Innovating Greener Catalytic Processes for Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Storage and Hydrogen Production
Facilities
Our laboratory is well-equipped with various instruments for heterogeneous catalyst testing, materials characterization as well as hollow fiber membrane fabrication. Please contact Kang Hui (e0030027 at u.nus.edu) for any queries regarding instrument status and usage.
Catalytic reactors:
4-channel, high-pressure (50 bar) reactor system with automatic valve switching and TCD-FID characterization
8-channel ambient-pressure reactor system with automatic valve switching and TCD-FID or GC-MS characterization
Lab-scale prototype catalytic membrane reactor for hydrogen production
Lab-scale biomass gasifier for hydrogen production (capacity ca. 3 kg/h of feedstock)
Benchtop semibatch reactor for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Plasma generator for catalyst treatment and plasma catalysis
Photothermal reactor (integrated light source and furnace) for investigating the effect of irradiation on continuous-flow, packed-bed reactions
Analytical instruments:
Shimadzu TG/DTA analyzer (DTG-60)​
Shimadzu GC-MS system for online gas analysis​
Micromeritics ASAP 2020 for static physisorption studies
Shimadzu powder XRD for small- and wide-angle measurements​
Bruker Vertex system (with Harrick Praying Mantis cell) for ex-situ and in-situ ​FTIR measurements
Thermo Fisher TPDRO system for temperature-programmed and pulse measurements
Shimadzu in-situ DRS UV-vis
Electro Chemical Station
In-situ Raman Labram HR800
Membrane Fabrication:
Automated hollow-fiber membrane spinner
High-temperature furnace with gas atmosphere
Automatic Dip Coating
Catalyst Fabrication:
Ball Milling
Muffled Furnaces
Ovens
Rotary Evaporator
Vacuum Oven
MagiCube
Microwave reactor
Plasma Cleaner
Freeze Dryer