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Instrument List

 

Spectroscopy and Chromatography

(contact is Dania Alvarez Fonseca )

Bruker AMX 360 MHz NMR
Chemagnetics M100 100 MHz NMR
Shimadzu QP-5000 GC/MS
HP 5971 GC/MS (CDS Pyroprobe 1000)
HP 5890 Chiral Separations
HP 5890 N, S, and P Selective Detection
HP 5890 Simulated Distillation
PE Autosystem Gas Analyses
Waters 600E/996 PDA HPLC

Multinuclear liquid-state NMR spectroscopy and microimaging
Carbon-13 solid-state NMR spectroscopy
GC/MS and direct insertion probe MS
Pyrolysis-GC/MS and desorption of high molecular weight materials
Resolution of structurally similar compounds (e.g., isomers)
Sulfur, Nitrogen and Phosphorus detection (NPD and FPD)
Measuring boiling point distribution in complex mixtures
Separation of compounds in gaseous mixtures
Characterization of liquid non-GC amenable mixtures.


Proximate and Ultimate Analysis

(contact is Ron Wasco)

LECO CHN 600
LECO SC 132
LECO MAC 400
CEM Microwave Moisture Analyzer
Carlo Erba EA 1108*
LECO RC 142*

CHN Determination
Total sulfur determination
Proximate analysis
Moisture analysis
CHNSO analyzer
Multiphase carbon analyzer


Physical Properties

(contact is Ron Wasco or Gary Mitchell)

Quantachrome Autosorb
Quantachrome Mercury Porosimeter
Quantachrome Multipycnometer
Geisler Plastometer*
Malvern 2600C
Bohlin Rotational Viscometer
Horiba LA 900
Micromeretics Gemini

Surface area analyses
Pore volume analyses
Helium density analyses
Fluidity determination
Particle size analyses
Viscosity analyses
Particle size analyses
BET surface area analyses


Thermal Analysis

(contact is Ron Wasco)

Perkin Elmer TGA 7
Cahn TG 151
Micromeretics Autochem 2910*
Mettler TG50*
Mettler DSC 27 HD*
Parr Adiabatic Calorimeter

TGA
High Pressure TGA
Automated catalyst characterization
TGA
Differential scanning calorimetry
Calorific value


Optical Microscopy

(contact is Gary Mitchell)

Leitz Orthoplan Microscope
Leitz Orthoplan Microscope
Wild Stereo Microscope
Zeiss Axiophot Infinity
Zeiss Universal Microscope
Nikon Microphot FXA Microscope

Reflected light or fluorescence intensity measurements
Spectral analysis
Surface property characterization of bulk samples
White/blue light, photometric and photographic capabilities
White or white/blue light and photographic capabilities
PGT image analysis system

Key Contact

Bruce Miller

(814) 865-3093

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