Continuous catalytic reactor systems covering a range of pressures and temperatures

High-Pressure Batch Reactors – Six autoclaves ranging from 20 mL to 2 L. One is a new Parr 4523

Parallel semibatch reactors (6, 20 mL) for high throughput experimentation (gas/liquid/solid)

Two Ambrell EASYHEAT 8130LI induction heaters, 10 kW, 150-400 kHz and 343 kHz

Across Intl. IHG06A1 induction heater, 6.6 kW, 100-500 kHz

Five refrigerated circulating baths

Four Agilent 6890 GC’s (detectors - 2 MSDs, 4 TCDs, 3 FIDs)

ThermoFisher Trace 1600 GC with FID and VUV detectors, either GC or GC x GC configuration (shared)

SRS RGA-300 and vacuum system with sample introduction by syringe

Agilent 6120 Quad LC/MS and Buchi C-815 Prep LC

Two DSC/TGAs - TA SDT 6000, Perkin-Elmer STA-6000

FTIR - Nicolet 380 (DRIFTS, ATR accessories)

Porosimeter - Micromeritics ASAP 2020 and Chemisorption/TPD - Anton Paar Pulsar

Perkin-Elmer ICPN0780010 ICP-OES (shared)

Lindbergh 3-zone furnace and quartz furnace tubes

Fisher PowerGen 500 ultrasonicator

Four high pressure pumps of various types

Two gas recirculation pumps

Two hot water/oil heater/circulators

Four peristaltic pumps

Other synthetic facilities such as ovens, Schlenk lines, glove box

We also work extensively at the LSU Synchrotron Center on the XAS beamlines, at the LSU Shared Instrumentation Facility (XPS, XRD, Raman, TEM, SEM) and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TEM, Raman)