Research
New Article: Residual gas analysers; it’s the small details that deliver success in UHV/XHV systems
A recent article published in the Institute of Physics publication “Physics World” takes a look at the enabling role that quadrupole mass...
Thin Film Applications of the UHV-TPD Workstation
A successful method for investigating the microstructure of thin films by thermal effusion measurements is Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD),...
Surface Engineering & Thin Film Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology represents a new frontier in research and development (R&D) across a broad spectrum of human endeavours. Though concerned with...
Hydrogen in Steel Measurements with the UHV-TPD Workstation
Determination of hydrogen bound in steel is an important factor in developing new steel types for ever more demanding applications. Temperature...
SSITKA study of complete methane oxidation on palladium and platinum catalysts
Authors: Marek Rotko, Andrzej Machocki The catalytic process of complete methane oxidation is a highly promising alternative to flame combustion,...
Dehydrogenation mechanism of LiBH4 by Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Hydrogen is considered as a promising alternative energy carrier owing to its high-energy density, abundance, light weight and pollution-free...
Multifunctionality of Silver Closo-boranes
As a successor of research based on metal borohydrides, higher boranes are being investigated. Ag2B12H12 and Ag2B10H10 are synthesized and found to...
An experimental assessment of the ammonia temperature programmed desorption method for probing the surface acidic properties of heterogeneous catalysts
The aim of this work was to study the surface acidic properties of oxide catalysts and carriers (g-Al2O3, CeO2, ZrO2, SiO2, TiO2, HZSM5 zeolite),...
Study of the catalyst load for a microwave susceptible catalytic DPF
Motivated by increasingly stringent emissions regulations, Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) have seen widespread use as the only technically and...
