To carry out experimental studies within the framework of various research projects, our research group has access to a wide range of experimental setups. Facilities with different reactor volumes are available for both high-pressure oxidation reactions and high-pressure experiments using hydrogen as a reaction gas, enabling the scale-up of various processes. In addition, a membrane unit for the recovery of homogeneous catalysts complements our equipment portfolio.

For the synthesis of various model compounds and catalysts, additional experimental setups as well as a calcination furnace and a reduction furnace are available. Furthermore, the analysis of the synthesized model compounds and catalysts, as well as the analysis of reaction products, can be carried out within our research group using a variety of analytical methods.

An overview of a large part of the equipment and measuring devices can be found under the following sections:

Reaction plants

• Scale-up autoclaves
• Batch / autoclave systems
• Continuous membrane unit
• Jet-loop reactor
• Fixed-bed reactor (continuous fixed-bed)
• Slurry autoclaves

Analytics

• Chromatography (GC / GC-MS, HPLC)
• Elemental analysis (ICP-OES / AAS, CHN, CHNS)
• Spectroscopy (FT-IR, UV/Vis spectroscopy)
• Material characterization

Synthesis

• POM synthesis setups
• Furnaces (calcination & reduction)
• Dip-Coater RDC 15
• Electrochemical setup
• Rotary evaporator (rotovap)
• Benchtop centrifuge (2-16P Sigma)
• Glassware – reflux apparatus

Practical course

• Power-to-X technologies
• Biomass characterization
• Industrial homogeneous catalysis
• Stirred reactor cascade