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LABORATORY OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
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LABORATORY OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
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The Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology (LPT) was officially established in
1976 in the newly formed Department of Chemical Engineering in Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki. Professor Iacovos Vasalos, who was also one of the
founders of the Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (1985) was the
first Director of the Lab till 2006. Since then the Lab is headed by Prof.
Angeliki Lemonidou.
Chemical transformations are at the heart of energy production and use, and
heterogeneous catalysis lies at the core of efficiently and effectively using
our current energy sources, developing alternatives, and reducing environmental
impacts. The aim of the research work in the LPT is to improve and/or develop
new catalytic processes through an integrated approach which involves the
elaboration of catalyst characteristics and reaction mechanisms coupled with
reaction engineering. Areas of application include among others, the conversion
of alkanes to alkenes and alternative fuels, the synthesis of high added value
products from biomass-derived components the CO2 capture and the thermochemical
energy storage.
Our research involves a synergistic combination of efforts in the areas of
catalyst synthesis, characterization and evaluation. Several preparation
techniques are applied to synthesize tailored-made catalysts with specific
catalytically active centers, such as impregnation methods, co-precipitation,
sol-gel, combustion synthesis etc. A wide range of physicochemical and
spectroscopic methods are applied to determine the textural (N2 adsorption –
BET), structural (XRD, FTIR, SEM, HR-TEM) and physicochemical (ICP,
Temperature-programmed reduction/oxidation/ desorption etc) properties of the
catalysts during preparation and before/after catalysis. The catalytic
performance is evaluated in lab scale test units with fixed and fluidized bed
reactors equipped with on-line analytical equipment. The units are also suitable
for the kinetic investigation of reactions, leading to the calculation of
kinetic parameters and development of mechanistic kinetic models. To obtain
molecular understanding of the reaction pathways, advanced mechanistic studies
with in situ spectroscopy and dynamic experiments with the use of isotopes are
also performed.
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology
School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Building D
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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