A spatially resolved capillary inlet mass spectrometer system.

Pinpoint and measure diverse pollutants inside narrow channels of catalyst monoliths Determine transient species distribution in reactors Minimal disruption of reactor flow and catalyst chemistry For sampling from confined space reactors Channelised automotive engine catalysts Catalysed Fuel Reformers Proton Exchange Membranes Fuel Cell Flow Channels Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) in internal combustion engines

The SpaciMS inlet is designed for the minimally invasive study of reaction chemistry in confined space reactors - offering unique insight into intra-catalyst chemistry.

• 16 Capillary inlet system.
• Software controlled sampling stream position.
• Z-Drive for positioning of inlet positions.
• Thermocouple inputs for temperature measurement at sampling point.
• Minimally invasive.
• 3-D Mapping of intra-reactor gas composition.
• High temporal distribution.

“Winner of a 2008 R&D100 award in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

Cummins Inc, CenTACat and Y-12 National Security Complex.” 

SpaciMS: spatial and temporal operando resolution of reactions within catalytic monoliths

Jacinto Sa, Daniel Luis Abreu Fernandes, Farid Aiouache, Alexandre Goguet, Christopher Hardacre, David Lundie, Wasif Naeem, William P. Partridge and Cristina Stere

Analyst, 2010, 135, 2260–2272

DOI: 10.1039/c0an00303d

Mass Spectrometers for Catalysis and Thermal Analysis (2.1MB)

 SpaciMS - Probing what is Hidden Within (1259KB)

Press Releases

 Hiden's Spaci-MS Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award for Innovative Technology (831KB)

 SpaciMS Mass Spectrometer Inlet for Spatially Resolved Measurements (298KB)

This animated plot shows how gas concentrations and temperature are mapped at different capillary positions through the length of a catalyst monolith sample.

Data produced using QSpaci Software, Developed by Queen’s University Belfast for use with the Hiden SpaciMS system.

 Partial Pressure of CO vs Temperature Video (533K)

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