Facilities

Synthesis

• Chemical vapor synthesis
• Electric explosion of wire
• High energy horizontal ball mill (Zoz Simolayer CM08)
• Attritor
• High energy planetary ball mills (Fritsch Pulverisette P5)
• Microwave plasma synthesis
• Pressure reactor (Autoclave) (Parr Instruments)
• Spray dryer
• Spray pyrolyser
• Vapor condensation
• Pulse Electrodeposition Unit

Processing

• Powder compaction presses (25, 60 and 100 T)
• Controlled atmosphere furnace (Kanthal/Sandvik)
• High pressure homogenizer (Avestin Inc)
• High temperature high vacuum heat treatment furnaces (up to 2,000 oC)
• Powder blenders
• Powder extrusion press (250 Tone)
• Spark plasma sintering - Dr Sinter (SPS Inc)

Characterization

• BET surface analyzer (Micromeritics ASAP 2020)
• C-S analyzer (Leco CS)
• O-N analyzer (Eltra ON 900)
• UV spectroscopy (Perkin Elmer)
• XPS (Omicron)
• Hydrogen absorption/desorption kinetics measurement unit
• Pressure-Composition Isotherm measurement unit
• Unit for Evaluation of cyclic stability of hydrogen absorbing materials
• UTM