Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Chemical Technology
Teknikringen 42
S-100 44 Stockholm
Contact person:
Prof. Sven Järås
telephone 46 - 8 7908917
telefax 46 - 8 108579
e-mail sven@ket.kth.se
Personnel:
2 professors
2 research assistents
12 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalysts, semiconductors and solar cells synergy effects
Catalyst sensor
Cu-ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts for direct
decomposition of nitrogen oxide
Catalytic fuel combustion of methane
Catalytic fuel combustion of ethanol
Catalytic fuel combustion of diesel
Catalytic fuel combustion of gasified biomass
Exhaust gas catalysts for diesel engines fuelled by alcohol or biogas
Catalytic abatement of emissions from small-scale combustion of biofuels
Surface structure and reactivity relationship in the CO/H2 reaction over cobalt
based catalysts
Sulphur removal from FCC
Novel method of catalyst preparation for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated
aldehydes
Mechanisms of the catalyzed water-gas shift reaction
Microemulsion techniques
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Scanning electron microscope ( Zeiss DSM 940 / Link EDS unit )
Computerized Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System (Micromeritics ASAP
2000)
Computerized Accelerated Surface Area, Porosimetry and Chemisorption System (Micromeritics
ASAP 2010)
Microactivity Test Unit for laboratory evaluation of FCC catalysts
Keywords:
Industrial chemistry; Alcohol fuels; Catalytic
combustions; Catalytic membranes; Water-gas-shift catalysts; Zeolite; FCC; Fluid
catalytic cracking; SOx-abatement; de-NOx;
VOC-abatement; Exhaust gas catalyst; Alterantive fuels; Diesel engine; Support
material;
Characterization; Gasified biomass; Wood-stove combustion; Biogas;
Microemulsion; Nano-particles;
Monolith; Cordierite; Metal monolith; Fuel cells
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
S-100 44 Stockholm
Contact person:
Ass. prof. Mamoun Muhammed
tel: 46 - 8 7908158
telefax 46 - 8 212626
e-mail:mamoun@inorchem.kth.se
Personnel:
1 ass. professor
2 research assistents
2 Ph D students
Research topics:
Doped metal oxides ( e.g., cerium oxide )
Environmentally related catalysis ( redox processes )
Nano materials ( synthesis and characterization )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XRD; SEM; ICP-AES; AAS; BET; TGA; Dynamic light scattering (DLS); Pycnometer;
Scanning X-.ray disc
centrifuge ( XDC ); Catalytic reactor setup ( powder samples ) with GC analyzer
( MS will be attached soon ).
Computer programmes for modelling of chemical
equilibria in solution ( for identification of synthesis conditions in material
synthesis )
Keywords:
Catalyst preparation (doping ); oxalate coprecipitation; nano phase; cerium
oxide; oxygen
storage; oxygen vacancy; environmental catalysis.
Department of Organic Chemistry
S-100 44 Stockholm
Contact person:
Prof. Björn Åkermark
telephone 46 - 8 7908125
telefax 46 - 8 7912333
e-mail bear@orgchem.kth.se
Prof. Christina Moberg
telephone 46 - 8 7909036
e-mail kimo@kth.se
Personnel:
2 professors
2 ass. professors
2 research assistents
2 post docs
12 Ph D students
Research topics:
Selective synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, homogeneous catalysis, metalorganic
chemistry,
supramolecular chemistry, artificial photosynthesis, molecular mechanics,
quantum
chemistry
Techniques and Instrumentation:
NMR, Mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, HPLC
Keywords:
Selective synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis, supramolecular chemistry,
artificial
photosynthesis, molecular mechanics
Inorganic Chemistry
Arrhenius laboratory
S- 106 91 Stockholm
Contact person:
Prof.Mats Nygren
telephone 46 - 8 -162366
telefax 46 - 8 -152187
Personnel:
1 professor
1 research engineer
2 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalytic conversion of CO, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Catalytic test reactor X-ray diffraction equitment SEM, ATEM, HREM
Thermal analysis equitment
Keywords:
Catalytic conversion , CO, hydrocarbons , nitrogen oxides
Physics Department
P O Box 6730
S - 113 85 Stockholm
Contact person:
Ass. Prof. Jan Blomquist
tel.: 46 - 8 164687
e-mail: Jan.Blomquist@Physto.se
Ass. Prof. Stefan Csillag
telephone 46 - 8 164581
e-mail: SCS@Physto.se
Personnel:
3 ass professors
2 post doc
2 PH D students
Research topics:
EXELFS and EELS: Studies on BCN and BN Mossbauer spectroscopy: Studies on 125Te;
Studies
on weathering of biotite; Determination of states by combination of various
experimental techniques ( MS, XPS, IR )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Electron microscope ( JEOL 100 C-STEM )
PEELS - spectrometer
2 Mossbauer spectrometers
Keywords:
