R & D Groups Working on Catalysis in Finland

1. Cultor Ltd.: Technology Center
2. Helsinki University of Technology: 2.1 Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry; 2.2 Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry; 2.3 Laboratory of Physics
3. Kemira Metalkat Oy: Catalyst Research
4. Lappeenranta University of Technology: Department of Chemical Technology
5. ASM Microchemistry Ltd.
6. Fortum Oyj
7. Tampere University of Technology: Surface Science Laboratory
8. University of Helsinki: Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry
9. University of Joensuu: Department of Chemistry
10. University of Oulu: 10.1 Department of Chemistry; 10.2 Department of Process and Environmental Engineering; 10.3 Microelectronics Laboratory
11. VTT Chemical Technology
12. Åbo Akademi University: Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry

1. CULTOR Ltd. Technology Center

FIN-02460 Kantvik
FINLAND

Contact person:
Dr. Juho Jumppanen
Tel. +358-9-2974 674
Fax. +358-9-2982 203

Total staffing of the research center:
Total: 110

Current catalytic research interests:
Carbohydrate reduction
Enzymatic conversions
Microbial conversions

Equipment resources:
Reactors:
batch, CSTR, flow through reactors, hydrogenation pilot, glass line apparatus partially available

Analytical:
HPLC, GC, GC-MS, CE, AAS, FTIR, UV/VIS spectroscopy, IR, SEM, NMR

Keywords:
Carbohydrate conversion, hydrogenations, reaction kinetics, transition metal catalysts, biocatalysts, immobilized cells/enzymes

2.1 Helsinki University of Technology

Department of Chemical Technology
Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry
P.O.Box 6100
FIN-02015 HUT
Finland
pt.hut.fi/teke/

Contact person:
Prof. Outi Krause
Tel: +358-9-451 2613
Fax: +358-9-451 2622
E-mail:

Total staffing of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis: 18

Current catalytic research interests:
Hydrogenation
Dehydrogenation
Dimerisation
Hydrodesulfurisation and hydrodeoxygenation
Oxygenation
Esterification
C1-chemistry

Equipment resources:
Barth, CSTR and flow reactors for atmospheric and high pressure catalytic studies
Gas chromatographs
TPD, TPR
Physisorption and chemisorption
FTIR gas and solid analyzers
Sulfur and carbon analyzer
HPLC
UV-Vis spectrofotometer

Keywords:
Reaction kinetics, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodeoxygenation, esterification, dimerisation, oxidation, heterogeneous transition metal catalysts.

2.2 Helsinki University of Technology

Department of Chemical Technology
Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
P.O.Box 6100
FIN-02015 HUT
Finland
http://www.hut.fi/Units/Inorganic

Contact person:
Professor Lauri Niinist�
Tel: +358-9-4512600
Fax: +358-9-462373

Total staffing of research centre:
People working in the field of catalysis: 2

Current research interest:
Modified supports, catalyst preparation by ALE

Equipment resources:
XRD, XRF, FTIR, AAS, ALE-reactors, TG/DTG/DTA, gas analysis system

Keywords:
Modified supports, ALE

2.3 Helsinki University of Technology

Laboratory of Physics
P.O. Box 1100
FIN-02015 HUT
Finland
http://www.fyslab.hut.fi/laboratory/Research/

Contact person:
Dr. Jouko Lahtinen
Phone: +358-9-451 3131
Fax: +358-9-451 3116
E-mail:

Total staffing of research centre:
People working in the field of catalysis: 4

Interests:
Surface science related to catalysis in ultra high vacuum (UHV)
Structures of surface/adsorbate layers
Modification of surface properties

Equipment:
2 UHV systems equipped with XPS, ESCA
AES, LEISS, TDS, TPD
Preparation chamber for catalyst reduction in situ

Keywords:
Surface science, ultra high vacuum

3. Kemira Metalkat Oy

Catalyst Research
P.O.Box 171
FIN-90101 Oulu
Finland

Contact person:
R&D Manager Matti H�rk�nen
Tel: +358-8-3138 617
Fax: +358-8-3138 766
E-mail:

Total staffing of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis: 15

Current catalytic research interests:
Heterogeneous catalysis
Catalytic flue gas purification
Automotive exhaust gas catalysis
Industrial catalysts
Catalysts for small engines and natural gas applications

Equipment resources:
Several automatic microreactor systems for catalyst studies
FTIR and DRIFT
CHN analyzer, MSD, GC
Physisorption and chemisorption
TPD, TPR
Gas analyzers: NOx, SOx, hydrocarbons, oxygen

Keywords:
Auto catalysts, emissions, testing, characterization

4. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Department of Chemical Technology
P.O.Box 20
FIN-52851 Lappeenranta
Finland

Contact persons:
Prof. Erkki Paatero
Tel: +358-5-621 2163
Fax: +358-5-621 2199
E-mail:

