Fluoritech Laboratory

• subjectSkills

  In Fluoritech Laboratory, we are expert in:

  • Synthesis of fully- and partially-fluorinated compounds and materials
  • Controlled fluorinations with highly reactive compounds (fluorine, hydrogen fluoride, hypofluorites)
  • Analyses and characterization of gaseous mixtures, in particular halo-carbons
  • Surface treatments by fluorination and perfluoroalkylation, and surface characterization
  • Manipulation of elemental fluorine and other toxic, highly reactive, air sensitive compounds
  • Surface treatments lowering or rising the surface energy to produce both superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials

  In Fluoritech Laboratory, we are mastering several technologies:

  • Continuous flow plant for gas-gas, gas-liquid, gas-solid reactions at high and cryogenic temperatures
  • Batch reactor plant for gas-gas, gas-liquid, gas-solid reactions
  • Catalytic microreactors for gas-gas reactions
  • Batch UV photocatalitic systems with or without immobilized catalyst
  • Gas-chromatography of aggressive compounds with self-made proprietary columns
  • Mass spectrometry and Infra-red spectroscopy of fluorinated compounds

• subjectResearch activities

  • Design of new reaction pathways for the synthesis of new fully- and partially-fluorinated monomers and intermediates
  • Fluorination of carbon-based materials and nanomaterials as well as their functionalization with fluorinated moieties
  • Study of fluorinated materials for energy devices, like fuel cells, batteries and photovoltaics;
  • Testing of fluorinated materials for water and air purification
  • Recovery and abatement of fluorinated pollutants, like chlorofluorocarbons and perfluoroalkyl surfactants
  • Fabrication of microreactors and microfluidic devices for the synthesis of fluorinated compounds