Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - Catalysis and Solid-State Chemistry Unit
Univ. Lille Nord de France - 59000 Lille - France

Kratos recently completed the installation of an AXIS Ultra^DLD at the Catalysis and Solid-State Chemistry Unit at the University of Lille.  This system is one of only four worldwide where Kratos have worked with IonTof GmbH to combine the AXIS Ultra^DLD with an IonTof V SIMS instrument using a radial distribution chamaber (RDC).  The research opportunities available by combining the complementary state-of-the-art ToF SIMS and XPS instruments are very exciting and are key to the work conducted at the UCCS. 

The UCCS is composed of 127 permanent members and ca. 70 contractual staff (PhD, Post-doc). The research activities of the unit are oriented towards Energy and Sustainable Development, with strong expertise in solid-state chemistry and homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis. Our research projects are involved in the fields of biomass valorisation, green chemistry, fine chemistry, molecular materials, vegetal chemistry, pollution treatment, new and clean fuels, nuclear fuels and wastes, fuel cells and high-temperature electrolysers.