Energy

The energy sector is constantly developing and QCM-D applications cover everything from renewable energy to petroleum studies. Hydrolysis of cellulose, corrosion of fuel cells and asphaltene fouling are examples of processes that are studied in real-time using QCM-D.

Application areas within this field are listed below followed by relevant

Application notes:

Solar cells: Improving dye-sensitized solar cells with the QCM-D technology
Fuel cells: Fuel Cell Corrosion
Biofuels: Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose
Petroleum: Aphaltene and Crude Oil Adsorption
Gas storage: Studying Hydrogen storage by Combined QCM-D and LSPR (Publication Abstract)

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We offer a wide range of sensors with coatings suitable for different applications.

QCM-D can be combined with several other techniques to get simultaneous and complementary measurement data. Special modules are available for electrochemistry, microscopy or ellipsometry to mention some examples.