Project Background
Sponsor (Professor Marc Porosoff) Requirements
A safe, reproducible, and intuitive systems with the following features:
- Multi-channel design to allow for testing of 3-5 catalyst loadings in a single experiment.
- Reliable heating mechanism, allowing for isothermal conditions within reactors.
- Ability to monitor pressure within reactors.
- Ability to control reactants’ flow rates.
- In-line gas chromatograph (GC) for seamless products analysis.
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Stakeholder Considerations
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