In-situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS)

The Micromeritics In-situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS) is a new instrument that complements any dynamic laboratory reactor system such as the Micromeritics Micro-Activity Effi and Solo, bringing new capabilities to catalyst researchers. It adds two key characterization techniques to the functionality of an existing reaction system – Temperature Programmed Analyses (TPx) and Pulse Chemisorption. There is also an optional facility to add physisorption. These well-known and time-tested techniques may now be performed on a fresh catalyst and then repeated on a used catalyst without removing the material from the reactor. Users benefit from obtaining both TPx and pulse chemisorption data for the same aliquot of sample used for reaction studies. Performing these analyses in-situ virtually eliminates the possibility of contamination from atmospheric gases or moisture which may damage the active catalyst and undermine the relevance of post-reaction characterization data.