EELS; EXELFS; MS
Department of catalysis and process technology
Oil refinery division
S- 149 82 Nynäshamn
Contact person:
Dr Björn Harrysson
telephone 46 - 8 520 65203
telefax 46 - 8 520 20743
e-mail nbjh@nynas.se
Personnel:
1 project manager
3 research engineers
Research topics:
Applied research and development on hydrogen treating of oils for the production
of élubesé.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
equitment normally found for oil characterization;
High temperature GC and rheometer;
3 laboratory destillation units
1 high vacuum thin film evaporator
1 pilot unit for hydrogenation
2 laboratory units for hydrogenation
Keywords:
heavy oils, lubes, bitumen
Department of Chemical Engineering II
Chemical Center
P.O. Box 124
S-221 00 Lund
Contact person:
Ass. Prof. Arne Andersson
telephone 46 - 46 2228280
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail Arne.Andersson@chemeng.lth.se
Prof. Em. Ragnar Larsson
telephone 46 - 46 2228490
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail Ragnar.Larsson@inorg.lu.se
Ass. Prof. Ingemar Odenbrand
telephone 46 - 46 2228284
telefax 46 - 46 149156
e-mail Ingemar.Odenbrand@chemeng.lth.se
Personnel:
2 ass. professors
1 professor ( retired )
1 research assistant
1 visiting scientist
7 Ph D students
1 technician
Research topics:
Oxidation and ammoxidation of alkanes
Low-temperature combustion of CO and VOCs
Selective catalytic reduction of NOx
Reduction of NOx from diesel engines
Carbohydrate-powered fuel cell development
Models of catalysis as a resonance effect
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XRD, FTIR, FT-Raman, BET, Chemisorption, TPD/TPR, TGA, TAP-2, AA, SEM, XPS,
electrochemical instrumentation, polarimeter
Keywords:
Oxidation; ammoxidation; alkanes; VOC; selective catalytic reduction; nitrogen
oxides; SCR; diesel;
waste incinerator; fuel cell; carbohydrate; selective energy transfer; resonance
in catalysis
Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Inorganic Chemistry 1
P.O. Box 124
S - 221 00 Lund
Contact person:
Dr Carlaxel Andersson
telephone 46 - 46 2228104
telefax 46 - 46 2224439
e-mail Carlaxel.Andersson@inorg.lu.se
Personnel:
1 lecturer, group leader
3 Ph D students
2 - 3 students doing diploma work
Research topics:
Homogeneous catalysis by water soluble transition metal complexes in biphasic
mixtures of water and organic solvents
Chiral reductions of olefins and ketones by chiral water soluble transition
metal complexes
Catalysis by clay intercalated water soluble metal complexes
Intramolecular activation of / insertion in C-H bonds
Synthesis and catalytic evaluation of palladacyclic complexes
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Varian Unity 300 Mhz NMR with multinuclear probes
FT-IR, FT- Raman
3 Diffractometers
UV / vis instruments
Keywords:
Homogeneous catalysis, water-soluble phosphines / metal phosphine complexes,
reduction, olefin,
ketone, intercalation compounds, chiral, palladacycles
Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Inorganic Chemistry 2 / Natl Center for HREM
P.O. Box 124
S - 221 00 Lund
Contact person:
Dr Reine Wallenberg
telephone 46 - 46 2228233
telefax 46 - 46 2224012
e-mail reine.wallenberg@oorg
2.lth.se
Personnel:
1 professor
2 research associates
2 Ph D students
1 post doc
Research topics:
Oxide catalysts
High resolution electron microscopy
Metal clusters
Electron energy loss spectroscopy / imaging
Crystal structure - surface science
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Analytical electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
High resolution transmission electron microscope
Atomic force microscope
EDS / EELS
GC
Keywords:
High resolution electron microscopy (HREM ) , Oxide catlaysts, Ceria
Katator AB
Ideon Research Park
S - 223 70 Lund
Contact person:
Dr Tihamér Hargitai
telephone 46 - 46 182293
telefax 46 - 46 182299
e-mail: Tihamer
Hargitai@Katator.se
Personnel:
6 researchers ( about Ph D )
Research topics:
Catalytic combustion
Heat production
Pollution abatement ( VOC, NH3, etc )
Flue gas treatment
SCR - technology
Techniques and Instrumentation:
equitment ( IR ) for flue gas analysis NOx analysis equitment
Keywords:
Home page www.katator.se
Catalytic combustion, catalytic systems, catalytic burners, catalytic
deodorizing plant,
fluidized bed combustion
Perstorp Catalyst
S - 284 80 Perstorp
Contact person:
Ola Augustsson, M Sc
telephone 46 - 435 38064
telefax 46 - 435 38096
e-mail Ola.Augustsson@perstorp.com
Personnel:
6 researchers ( M Sc )
Research topics:
Selective catalysis ( Methanol - Formaldehyde )
VOC - destruction
Catalytic combustion
Techniques and Instrumentation:
BET
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Several flow reactors with detection for CO, CO2, NOx, total carbon.
