Surface Area and Pore Size Distribution Analyser

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SURFACE AREA AND PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSER
2. Awarding Authority: Swansea University, Procurement – Finance, Singleton Park, Swansea, GB, SA2 8PP. Tel: 01792295873.. Web: www.swansea.ac.uk (Kath Dunseath)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.
4. Description: The Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) project at Specified Location is looking to develop a cost-effective pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process for CO2 separation from complex industrial gas mixtures. To implement this effort the procurement of a surface area and pore size analyser is essential to characterise the adsorbent material, which is the core of the pressure swing adsorption process.
Surface area and pore size analyser is required essentially to measure the textural properties i.e. BET surface area, pore volume (total, mesopore and micropore) and pore size distribution (up to ultra-micropore range) of various types of adsorbent materials ranging from activated carbons to metal-organic frameworks. These variety of materials will be tested in the PSA unit which is being developed for WP1 of RICE project. The surface area and pore size analyser will be delivered to Swansea University Bay Campus.
The surface area and pore size analyser will allow the simultaneous degassing and analysis of an adsorbent material for its textural properties. The instrument will be able to exhibit pressure resolution up to 10-10 bar for accurate measurement of pore size distribution of the materials especially in the micropore range. The instrument will allow selection of materials, based on their surface area and porosity, for evaluating their gas separation potential in the PSA
5. CPV Code(s): 38000000, 38430000, 38434000, 38500000, 38540000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL18, UKL17
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Swansea University
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Swansea
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: WA Ref:98762
Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
SU94(20)
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 24.1.2020 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
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Total quantity or scope of tender
One off supply with warranty
Estimated award date
02-03-2020
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
Cymraeg
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(WA Ref:98762)
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE)
TKR-202019-EX-1254340