Assoc.Prof. Matti Lindstr�m
Tel: +358-5-621 2107
Fax: +358-5-621 2199

Total staffing of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis: 6

Current catalytic research interests:
Use of ion-exchanged materials as catalysts
Zeolite catalysts
Isomerization reactions

Equipment resources:
Tubular reactor with on-line analysis, autoclaves, CSTR, fixed-bed reactors
Test facilities for characterization of ion-exchanged materials
Particle laboratory
FTIR with a microscopy
SEM/EDS

Keywords:
Ion-exchange, characterization and testing of ion-exchanged materials, zeolite catalysts, isomerization reactions

5. ASM Microchemistry Ltd.

P.O.Box 132
FIN-02631 Espoo
Finland

Contact person:
Dr. Suvi Haukka
Tel: +358-52 554 606
Fax: +358-52 554 600
E-mail:

Total staffing of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis:

Current catalytic research interests:
Gas phase technique equipments for catalyst processing (Atomic layer chemical vapor deposition, ALCVD)

Equipment resources:

Keywords:
Atomic layer chemical vapor deposition, ALCVD, thin film equipment, ALE CVD reactor

6. Fortum Oyj

P.O.Box 310
FIN-06101 Porvoo
Finland

Contact person:
Marina Lindblad
R&D Senior Associate in Catalysis
Tel: + 358-104 52 5705
Fax:+ 358- 104 52 5265
E-mail:

Heidi �sterholm
Catalyst characterization
Tel: +358-10452 3239
Fax: +358- 10452 3697
e-mail:

Marja Tiitta
Oil Research
Tel: +358- 010452 7580
Fax: + 358-010452 7072
e-mail:

Total staffing of the research center:
Total:

Current catalytic research interests:
Catalytic processes in oil refining: catalytic cracking, reforming, hydrodesulfurization, hydrogenation, etherification
Use of heterogeneous catalysts
Catalyst characterization and testing in micro, bench and pilot scale

Equipment resources:
Micro, bench and pilot scale catalytic reactors
Particle size analyzer (laser diffraction)
Dispersion of metals and surface acidity
Physisorption
NMR, MAS NMR, FT-IR, SEM, SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, XPS
AAS, XRF, Carbon analyzer, Sulfur analyzer, GC

Keywords:
Zeolite catalysts, catalyst characterization and testing, oil refining processes, cracking, reforming, HDS, hydrogenation, etherification

7. Tampere University of Technology

Institute of Physics
Surface Science Laboratory
P.O. Box 692
FIN-33101 Tampere
Finland

Contact person:
Doc. Mika Valden
Phone: +358 3 365 2555
Fax: +358 3 365 2600
E-mail:

Total staffing of research centre:
People working in the field of catalysis: 7

Current research interests:
Surface reaction kinetics and dynamics
Activated adsorption systems
Structure sensitivity of surface reactions
Nanostructured materials
Surface analysis of supported noble metal catalysts

Equipment resources:
XPS, UPS, AES, XPD, LEED, TPDS, STM
Molecular beam surface scattering (MBSS) for surface reaction studies
Variable temperature and pressure scanning tunneling microscope (STM) for structural characterisation of surfaces

Keywords:
XPS, UPS, MBSS, TPD, LEED, STM, adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, supported catalysts, surface analysis.

8. University of Helsinki

Department of Chemistry
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry
P.O. Box 55
FIN-0014 Helsinki
Finland

Contact person:
Prof. Markku Leskel�
Phone: +358-9-191 50195
Fax: +358-9-191 50198
E-mail:

Total staffing of research centre:
Total: 40
People working in the field of catalysis: 15

Interests:
Synthetization of single site catalysts for oligomerization, homo- and copolymerization of olefins:
metallocenes and half-metallocenes of group 4 metals
O,O-, N,O- and N,N- complexes of early (groups 4-6) and late (groups 9,10) transition metals
Oxidation of organic compounds with transition metal complex

Equipments:
Vacuum lines for organometallic syntheses
2 single crystal XRDs with cooling systems
NMR, MS
An autoclave for polymerization experiments

Keywords:
Single site catalysts, polymerization catalysts, oligomerization catalysts, metallocenes, polyolefins, oxidation catalysts

9. University of Joensuu

Department of Chemistry
P.O.Box 111
FIN-80101 Joensuu
Finland
http://www.chem.joensuu.fi/

Contact persons:
Prof. Tapani Pakkanen
Tel: +358 13 2513345
Fax: +358 13 2513344
E-mail:

Prof. Tuula Pakkanen
Tel: +358 13 2513340
Fax: +358 13 2513344
E-mail:

Total staffing of research centre:
People working in the field of catalysis: 25

Research interests:
Organometallic catalysts, polymerization catalysts, preparation of heterogeneous catalysts, modeling

Equipment:
Single crystal x-ray, powder X-ray, NMR, MS, specialized spectroscopic techniques, temperature programmed methods, chemisorption

Keywords:
Metallocenes, metal carbonyls, zeolites, polymerization, water gas shift reaction, gas phase deposition