Kinetic reactor
equitment for particle size measurements ( Malvern master sizer )
Air Pollution Control Technology Center
ABB Fläkt Industri AB
S - 351 87 Växjö
Contact person:
Dr Ann-Charlotte Larsson
telephone 46 - 470 87762
telefax 46 - 470 87770
e-mail: Ann-Charlotte.Larsson@seind.mail.abb.com
Personnel:
4 Research engineers
Research topics:
Poisoning of catalysts related to combustion processes
Dynamic simulation of catalytic processes
Cooperation with groups at Lund University, Royal
Institute of Technolgy and Chalmers University of Technology
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Test rig for monolithic blocks; 15 x 15 x 25 cm
SEM
Apparatus for porosity and surface determinations
AB VOLVO Technological Development
Divison of Emission Control and catalysts (06130/PVö21 )
S- 405 08 Göteborg
Contact person:
Dr Edward Jobson
telephone 46 - 31 665148
telefax 46 - 31 546710
e-mail:EDJO@VTD.VOLVO.se
Personnel:
4 persons; emission control - cars
2 persons ; emission control - trucks
5 persons ; LeaNOx Catalysis
2 persons; CNG catalysis
7 persons; Other issues of catalysts
( all 20 PhD or other type of research fellows )
Research topics:
Emission contol for cars and trucks; Development of NOx catalysts under lean
oxidation conditions
(LeaNOx); Developoment of catalysts relating to the use of compressed natural
gas ( CNG )
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Test rig for activity testing; three way applications
Test rig for activity testing; Lean NOx reduction
TOF - SIMS
Gas analyzers, FTIR, Fast response FID, etc etc .
Engine test bench ( High Dynamic )
Keywords:
Emission control catalysts; three way catalysis; deterioration, aging; oxygen
storage poisoning;
thermal deactivation; sulphur deactivation oxidation catalyst; NOx reduction;
deNOx; LeaNOx;
Diesel ; Otto process; exhaust gas oxidation; direct insertion ; emission
analysis; Fast
response analysis; design of experiments, chemometry.
Chemical reaction engineering
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof. Bengt Andersson
telephone 46 - 31 7723026
telefax 46 - 31 7723035
e-mail bengt@cre.chalmers.se
Personnel:
2 professors and senior research staff
9 Ph D students
4 technicians and administration
Research topics:
Car exhaust catalysis
Deactivatioin of catalysts
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Apparatus for kinetics measurements in gas and liquid phase including isotope
analysis. IR cells
for temperature < 400 oC. TPX.
Engineering Chemistry
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Ass. prof.Börje Gevert
telephone 46 - 31 7722956
telefax 46 - 31 160062
e-mail gevert@tk.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
1 ass. professor
2 research assistants
3 Ph D student ( + 2 at KCK )
Research topics:
Zeolites for exhaust cleaning
Silicon based small particles for catalysts
Hydrotreatment of heavy oils Catalytic cracking
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Reactors
FCC Pilot Plant ; built under license from the Atlantic Richfield Co.
Microactivity (MAT ) test unit for cracking catalysts. Built to meet ASTM
standard D3907-80.
Continous hydroprocessing reactors for catalytic treatment and conversion of
oils.
i)Two units for 30-150 ml of catalyst, pressures of max 160 bar and
temperatures of 500 oC;
ii) One atmospheric unit for temperatures up to 450 oC Batch reactor
for hydroprocessing studies ( < 200bar ; < 350 oC )
Pulse reactor
Reactor system for activity testing with on-line analysis of oxygen, carbon
monoxide, nitrogen oxides and total hydrocarbons.
