Welcome to
catalyst-decay.com … the homepage of
Dr John J. Birtill FRSC, CSci, CChem, D.Phil., MA
Consultant in catalyst technology
Expert consulting and
technical assessments for chemical process 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,
reaction
modelling,
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, litigation, expert witness.
Patent exemplification. Techno-commercial
evaluation of academic IP.
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.
Keywords: industrial
catalyst optimization, catalyst decay, catalyst deactivation, poisoning,
fouling, coking, sintering,
catalyst
decay kinetics, accelerated decay