- Catalyst research and development
- Petrochemical and chemical processing
- Hydrogen production and fuel cell materials
- Environmental catalysts and emission control
- Battery and energy materials
- Metal-supported catalysts
- Porous materials, adsorbents, and advanced materials
- Academic and industrial research laboratories
- Participants will gain a practical understanding of:
- The difference between physisorption and chemisorption
- How static, dynamic, and pulse chemisorption techniques are used
- How to select the right method depending on catalyst type and application
- How catalyst pretreatment affects measurement quality and reproducibility
- How to interpret chemisorption results for active surface area, dispersion, metal crystallite size, and adsorption behavior
- How automated chemisorption workflows can improve efficiency and consistency
- How zeta potential can support catalyst dispersion and stability studies
- How X-ray analytical techniques such as XRF and XRD can support catalyst composition analysis, phase identification, crystallinity evaluation, and material quality control
- This seminar is available to pre-registered participants only and may close early once the maximum capacity is reached.
- This seminar is free of charge.
- Lunch will be provided.
- The lab operation session will be conducted in smaller groups due to laboratory capacity.
- The agenda may be subject to minor changes depending on speaker availability and laboratory arrangements.
Chemisorption for Catalyst Characterization: Core Techniques and Complementary Approaches
Monday, 29 June 2026 | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
NTU School of Materials Science and Engineering
E-Studio (Room B2-02), Block N4.1, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
About The Event
Catalyst performance is strongly influenced by surface properties, active site availability, metal dispersion, reducibility, acidity, and the interaction between catalyst materials and reactant gases. To better understand these properties, chemisorption and complementary analytical techniques play a critical role in catalyst research, development, quality control, troubleshooting, and process optimization. This full-day seminar is designed to help researchers, engineers, and laboratory professionals understand how chemisorption techniques can be applied to real catalyst characterization challenges. The seminar will cover the fundamentals of physisorption and chemisorption, static, dynamic, and pulse chemisorption techniques, best practices for catalyst pretreatment and measurement, and complementary approaches such as zeta potential and X-ray analysis. Participants will also have the opportunity to join a practical lab operation session to see how catalyst characterization workflows are performed using Malvern Panalytical solutions.
More Information
Who should attend?
This seminar is suitable for scientists, engineers, researchers, laboratory analysts, and quality professionals working with catalysts, porous materials, surface characterization, or gas-solid reactions.
It is especially relevant for participants working in:
What will you learn?
Timetable
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 | 9:30 | Registration | |
| 9:30 | 9:45 | Introduction to Catalyst Characterization Solutions | Ruby |
| 9:45 | 11:00 | Chemisorption Characterization of Catalysts: From Physisorption Fundamentals to Static, Dynamic, and Pulse Techniques | Wen |
| 11:10 | 11:35 | Automated Chemisorption Techniques for Advanced Catalyst Characterization: Introducing ChemiSorb Auto | Wen / Ruby |
| 11:35 | 11:50 | Zeta Potential and Catalyst Stability | Carissa – DKSH |
| 11:50 | 12:10 | X-ray Analytical Solutions for Catalyst Materials | Toh Tiong Yen |
| 12:10 | 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | 14:30 | Best Practices for Catalyst Pretreatment and Chemisorption Measurement using Micromeritics 3Flex, AutoChem and ChemiSorb Auto — Part 1 | Wen |
| 14:40 | 15:40 | Best Practices for Catalyst Pretreatment and Chemisorption Measurement using Micromeritics 3Flex, AutoChem and ChemiSorb Auto — Part 2 | Wen |
| 15:40 | 16:40 | Lab Operation Session | Wen / Ruby |
| 16:40 | 17:00 | Q&A | |
Session Highlights
Chemisorption Characterization of Catalysts
This session introduces the fundamentals of physisorption and chemisorption, and explains how static, dynamic, and pulse chemisorption techniques can be used to characterize catalyst materials.
Participants will learn how different chemisorption methods can provide insight into active surface area, metal dispersion, adsorption behavior, and catalyst performance-related properties.
Automated Chemisorption Techniques with Chemisorb Auto
This session introduces Chemisorb Auto and explains how automated chemisorption workflows can support advanced catalyst characterization.
Participants will learn how automation can help improve measurement consistency, reduce manual operation, and support more efficient catalyst testing workflows.
Zeta Potential and Catalyst Stability
This session introduces how zeta potential analysis can support catalyst stability studies, especially for catalyst suspensions, dispersions, and formulation development.
Participants will learn how particle surface charge and dispersion behavior can affect catalyst handling, process stability, and final performance.
X-ray Analytical Solutions for Catalyst Materials
This session introduces how X-ray analytical techniques can support catalyst material characterization.
Participants will learn how XRF can be used for elemental composition analysis and material quality control, while XRD can support phase identification, crystallinity evaluation, and structural understanding of catalyst materials.
Together, XRF and XRD provide complementary information that can support catalyst research, development, production control, and troubleshooting.
Best Practices for Catalyst Pretreatment and Chemisorption Measurement
These sessions will focus on practical measurement considerations using Micromeritics 3Flex, AutoChem, and Chemisorb Auto.
Participants will learn how pretreatment conditions, measurement setup, and workflow decisions can affect data quality, reproducibility, and interpretation. The sessions will also highlight common issues and practical considerations when working with catalyst samples.
Lab Operation Session
The lab operation session will take place at NTU MSE B3-03, N4.1.
Participants will be split into smaller groups, as the lab can accommodate approximately 6–7 participants per session.
This session is designed to help participants connect the seminar content with practical instrument operation, including sample preparation considerations, measurement workflow, and real laboratory setup.
Contact
For inquiries, please contact us at: min-su.cho@malvernpanalytical.com
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