Analytical facilities
Digisorb 2600 ( Micromeritics )
Scanning electron microscope ( Link QX200 / Jeol JSM 5200 )
Elemental analyzers ( LECO RO-116; LECO SC-132; LECO CHN-600 ).
Two gas chromatographs ( Hewlett Packard 5880 A / HP 3888 A intergrator and HP
7671 A automatic sampler)
Thermal Activity Monitor ( Thermetric 2270 )
Laser scattering instrument ( Maklvern Zetasizer 2c ); measures Z-potential,
electrophoretic mobility, particle size and diffusion coefficient
In addition : a number of gas chromatographs, an atomic absorption
spectrophotometer, a
UV spectrophotometer, and instruments for viscosity, surface tension, etc.
Materials preparation facilities
Vacuum distillation unit
Ultrafiltration unit
Zeolite preparation equitment
Spray dryer ( Niro Mobil minor )
Extruder
Steam and/or heat-treaters
Pulping and bleaching equitment
In addition: a multi-purpose unit, a freeze-drying
unit, a ball-mill, screening equitment
ovens, vacuum ovens, furnaces, etc.
Keywords:
Nano particles, small particles, hydrodemetallization, fluid catalytic cracking,
modelling of fluid catalytic cracking, DEMET process, colloidal zeolite, ZSM-5,
Vanadium, Nickel, Copper, denox, Manganese, oxygen bleaching, HDM, fibrillar
alumina, Molybdenum.
Reaction Dynamics Group
Department of Chemistryg
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof.Leif Holmlid
telephone 46 - 31 7722832
telefax 46 - 31 7723107
e-mail Leif.Holmlid@phc.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
1 Ph D student
Research topics:
Alkali promotors in heterogeneous catalysts
Ammonia catalyst
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Molecular beam apparatus
High pressure reactor
Keywords:
Alkali, Promotor, Iron-oxide catalyst
Styrene catalyst
Ammonia catalyst
Department of Applied Physics
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof. Bengt Kasemo
telephone 46 - 31 7723370
telefax 46 - 31 7723134
e-mail kasemo@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
2 ass. professors
3 research assistants
4 post docs
2 research associates
2 visiting research associates
12 Ph D students
Research topics:
Studies on flow reactors with monolithic catalysts regarding oxygen storage and
oxidation of CO, CH4, H2 as well as NOx reduction.
TPD/TPR with mass spectrometry at atmospheric pressure and UHV.
Molecular beam studies of sticking kinetics and reaction kinetics. H2, CO, CO2,
etc.
Photoinduced surface reactions and photocatalysis.
Catalytic light off ( experimental and theoretical investigations ): H2+O2, CO +
O2.
Nanofabrication of supported catalysts.
Modelling and computer simulations of catalytic reactions: Kinetic phase
transformations, mass transport + kinetics, spillover effects, kinetics related
to nanometer catalysts. Monte Carlo simulations.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XPS ( ESCA ), AES, HREELS, Molecular beam scattering, TPD/TPR, Flow reactors,
NOx detectors, Quartz crystal micro balance (QCM) , Nd:YAG laser, FTIR.
Keywords:
Kinetics modelling, catalytic light off, catalytic oscillations, oxidation
catalysis, molecular beam scattering, nanofabrication, nanoscale kinetics.
Competence Center Catalysis (K C K)
S-412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Dr Sten Ljungstöm
telephone 46 - 31 772 3165
telefax 46 - 31 772 3134
e-mail ljung@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
5 researchers
6 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalytic reduction of emissions from vehicles
Catalytic reduction of emissions from industries
Catalytic combustion
The écompetence centeré ( KCK ) is an umbrella organisation that comprises the activities of most other departments at Chalmers University of Technology engaged in catalysis research. Some double accounting in personal and equitment might have been made.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
XPS, MS, HREELS, Laser, IR, UV, TPD, MAT, SEM , Digisorb, GC, TOF-SIMS, FTIR,
TGA, Nano fabrication laboratory, work stations, full scale exhaust equitment,
etc.
Keywords:
Catalytic NOx reduction, low temperature catalytic activity.
Materials and Surface Physics Group
Department of Applied Physics
S - 412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof Bengt Lundqvist
telephone 46 - 31 7723199
telefax 46 - 31 416984
e-mail lundqvist@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
4 professors
6 research assistants
10 PhD students
1 secretary
Research topics:
Theory of surfaces and surface processes, including catalysis
Theory of materials
Techniques and Instrumentation:
Computers
Keywords:
Surface physics, theory, materials, condensed matter physics.
