Catalyst Screening Questions

Please find below some technical info which may be useful when it’s imperative to deal with a new catalyst. You can find structured interrogation questions for licensor evaluation. Each question is paired with its technical purpose to ensure clarity in negotiation and risk exposure. 1. New Generation Claim Q: What exact performance improvement is guaranteed vs previous catalyst? Why: To verify if improvement is real or marketing. Q: Provide commercial data comparison (old vs new catalyst). Why: To validate industrial performance, not pilot results. Q: Provide P50/P90 confidence level. Why: To assess statistical reliability. 2. Kinetics & Scale-Up Q: Provide intrinsic kinetic model. Why: To ensure design is not based on black-box correlations. Q: Provide industrial validation vs model. Why: To quantify model accuracy. Q: Impact of maldistribution? Why: To assess real reactor performance risks. 3. Hydrogen Consumption Q: Provide H2 vs time-on-stream. Why: To expose hidden EOR hydrogen penalties. Q: Breakdown by reaction. Why: To understand chemistry drivers. Q: Worst-case H2 consumption? Why: To evaluate design margin.