10.1 University of Oulu

Department of Chemistry
Linnanmaa
P.O.Box 444
FIN-90570 Oulu
Finland

Contact person:
Professor Risto Laitinen
Tel: +358 8 5531611
Fax: +358-8-553 1603
E-mail:

Assoc.Professor Jouni Pursiainen
Tel: +358-8-553 1641
Fax: +358-8-553 1608
E-mail:

Total staff of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis: 10
Department: Total 80

Current catalytic research interests:
Preparation of catalyst precursors, especially ligands for catalyst development
Exhaust catalysts, flue gas catalysis

Equipment resources:
NMR, MS, specialized spectroscopic techniques for metal analysis (AAS, ICP), FTIR, Raman, UV

Keywords:
Catalyst precursors, exhaust gas catalysis, transition metal complexes, organometallic complexes, NMR

10.2 University of Oulu

Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Laboratory of Chemical Process Engineering
Linnanmaa
P.O.Box 4300
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
Finland
http://cc.oulu.fi/~posaa/osasto/welcome.html

Docent, Doctor of Technology Riitta Keiski
Tel: +358-8-553 2348, 358-40-7263018
Fax: +358-8-553 2304
E-mail:

Total staffing of the research center:
People working in the field of catalysis: 10
Total 180

Current catalytic research interests:
Process design and analysis of catalytic processes
Modelling of catalytic processes
Automotive exhaust gas catalysis: stationary and transient studies
Catalytic NOx decomposition and reduction
Use of the FTIR technique in catalyst research
Catalytic hydrogenation of aromatics
Water-gas shift reaction
Reactive distillation and catalytic membranes
Environmental catalysis
Molecular modelling

Equipment resources:
Micro and bench scale catalytic reactor equipment
Automatic microreactor system for catalytic studies (PFTR, CSTR)
Microreactor system with a tubular reactor for kinetic studies
Physisorption and chemisorption
FTIR gas analyzer
Temperature programmed methods (MS)
TGA-DTA
Gas analyzers: NOx, SOx, hydrocarbons, oxygen

Keywords:
Process design, Nox reduction, automotive exhaust gas catalysis, transient studies, hydrogenation of aromatics, FTIR, reactive distillation, environmental catalysis

10.3 University of Oulu

Microelectronics Laboratory
Linnanmaa
FIN-90570 Oulu
Finland

Contact person:
Prof. Vilho Lantto
Tel: +358-8-553 2712
Fax: +358-8-553 2728
E-mail:

Approximate total staffing of the research center:
30

Current catalytic research interests:
Noble metal nanoparticle catalysts on oxide semiconductors used for modifying the gas sensing properties of the semiconducting material.

Equipment resources:
Ceramic oxide semiconductor processing
Electronic response measurement in controlled gas atmosphere
XRD, XRF
Optical microscopy
SEM/TEM and electron microanalysis
AFM/STM

Keywords:
Ceramic gas sensors, tin dioxide, (author) Lantto V., (author) Rantala T.S.

11. VTT Chemical Technology

P.O. Box 1401
02044 VTT
Finland

Contact person:
Marita Niemel�
Tel: +358-9-456 5935
Fax: +358-9-460041
E-mail:

Total staffing of research centre:
VTT : 2800 persons
VTT Chemical technology: 280 persons
People working in the field of catalysis: 15 scientists

Current research interests:
Confidential industrial projects
Catalysts characterizations
Zeolites in catalysis
Antibody catalysts
Catalysts in organic syntheses
C1-chemistry
Transition metal catalysts

Equipment resources:
High pressure reactors
In situ high pressure FTIR
TPD/TPR
SEM/TEM
NMR 600 MHz
Sophisticated analytical services

Keywords:
http://www.vtt.fi

12. Åbo Akademi University

Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry
Biskopsgatan 8
FIN-20500 Å bo
Finland

Contact persons:
Professor Tapio Salmi
Phone: +358-2-2154427
Fax: +358-2-2154479
E-mail:

Professor Dmitry Murzin
Phone: +358 2 21544985
Fax: +358 2 2154479
E-mail:
www.abo.fi/fak/ktf/tek/

Total staffing of research centre:
People working in the field of catalysis: 20 - 25

Current research interests:

Zeolites, synthesis and application in hydrocarbon transformation
Catalytic combustion, catalysts and methods
Selective catalytic reduction of NOx
Selective hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones
Enantioselective hydrogenation
Hydrogenation kinetics and mechanism of aromatics
Investigation of reaction kinetics and mechanisms with transient techniques
Modeling of reaction and diffusion in catalytic reactors

Equipment resources:
Catalytic microreactors
High pressure autoclaves
Gas and liquid chromatographs
Chemisorption and physisorption equipment
FTIR
TPD
Two quadrupole mass spectometers

Keywords:
Zeolites, catalytic combustion, deNOx, hydrogenation, enantioselectivity, transient techniques, catalytic reactors, diffusional effects