Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Explore Our Analytical Laboratory
Our analytical laboratory is equipped with a wide range of chromatographic, spectroscopic, and microscopic techniques, supported by numerous instruments for characterizing material properties and interfacial phenomena. Please see below for a full list of our analytical chemistry capabilities.
Available Equipment
Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy
Agilent Technologies
Model: 78720A
Detector model: 5977B
Autosampler model: 7693 (150 vial)
Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector
Agilent Technologies
Model: 6850
Autosampler model: G2880A (27 vial)
Gas Chromatography with Micro Thermal Conductivity Detector
Agilent Technologies
Model: 490
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detector
Agilent Technologies/HP
Model: 110
Detector model: G1315B DAD
Autosampler: 150 vial
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Variable Wavelength Detector
Agilent Technologies/HP
Model: 1260
Detector model: 67114A VWD
Autosampler model: G7129A 1260 (132 vial)
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Evaporative Light Scattering Detector
Agilent Technologies/HP
Model: 1260
Detector model: G4260B 1260 Infinity II ELSD
High-Pressure Ion Chromatography
Thermo Scientific
Model: DionexTM IntegrionTM HPIC System
Autosampler model: Dionex AS-DV (50 vial)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Agilent Technologies
Model: 8900 Triple quadrupole
Autosampler model: SPS 4 (201 vial)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry with Attenuated Total Reflectance
Bruker
Model: Invenio
Photoacoustic cell available
Fourier Transform Infrared Gas Analysis Spectrometry
Bruker
Model: MATRIX MG01
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Perkin Elmer
Model: AAnalyst 400
Ultraviolet and Visible Light Spectrometry
Thermo Scientific
Model: Evolution 201
Gas analysis cuvette available
Spectrophotometry with Heating Block
HACH
Model: DR3900
Heating block model: DRB200
Thermogravimetric Analysis
TA Instruments
Model: TGA 55
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
TA Instruments
Model: DSC250
Rotational viscometry
Fungilab
Model: SMART R
Low viscosity LCP/B adaptor available
Rheometry
TA Instruments
Model: DHR-2
Available geometries: cone, flat plate, rotor conical
Tensiometry
Krüss
Model: K100
Spinning Drop Tensiometry
Krüss
Dynamic Light Scattering and Zeta Potential
Anton Paar
Model: Litesizer 500
Also measures zeta potential, polymer molecular mass and refractive index
Mastersizer
Malvern Panalytical
Model: Mastersizer 3000
Hydro MV sample holder available
Confocal Microscope
Carl Zeiss
Model: Litesizer 500
Sample plate: LTS 120 large sample area Peltier heated plate
Available objective lenses: 10×, 20×, 63×
Scanning Electron Miscroscope with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDS)
Hitachi
Model: TM4000PLUS
Detector: UVD
EDS: Bruker QUANTAX 75
Magnification range: 10 – 250,000×
