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Oxidation catalyst testing lab

Accelerate catalyst development with dedicated high-throughput testing lab

Our oxidation testing platforms support catalyst screening, optimization, and long-term evaluation in a purpose-built lab environment. Ethylene oxide is one proven example within a broader selective oxidation capability set that also includes adjacent oxidation chemistries.

Why choose our selective oxidation platform

Accelerate catalyst development with dedicated testing infrastructure, proven ethylene oxide expertise, and broad selective oxidation capabilities spanning multiple chemistries.

Dedicated selective oxidation capability

98 parallel reactors for catalyst screening and long-term evaluation

Proven EO testing experience

Built on years of customer collaboration and testing expertise

Broad selective oxidation experience

Supporting alcohol, olefin and aromatic oxidation chemistries

A dedicated lab setup for selective oxidation catalyst testing

64 and 32 parallel reactors units positioned as complementary selective oxidation platforms. One supports high-parallel screening and the other supports long-term testing, control-intensive studies such as deactivation work.

High-throughput screening
  • 64 parallel reactors in a 4×16 configuration.
  • 4 blocks of 16 reactors per block (temperature control per block)
  • Reactors size: 150 mm L, 3mm OD, 2.6mm ID)
  • Temperature: 80 – 550°C
  • Pressure: 0.5 – 80 barg
  • Active pressure control
  • Two GCs operating in parallel
Purpose-built testing environment
  • Units placed in restricted-access Lab.
  • Shared detection and monitoring infrastructure
  • Suitable for deactivation studies and applicable for toxic chemistries.
Advanced studies and deactivation
  • 32 parallel reactors in an 8×4 configuration.
  • Suitable for deactivation studies and applicable for toxic chemistries.
  • Individual gas feed promotor control per reactor (to steer conversion/selectivity) (Ethylene equal to all reactors)
  • Long reactor geometry with individual temperature control and active pressure control
  • Reactor size: 561mm L, 3mm OD, 2/2.6mm ID
  • Temperature: 80 – 500°C
  • Pressure: 0.5 – 80 barg
  • One GC with feedback control loop (T and individual feed concentration)
Workflow and data
  • Established maintenance plans, calibration, historian/database capture, and reporting routines.
  • High data quality and consistent long-term performance evaluation.

What this oxidation lab setup enables

  • High-parallel catalyst screening in dedicated selective oxidation units.
  • Long-term catalyst evaluation and deactivation-focused studies.
  • Controlled operating conditions with integrated analytics and structured data capture.
  • Established R&D workflow over years of experience
  • A lab setup designed to support reliable testing under strict safety controls.