Facilities

Our laboratory is well-equipped with instruments for heterogeneous catalyst testing, materials characterization, and hollow fiber membrane fabrication. Please contact Kang Hui (khlim@nus.edu.sg) for any queries regarding instrument status and usage.

Catalytic Reactors

4-channel high-pressure reactor system

4-channel high-pressure reactor system

High-pressure reactor system rated to 50 bar with automatic valve switching and TCD-FID characterization.

8-channel ambient-pressure reactor system

8-channel ambient-pressure reactor system

Ambient-pressure reactor system with automatic valve switching and TCD-FID or GC-MS characterization.

Catalytic membrane reactor

Catalytic membrane reactor

Lab-scale prototype catalytic membrane reactor for hydrogen production.

Biomass gasifier

Biomass gasifier

Lab-scale biomass gasifier for hydrogen production with a feedstock capacity of about 3 kg/h.

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactor

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactor

Benchtop semibatch reactor for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

Plasma generator

Plasma generator

Plasma generator for catalyst treatment and plasma catalysis.

Photothermal reactor

Photothermal reactor

Integrated light source and furnace for investigating irradiation effects on continuous-flow, packed-bed reactions.

Analytical Instruments

Shimadzu TG/DTA analyzer (DTG-60)

Shimadzu TG/DTA analyzer (DTG-60)

Shimadzu GC-MS system

Shimadzu GC-MS system

Shimadzu GC-MS system for online gas analysis.

Micromeritics ASAP 2020

Micromeritics ASAP 2020

Micromeritics ASAP 2020 for static physisorption studies.

Shimadzu powder XRD

Shimadzu powder XRD

Shimadzu powder XRD for small- and wide-angle measurements.

Bruker Vertex FTIR system

Bruker Vertex FTIR system

Bruker Vertex system with Harrick Praying Mantis cell for ex-situ and in-situ FTIR measurements.

Thermo Fisher TPDRO system

Thermo Fisher TPDRO system

Thermo Fisher TPDRO system for temperature-programmed and pulse measurements.

Shimadzu in-situ DRS UV-vis

Shimadzu in-situ DRS UV-vis

Electro Chemical Station

Electro Chemical Station

In-situ Raman Labram HR800

In-situ Raman Labram HR800

Membrane Fabrication

Automated hollow-fiber membrane spinner

Automated hollow-fiber membrane spinner

High-temperature furnace with gas atmosphere

High-temperature furnace with gas atmosphere

Automatic Dip Coating

Automatic Dip Coating

Catalyst Fabrication

Ball Milling

Ball Milling

Muffled Furnaces

Muffled Furnaces

Ovens

Ovens

Rotary Evaporator

Rotary Evaporator

Vacuum Oven

Vacuum Oven

MagiCube

MagiCube

Microwave reactor

Microwave reactor

Plasma Cleaner

Plasma Cleaner

Freeze Dryer

Freeze Dryer

Glove Box

Glove Box