Welcome to catalyst-decay.com   the homepage of

 

Dr John J. Birtill   CSci  CChem  FRSC

 

Consultant in catalyst technology

 

          Expert consulting and technical assessments for process catalyst technology
           including catalyst performance, catalyst deactivation and general catalyst decay.

 

                        All types of reaction conditions

                              Small and large scale, batch and continuous,
                              gas and liquid phase reactants,
                              pelleted and powder catalysts.

 

                        Catalyst development and testing

                              catalyst selection and specification,

                              comparative performance and life tests,

                              accelerated decay tests, decay kinetics

                              and mechanism, catalyst decay modelling.

 

Process catalyst performance

                              Performance monitoring, economic optimization of lifetime performance

                              Investigation and characterization of process catalyst decay

 

                        Reaction engineering to improve performance and reduce catalyst decay

 

Training for scientists and engineers in process support and R&D

                              Lectures and courses on selected topics, tailored training packages

 

Expert support: purchasing specification and warranty, patent exemplification, academic IP reviews,
                              litigation, expert witness.

 

Extensive database of studies in catalyst deactivation.

      Wide coverage of literature from the past 60 years.

      Categorized, indexed and cross-referenced.

 

Cost of catalyst decay           What this consultancy can do for your business.

 

About John Birtill.                  Lecture Courses.       Some lectures and publications.                   

 

                                                            Contact details.

 

 Keywords:            industrial catalyst optimization, catalyst decay, catalyst deactivation, poisoning, fouling, coking, sintering,
                                catalyst decay kinetics, accelerated decay