​Main characterization tools in the laboratory:

• Hiden microreactor with GC/MS for catalyst characterization including reaction kinetics, pulse chemisorption and TPD/TPO/TPR. 
• Nicolet FT-IR with Harrick accessory for in-situ studies 
• High pressure Parr batch reactors for depolymerization of polymers, reacting testing, etc. 
• Home-built Atomic-Layer Deposition vacuum chamber for controlled synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts
• High-temperature furnaces for calcination and annealing of catalyst materials in a controlled environment

Computational Software

• Quantum Espresso
• Aspen Plus

Other characterization tools available at UC Riverside:

• X-ray diffraction
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy  
• TEM and STEM-HAADF at CFAMM 
• Solid-State NMR