- Pressurized gasification of biomass
- Green methane
- Gasification of biomass
Techniques and Instrumentation:
A number of instruments are available at the department. A selection of these are mentioned below:
Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS unit, Computerised Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System, Computerised Temperature Programmed Reaction/Reduction System, Single Point BET Measurement System, Quadripole Mass Spectrometer, X-Ray Diffractometer, Supercritical Fluid Chromatograph, GC/MS, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Infrared Spectrophotometer, Pilot Plant Units for production and test of fuel cell electrodes, High Pressure Fluidised Bed Gasifier, 50 kW Fuel, Microactivity Test Unit (MAT Unit) for laboratory evaluation of FCC catalysts connected to a HP SIMDIS equipped with a Sulphur chemiluminescence detector, ceramic membrane reactor for gas separation. High pressure (100 bars) fixed bed reactors.
Keywords:
Industrial chemistry; Alcohol fuels; Catalytic
combustions; Catalytic membranes; Water-gas-shift catalysts; Zeolite; FCC; Fluid
catalytic cracking; SOx-abatement; de-NOx;
VOC-abatement; Exhaust gas catalyst; Alternative fuels; Diesel engine; Support material;
Characterization; Gasified biomass; Wood-stove combustion; Biogas; Microemulsion; Nanoparticles;
Monolith; Cordierite; Metal monolith; Fuel cells
2.- Royal
Institute of Technology
Department
of Inorganic Chemistry
S-100 44 Stockholm
Contact person:
Ass. prof. Mamoun Muhammed
tel: 46 - 8 7908158
telefax 46 - 8 212626
e-mail:mamoun@inorchem.kth.se
Personnel:
1 ass. professor
2 research assistents
2 Ph D students
Research topics:
Doped metal oxides ( e.g., cerium oxide )
Environmentally related catalysis ( redox processes )
Nano materials ( synthesis and characterization )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XRD; SEM; ICP-AES; AAS; BET; TGA; Dynamic light scattering (DLS);
Pycnometer; Scanning X-.ray disc centrifuge ( XDC ); Catalytic reactor setup ( powder samples ) with
GC analyzer ( MS will be attached soon ).
Computer programmes for modelling of chemical equilibria in solution ( for identification of synthesis conditions
in material synthesis )
Keywords:
Catalyst preparation (doping ); oxalate coprecipitation; nano phase;
cerium oxide; oxygen storage; oxygen vacancy; environmental catalysis.
3.- Royal
Institute of Technology
Division of Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
S-100 44 Stockholm
Contact person:
Prof. Christina Moberg
telephone 46 - 8 7909036
e-mail kimo@kth.se
Personnel:
4 professors
4 ass. professors
4 research assistent
3-6 post docs
24 Ph D students
Research topics:
Selective synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, homogeneous catalysis,
metalorganic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, artificial photosynthesis.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
NMR, Mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, HPLC
Keywords:
Selective synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis, supramolecular
chemistry, artificial photosynthesis.
4.- University
of Stockholm
Physics Department
P O Box 6730
S - 113 85 Stockholm
Contact person:
Ass. Prof. Jan Blomquist
tel.: 46 - 8 164687
e-mail: Jan.Blomquist@Physto.se
Ass. Prof. Stefan Csillag
telephone 46 - 8 164581
e-mail: SCS@Physto.se
Personnel:
3 ass professors
2 post doc
2 PH D students
Research topics:
EXELFS and EELS: Studies on BCN and BN Mossbauer spectroscopy: Studies
on 125Te; Studies
on weathering of biotite; Determination of states by combination of
various experimental techniques ( MS, XPS, IR )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Electron microscope ( JEOL 100 C-STEM )
PEELS - spectrometer
2 Mossbauer spectrometers
Keywords:
EELS; EXELFS; MS
5.- Nynäs
Petroleum
Department of catalysis and process technology
Oil refinery division
S-149 82 Nynäshamn
Contact person:
Dr Björn Harrysson
telephone 46 - 8 520 65203
telefax 46 - 8 520 20743
e-mail nbjh@nynas.se
Personnel:
1 project manager
3 research engineers
Research topics:
Applied research and development on hydrogen treating of oils for
the production of élubesé.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
equitment normally found for oil characterization;
High temperature GC and rheometer;
3 laboratory destillation units
1 high vacuum thin film evaporator
1 pilot unit for hydrogenation
2 laboratory units for hydrogenation
Keywords:
heavy oils, lubes, bitumen
6.- University of Lund
Department
of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Center
P.O. Box 124
S-221 00 Lund
Contact person:
Prof. Arne Andersson
telephone 46 - 46 2228280
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail Arne.Andersson@chemeng.lth.se
