Micromeritics Instrument, which supplies analytical instrumentation for the characterization of particles, powders and porous materials, is collaborating with the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) on education and training for scientists and engineers.

The partnership aims to accelerate the development of novel materials critical for clean technology applications, including thermochemical heat storage systems, electrolysis, fuel cells and batteries. The organizations have previously partnered to provide battery cell production training.

As part of the collaboration, the Micromeritics 3Flex high-performance adsorption analyzer will be installed in the Advanced Electrochemistry Lab in Pfinztal, near Karlsruhe, Germany. This research instrument can perform physisorption, chemisorption, dynamic chemisorption and pulse chemisorption, delivering data for catalysts and particulate material development.

“The new instrument will enable us to investigate sorbents for thermochemical heat storage systems with high accuracy. These measurements will be a starting point for the development of new sorption-based thermochemical heat storage systems,” said Christian Teicht, PhD, Fraunhofer ICT’s Scientist for Sorption Technologies.

Source: Micromeritics