In addition to the instrumentation detailed in the sections below, we have full access to the equipment hosted by:
- The Chemical Institute for Energy and the Environment (IQUEMA) (XRD, XRF, EPR, PHOTOLYSIS FLASH, etc.), and
- The Central Service for Research Support (SCAI) of the University of Córdoba (TEM, SEM, XPS, RMN, ICP-MS, NIR, MIR, RAMAN, LC-MS. GC-MS, etc.)
There are different techniques for synthesis of catalysts, in which the research team has large experience, such as sol-gel processes, incipient wetness impregnation, deposition-precipitation, microemulsion, photo-deposition, etc., available for use.
- Computer-controlled Syrris Atlas System for the addition of reagents with continuous pH control.
- Micromeritics ASAP-2010. The Micromeritics ASAP 2010 (Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System) provides high quality surface area (BET) and porosity measurement on different types of solid materials based on the gas adsorption theory.
- Micromeritics Autochem II 2920. Chemisorption and Temperature- Programmed analysis equipment (TPD, TPR, TPO), coupled to a quadrupole mass spectrometer Pfeiffer GSD 320.
- Photochemical reactors of 190 mL capacity (2 units) for liquid-phase reactions with mercury immersion lamp (Photochemical Reactors Ltd., medium pressure, 125 W) or LED strips (visible), and on-line coupled to a GC (Agilent 7890-TCD) and a quadrupole MS (Hiden, HPR-20).
- Photochemical reactors with a capacity of 20 mL (2 units) with the possibility to work with UV radiation (Hamamatsu Spotlight LightningcureTM L8022) or with a solar simulator (Newport, 150W Xe lamp).
- Photocatalytic reactor for gas-phase reactions, on-line coupled to an Agilent 6890 GC equipped with a methanizer for CO and CO2 Illumination using UV radiation focused by an optic fiber (Hamamatsu Spotlight LightningcureTM L8022).
- SynLED Parallel Photoreactor (Sigma-Aldrich) equiped with bottom-lit light emitting diodes (LEDs) across a 4 × 4 reaction block array with a cooling fan for temperature control.
- Penn PhD Photoreactor M2 (Sigma-Aldrich). It combines LED illumination (either 365 or 450 nm), mechanical stirring and air cooling. Volume up to 40 mL.
- Pilot scale solar photoreactor for water treatment (50 L total volume) installed on the roof of the building.
- CEM Discover 2.0 Microwave oven, with a gas addition system.
- High pressure Berghof BR-100 reactors (2 items, 100 mL) which can operate at 300˚C and 200 bar max., with different gas inlets.
- Flow microreactor on-line coupled to GC
- Gas Chromatographs (Agilent 7890, Agilent 6890) with FID and / or TCD detectors.
- A Varian Saturn GC-MS system
- Liquid chromatography system with Diode Array and refractive index (HPLCDA / IR) detectors (Waters 2695, DA 2996).
- Liquid chromatography system with mass spectrometry detector, HPLC-TSQ (Thermo Scientific, Ultimate 3000-TSQ) on-line coupled to solid phase extraction (SPE-Gilson).
- Several benchtop quadrupole mass spectrometers that can be coupled to gas phase reaction systems (Thermo Prolab, Hiden, HPR-20).
- EZ-Raman equipment from En-Wave Optronics with a 785 nm (300 mW) laser operating in the 100-3300 cm-1 range and with probe focalized with an optic fiber and the possibility of real time reaction monitoring.