Prof. em. Ragnar Larsson
telephone 46 - 46 2228490 or 46 - 46 121123
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail ragnar-larsson@telia.com
Prof. Ingemar Odenbrand
telephone 46 - 46 2228284
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail Ingemar.Odenbrand@chemeng.lth.se
Personnel:
2 professors
1 professor ( retired )
1 ass. professor
1 research assistant
4 Ph D students
1 technician
Research topics:
Oxidation and ammoxidation of alkanes
Selective catalytic reduction of NOx
Reduction of NOx from diesel engines
Models of catalysis as a resonance effect
Optimized engine and exhaust treatment system for heavy duty vehicles
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XRD, FTIR, FT-Raman, BET, Chemisorption, TPD/TPR, TGA, TAP-2, AA,
SEM, electrochemical instrumentation, polarimeter
Keywords:
Oxidation; ammoxidation; alkanes; selective catalytic reduction;
nitrogen oxides; SCR; diesel; selective energy transfer;
resonance in catalysis; biofuels; deactivation
7.- University of Lund
The National Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy (nCHREM)
Chemical Centre
P.O. Box 124
S - 221 00 Lund
Contact person:
Dr Reine Wallenberg
telephone 46 - 46 2228233
telefax 46 - 46 2224012
e-mail reine.wallenberg@materialkemi.lth.se
Personnel:
2 professors
2 research associates
2 Ph D students
1 post doc
Research topics:
Oxide catalysts
High resolution electron microscopy
Metal clusters
Electron energy loss spectroscopy / imaging
Crystal structure - surface science
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Analytical electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
High resolution transmission electron microscope
Atomic force microscope
EDS / EELS
GC
Keywords:
High resolution electron microscopy (HREM ) , Oxide catlaysts, Ceria
8.-
Ideon Research Park
Katator
AB
Ideon Research Park
S - 223 70 Lund
Contact person:
Dr Tihamér Hargitai
telephone 46 - 46 2862293
telefax 46 - 46 2862299
e-mail: Tihamer.Hargitai@Katator.se
Personnel:
6 researchers ( about Ph D )
Research topics:
Catalytic combustion
Heat production
Pollution abatement ( VOC, NH3, etc )
Flue gas treatment
SCR - technology
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Equipment ( IR ) for flue gas analysis NOx analysis equipment
Keywords:
Catalytic combustion, catalytic systems, catalytic burners, catalytic
deodorizing plant,
Fluidized bed combustion
9.-
Perstorp Catalyst
Perstorp Catalyst
S - 284 80 Perstorp
Contact person:
Personnel:
6 researchers ( 4 M Sc and 2 PhD)
Research topics:
Selective catalysis ( Methanol - Formaldehyde )
VOC - destruction
Boiler emission destruction
Techniques and Instrumentation:
BET
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Several flow reactors with detection for CO, CO2, NOx, total carbon.
Kinetic reactor
equitment for particle size measurements ( Malvern master sizer )
10.-ALSTOM Power Sweden AB
ALSTOM Power Sweden AB
Box 1233
S-351 12 Växjö
Sweden
Contact person:
Dr. Ann-Charlott Larsson
Tel: +46 470 76 21 62/
+ 46 70 53 87 762
Fax: +46 470 76 20 01
e-mail: ann-charlotte.larsson@power.alstom.com
Personnel:
4 Research engineers
Research topics:
Poisoning of catalysts related to combustion processes
Dynamic simulation of catalytic processes
Cooperation with groups at Lund University, Royal
Institute of Technolgy and Chalmers University of Technology
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Test rig for monolithic blocks; 15 x 15 x 25 cm
SEM
Apparatus for porosity and surface determinations
11.-
AB VOLVO Technological Development
AB VOLVO Technological Development
Divison of Emission Control and catalysts (06130/PVö21 )
S- 405 08 Göteborg
Contact person:
Personnel:
4 persons; emission control - cars
2 persons ; emission control - trucks
5 persons ; LeaNOx Catalysis
2 persons; CNG catalysis
7 persons; Other issues of catalysts
( all 20 PhD or other type of research fellows )
Research topics:
Emission contol for cars and trucks; Development of NOx catalysts
under lean oxidation conditions
(LeaNOx); Developoment of catalysts relating to the use of compressed
natural gas ( CNG )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Test rig for activity testing; three way applications
Test rig for activity testing; Lean NOx reduction
TOF - SIMS
Gas analyzers, FTIR, Fast response FID, etc etc .
Engine test bench ( High Dynamic )
Keywords:
Emission control catalysts; three way catalysis; deterioration, aging;
oxygen storage poisoning;
thermal deactivation; sulphur deactivation oxidation catalyst; NOx
reduction; deNOx; LeaNOx;
Diesel ; Otto process; exhaust gas oxidation; direct insertion ; emission
analysis; Fast
response analysis; design of experiments, chemometry.
