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v                 Much effort is directed at finding new catalysts. During catalyst development, the catalyst must be made sufficiently stable for commercial operation. The testing strategy must be well-planned.

 

v                 Process research into catalyst performance optimization and catalyst deactivation is often very cost-effective with a short pay-back time but you need expert knowledge and experience to do this well.

 

v                 Do your scientists have the expert knowledge and experience in catalyst deactivation, necessary to find the optimum solution?  Do they have the time to search effectively through the enormous volume of existing literature and understand the lessons? Do they need additional help for any project associated with reaction kinetics and/ or catalysis?

            John Birtill can help your staff to improve your processes by providing the training and expert knowledge

§               for the monitoring and optimization of catalyst lifetime performance,

§               for the systematic investigation of catalyst decay mechanism and catalyst decay kinetics and the influence of the reaction engineering on catalyst decay,

§               for catalyst life-testing and accelerated decay testing of new catalysts,

§               for design and testing of reaction models,

§               for many other projects in process R&D.

Enormous database of published information on all aspects of catalyst deactivation.

 

 

v                    When a catalyst underperforms against expectation, the subsequent dialogue between catalyst vendor and catalyst user may be unproductive.
The catalyst user may suspect some change in the catalyst manufacturing process.  

 The catalyst vendor may suspect some change in the product manufacturing process.
Careful investigation and diagnosis with help from an independent expert can help to resolve these disputes. 

 

v                 So you have invented a catalyst, and applied for patent cover, but does it really have commercial potential?

You need a neutral, informed confidential techno-commercial evaluation. John Birtill has carried out evaluations of catalysis IP for universities and for venture capital investors.

Cost of catalyst decay.                      About John Birtill.                              Some lectures and publications. 

 

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