title: Imaging reflection IR spectroscopy as a tool to achieve higher integration for high-throughput experimentation in catalysis research.
abstract: FTIR spectroscopy in reflection mode combined with a focal plane array (FPA) detector was employed for high-throughput screening of activity of catalysts in n-pentane hydroisomerization. The reactor system was evaluated using reference catalysts Pt-MOR and gamma-alumina of known catalytic activity. By using the reflection setup, a higher degree of parallelization was possible, as compared to previous reports, in which transmission cells had been used. The 49-channel parallel reactor in combination with the FPA-IR optical setup was able to provide reliable information about the activity of different catalysts with relative data error of less than +/-20%.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser Wilhelm Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kubanek
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Hans W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schüth