12.-
Chalmers University of Technology
Chemical reaction engineering
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof. Bengt Andersson
telephone 46 - 31 7723026
telefax 46 - 31 7723035
e-mail bengt@cre.chalmers.se
Personnel:
2 professors and senior research staff
9 Ph D students
4 technicians and administration
Research topics:
Car exhaust catalysis
Deactivatioin of catalysts
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Apparatus for kinetics measurements in gas and liquid phase including
isotope analysis. IR cells
for temperature < 400 oC. TPX.
13.-
Chalmers University of Technology
Applied Surface Chemistry
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Ass. prof.Börje Gevert
telephone 46 - 31 7722956
telefax 46 - 31 160062
e-mail gevert@tk.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
1 ass. professor
2 research assistants
3 Ph D student ( + 2 at KCK )
Research topics:
Zeolites for exhaust cleaning
Silicon based small particles for catalysts
Hydrotreatment of heavy oils Catalytic cracking
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Reactors
FCC Pilot Plant ; built under license from the Atlantic Richfield
Co.
Microactivity (MAT ) test unit for cracking catalysts. Built to meet
ASTM standard D3907-80.
Continous hydroprocessing reactors for catalytic treatment and conversion
of oils.
i)Two units for 30-150 ml of catalyst, pressures of max 160 bar and
temperatures of 500 oC;
ii) One atmospheric unit for temperatures up to 450 oC
Batch reactor for hydroprocessing studies ( < 200bar ; < 350
oC )
Pulse reactor
Reactor system for activity testing with on-line analysis of oxygen,
carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and total hydrocarbons.
Analytical facilities
Digisorb 2600 ( Micromeritics )
Scanning electron microscope ( Link QX200 / Jeol JSM 5200 )
Elemental analyzers ( LECO RO-116; LECO SC-132; LECO CHN-600 ).
Two gas chromatographs ( Hewlett Packard 5880 A / HP 3888 A intergrator
and HP 7671 A automatic sampler)
Thermal Activity Monitor ( Thermetric 2270 )
Laser scattering instrument ( Maklvern Zetasizer 2c ); measures Z-potential,
electrophoretic mobility, particle size and diffusion coefficient
In addition : a number of gas chromatographs, an atomic absorption
spectrophotometer, a
UV spectrophotometer, and instruments for viscosity, surface tension,
etc.
Materials preparation facilities
Vacuum distillation unit
Ultrafiltration unit
Zeolite preparation equitment
Spray dryer ( Niro Mobil minor )
Extruder
Steam and/or heat-treaters
Pulping and bleaching equitment
In addition: a multi-purpose unit, a freeze-drying
unit, a ball-mill, screening equitment
ovens, vacuum ovens, furnaces, etc.
Keywords:
Nano particles, small particles, hydrodemetallization, fluid catalytic
cracking, modelling of fluid catalytic cracking, DEMET process, colloidal
zeolite, ZSM-5, Vanadium, Nickel, Copper, denox, Manganese, oxygen
bleaching, HDM, fibrillar alumina, Molybdenum.
14.-
Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Applied Physics
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof. Bengt Kasemo
telephone 46 - 31 7723370
telefax 46 - 31 7723134
e-mail kasemo@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
2 ass. professors
3 research assistants
4 post docs
2 research associates
2 visiting research associates
12 Ph D students
Research topics:
Studies on flow reactors with monolithic catalysts regarding oxygen
storage and oxidation of CO, CH4, H2 as well as NOx reduction.
TPD/TPR with mass spectrometry.
Molecular beam studies of sticking kinetics and reaction kinetics.
H2, CO, CO2, etc.
Photoinduced surface reactions and photocatalysis.
Catalytic light off ( experimental and theoretical investigations
): H2+O2, CO + O2.
Modelling and computer simulations of catalytic reactions: Kinetic
phase transformations, mass transport + kinetics, spillover effects,
kinetics related to nanometer catalysts. Monte Carlo simulations.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XPS ( ESCA ), AES, HREELS, Molecular beam scattering, TPD/TPR, Flow
reactors, NOx detectors, Quartz crystal micro balance (QCM) , Nd:YAG
laser.
Keywords:
Kinetics modelling, catalytic light off, catalytic oscillations, oxidation
catalysis, molecular beam scattering, nano fabrication.
15.-
Chalmers University of Technology
Competence Centre for Catalysis (K C K)
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof. Magnus Skoglundh
telephone 46 - 31 772 2974
telefax 46 - 31 160 062
e-mailskoglund@chalmers.se
Personnel:
10 researchers
14 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalytic reduction of emissions from vehicles
Catalytic reduction of emissions from industries
Photocatalysis
Nano technology
The Competence Centre for Catalysis (Kompetenscentrum katalys - KCK)
has its centre of gravity in the departments of Applied Physics, Chemical Reaction Engineering
and Applied Surface Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology.