Molecular Physics
S - 412 96 Göteborg
Contact person:
Prof Arne Rosén
telephone 46 - 31 7723295
telefax 46 - 31 7723496
e-mail f3car@fy.chalmers.se
Personnel:
1 professor
2 research assistants
6 PhD students
13 technicians and administation
Research topics:
Experimental and theoretical studies of metal clusters
Experimental and theoretical studies of fullerenes and nano tubes
Studies of surfaces and catalytic processes
i) Detection of OH radicals with focused laser-induced fluoresence
ii) Kinetics modelling of surface- and gas phase reactions and mass transport
iii) Studies of catalytic reactions with molecular calculations
Studies of processes related to combustion in motors
i) Diagnostics of spray formation by laser spectroscopy
ii) Studies of radicals and soot in atmospheric flames using laser spectroscopy
iii) Analysis of pictures from these studies using modern mathematical pattern
analysis
Studies within medicine and atmospheric chemistry
Techniques and Instrumentation:
ND:YAG laser, Dye-lasers, ns/ps. Type: YG671C10; TDL51, PTL10 ( Continuum, USA )
Eximer lasers, dye lasers Type: EMG102 (XeCl), LP2101 (ArF) FL2002E ( Lambda
Fysik )
Vacuum systems, UHV ( manufactured at Chalmers )
Equipment for the production of free clusters and for studies of their reactions
Keywords:
Molecular physics, laser spectroscopy, catalysis, electronic structure
calculations, fullerenes, nano tubes
Department of Physics and Measurement Technology
S - 581 83 Linkoping
Contact person:
Prof.Lars Ekedahl
telephone 46 - 13 281249
telefax 46 - 13 288969
e-mail lap@ifm.liu.se
Personnel:
2 professors
2 ass. professors
3 research assistents
5 Ph D students
Research topics:
Catalytical chemical sensors
Membrane catalysts
Model catalysts and basic studies on simple model reactions, especially
involving hydrogen as a reactant.
Kinetics modelling of simple model reactions
Radicals in catalysis
Techniques and Instrumentation:
UHV surface analysis: XPS, UPS, EELS Mass spectrometry : "Spatially
resolved gas sampling" - mass spectrometry at
atmospheric pressure
ESR
Keywords:
Membrane catalysis, hydrogen sensing, model catalysis, kinetic modelling,
spatially resolved gas sampling.
TPS Termiska Processer AB
S- 611 82 Nyköping
Contact person:
Dr Magnus Berg
telephone 46 - 155 221378
telefax 46 - 155 221398
e-mail magnus.berg@tps.se
Personnel:
Total of 30 employees
Research topics:
Catalysis in combustion and gasification
Catalytic combustion
Thermochemical biomass conversion
VOC-oxidation
NOx reduction
Environmental catalysis
Steam reforming
Tar cracking
Techniques and Instrumentation:
A series of units for combustion, gasification and catalytic reactions on a
scale from laboratory reactors up to 2 MW.
Keywords:
Gasification; Catalytic combustion; Biomass conversion; VOC-oxidation; NOx
reduction;
Environmental catalysis; Steam reforming; Tar cracking
Division of Chemical Technology
Department of Chemistry and Metallurgy
S - 971 87 Luleå
Contact person:
Dr Johan Sterte
telephone 46 - 920 72314
telefax 46 - 920 91199
e-mail jost@km.luth.se
Personnel:
1 professor
1 research assistant
4 Ph D students
Research topics:
The activity focuses on the preparation, characterization and surface
modification of
porous materials and colloid inorganic particles.
Special emphasis is on the synthesis of colloid systems of zeolites and also of
utrathin films of
zeolites. The latter ones can be used for the preparation of of tailor-made
zeolitic macro
structures ( zeolite fibres, zeolite membranes, etc ) which are of interest for,
inter alia,
applications in catalysis.
Techniques and Instrumentation:
SEM ( Philips XL30, LaB6 ) with EDS ( Link ISIS, Ge detector )
XRD ( Siemens D5000, with accessories for thin film analysis )
Nitrogen adsorption equipment ( Micromeritics ASAP 2110 )
Light scattering instrument for the measurement of particle size distribution
and z-potential; with a gonimeter accessory and a 2W laser for analysis of small
( > 2 nm ) particles.
There are also available at the Institute advanced spectrometers such as FTIR,
FT-Raman, IR- and Raman microscope, UV-vis, NMR ( solid state and liquid pahse )
.
Keywords:
Zeolites, zeolite films, zeolite membranes, colloidal , small particles.