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The MATGAS laboratories offer a variety of facilities that allow from the modeling and fabrication of new materials to their physical and chemical characterization, including the test for specific applications.
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The Computational Modelling laboratory is a permanent calculation infrastructure to provide support to MATGAS projects from a modeling perspective. Simulations performed in this lab help to obtain a deeper understanding of properties at nanoscale and/or for different applications. Examples of recent projects include hydrogen storage in carbon nanostructures, the design and understanding of the behavior of materials for CO2 capture and the behavior of selected ionic liquids.
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In the Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) Laboratory we develop projects in areas related to food preservation. The MAP Lab was created 10 years ago as strategic alliance between Carburos Metálicos-Air Products Group and IRTA (Institute of Agro-Food Research and Technology from Catalonia Government), in Barcelona. The main goal of the MAP Lab is to develop research projects, innovation and technology transfer related to modified atmosphere packaging of food.
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The Gas Reactivity laboratory is designed for the study of the reactivity and adsorption of a variety of gases into liquids or solids materials employing volumetric as well as gravimetric techniques and over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. This laboratory also includes equipment for the preparation of new materials for absorption of gases by sputtering in UHV and several potentiostats for electrochemical studies.
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The Green Energy laboratory offers facilities related to the study of new sustainable energies. This includes a hydrogen fuel cell test bench, several potentiostats for electrochemical characterization, and different tools for the development of water treatment processes. Equipment for the development of new technologies in the fields of photovoltaics and bioenergy is planned to be located in this lab in the coming year.
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The Industrial Scaling Laboratory is dedicated to the scaling from lab scale up to pilot plant size of the processes and applications developed at MATGAS at lab scale.
It covers 150 m2 and is divided into 50m2 assembly areas and a 100 m2 pilot plant zone over 9 metres high, allowing the development of semi-industrial extraction, distillation and fractioning columns. Two walkways at different heights provide a safe working environment and simple accommodation for equipment and analysers.
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The Nanotechnology laboratory is equipped for the characterization and manipulation of materials at nanoscale by employing SPM techniques (AFM and SNOM), particle size measurement, micro-Raman scattering, nanocalorimetry and nanoindentation. This laboratory allows a comprehensive study of the properties of nanostructured materials, including size, mechanical, thermal, optical, structural, and electrical properties.
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In the Supercritical Fluids laboratory research and development of new applications of supercritical fluids or fluids at high pressures and temperatures is carried out. This includes extraction and concentration of natural products, polymer impregnation, CO2 transportation and sequestration and synthesis of new materials and catalysts. The laboratory is equipped with several high pressure reactors with different configurations and sizes, from 10 ml to 16 l; it also includes a pilot plant.
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