A research program is executed together with six industries: AB Volvo,
Scania CV AB, Volvo Car Corporation AB, GM Powertrain Sweden AB,
Haldor Topsoe A/S and the Swedish Space Corporation AB.
Techniques and Instrumentation: XPS, MS, HREELS, Laser,
IR, UV, TPD, MAT, SEM , Digisorb, GC, TOF-SIMS, FTIR, TGA,
Nano fabrication laboratory, work stations, full scale exhaust equitment, etc.
Keywords:
Catalytic NOx reduction, low temperature catalytic activity.
16.- Goteborg University
& Chalmers
University of Technology
Materials and Surface Theory Group
Department of Applied Physics
S - 412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof Bengt Lundqvist
telephone 46 - 31 7723199
telefax 46 - 31 772 8426
e-mail lundqvist@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
4 professors
6 research assistants
10 PhD students
1 secretary
1 lecturer
1 researcher assistant (forskarassistent)
2 PhD students
Research topics:
Theory of surfaces and surface processes, including catalysis
Theory of materials
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Computers
Keywords:
Surface physics, theory, materials, condensed matter physics.
17.-
Chalmers University of Technology
Molecular Physics
S - 412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof Arne Rosén
telephone 46 - 31 7723295
telefax 46 - 31 7723496
e-mail f3car@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
2 research assistants
6 PhD students
13 technicians and administation
Research topics:
Experimental and theoretical studies of metal clusters
Experimental and theoretical studies of fullerenes and nano tubes
Studies of surfaces and catalytic processes
i) Detection of OH radicals with focused laser-induced fluoresence
ii) Kinetics modelling of surface- and gas phase reactions and mass
transport
iii) Studies of catalytic reactions with molecular calculations
Studies of processes related to combustion in motors
i) Diagnostics of spray formation by laser spectroscopy
ii) Studies of radicals and soot in atmospheric flames using laser
spectroscopy
iii) Analysis of pictures from these studies using modern mathematical
pattern analysis
Studies within medicine and atmospheric chemistry
Techniques and Instrumentation:
ND:YAG laser, Dye-lasers, ns/ps. Type: YG671C10; TDL51, PTL10 ( Continuum,
USA )
Eximer lasers, dye lasers Type: EMG102 (XeCl), LP2101 (ArF) FL2002E
( Lambda Fysik )
Vacuum systems, UHV ( manufactured at Chalmers )
Equipment for the production of free clusters and for studies of their
reactions
Keywords:
Molecular physics, laser spectroscopy, catalysis, electronic structure
calculations, fullerenes, nano tubes
18.-
University of Linkoping
Div. of Applied Physics
Linköping University
S-581 83 LINKÖPING
Contact person:
Anita Lloyd Spetz
Tel: +46 13 281710 or 705 17 67 88
Secr.: +46 13 281211
Fax: +46 13 288969
email: asz@ifm.liu.se
homepage: http://www.ifm.liu.se/~spetz
Personnel:
2 professors
2 ass. professors
3 research assistents
5 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalytical chemical sensors
Membrane catalysts
Model catalysts and basic studies on simple model reactions, especially
involving hydrogen as a reactant.
Kinetics modelling of simple model reactions
Radicals in catalysis
Techniques and Instrumentation:
UHV surface analysis: XPS, UPS, EELS Mass spectrometry : "Spatially
resolved gas sampling" - mass spectrometry at
atmospheric pressure
ESR
Keywords:
Membrane catalysis, hydrogen sensing, model catalysis, kinetic modelling,
spatially resolved gas sampling.
19.-
Luleå University of Technology
Division of Chemical Technology
Department of Chemistry and Metallurgy
S - 971 87 Luleå
Contact person:
Dr Jonas Hedlund
telephone 46 - 920 492105
telefax 46 - 920 91199
e-mail johe@km.luth.se
Personnel:
1 professor
1 senior lecturer
7 Ph D students
Research topics:
The activity focuses on the preparation, characterization and surface
modification of porous materials and colloidal inorganic particles.
Special emphasis is on the synthesis thin films, membranes and colloidal
zeolites. The materials are evaluated in catalysis, separation and
sensor applications.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
SEM ( Philips XL30, LaB6 ) with EDS ( Link ISIS, Ge detector )
XRD ( Siemens D5000, with accessories for thin film analysis )
Nitrogen adsorption equipment ( Micromeritics ASAP 2110 )
Light scattering instrument for the measurement of particle size distribution
and z-potential; with a gonimeter accessory and a 2W laser for analysis
of small ( > 2 nm ) particles.
There are also available at the Institute advanced spectrometers such
as FTIR, FT-Raman, IR- and Raman microscope, UV-vis, NMR ( solid state
and liquid pahse ) .
Several test rigs for catalysts and membranes.
Keywords:
Zeolites, zeolite films, zeolite membranes, colloidal , small particles.
