Laboratory of Catalytic Materials
  Engineering Faculty
  Chemistry and Pharmacy Faculty
 
 
 
 
  Laboratorio
  de
  Materiales
  Catalíticos
  -
  Departamento
  de
  Ingeniería
  Química
  y 
  Bioprocesos - Facultad de Ingeniería - Facultad de Química y de Farmacia
  Campus San Joaquín - Avda. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul
  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago - Chile
 
 
 
  Equipment
 
 
  Micromeritics 3Flex-MS
  Recognized
  as
  the
  most
  advanced
  instrument
  in
  the
  field 
  for
  material
  surface
  characterization
  (1).
  The
  3Flex
  has 
  become
  a
  crucial
  tool
  for
  providing
  high
  resolution 
  adsorption
  and
  desorption
  isotherms
  to
  advance
  and 
  validate
  fundamental
  understanding
  into
  development
  of 
  methodologies and process improvements.
  In our laboratory the following analyzes are carried out:
  - Nitrogen Adsorption-Desorption.
  - Porosity and specific area measurements (BET Method).
  - Pore size distribution (micropore and mesopore).
  - NH
  3
   and CO
  2
   adsorption (surface acidity).
  - Reactive adsorption of methanol.
  -
  Determination
  of
  size
  and
  dispersion
  of
  metallic
  particles 
  (quimisorption of H
  2
   and CO
  2
  ).
  - Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR).
  -
  Determination
  of
  functional
  groups
  of
  carbon-based 
  materials (Programmed Thermal Decomposition).
  - Among others.
  Through
  these
  techniques
  it
  is
  possible
  to
  characterize 
  supported
  nanoparticles,
  porous
  materials
  such
  as 
  activated
  carbon,
  silica,
  alumina,
  titania,
  graphene,
  carbon 
  nanotubes, polymers, zeolites, graphene oxide, etc.
  For
  questions
  or
  measurement
  request,
  you
  can
  write
  us
  to 
  the e-mail 
  neescalona@ing.puc.cl
  
 
  1 Study conducted by independent firm, Tech Validate™, TVID 784-C23-98E, 2015