Technician Operated
Elemental Analysis
- CHN Elemental Analysis (CHN) - Exeter Analytical CE 440 - Measuring carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in compounds. (Note: No aqueous solutions.)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Elemental Analysis (ICP) - ICP-MS and ICP-OES - Measuring all metallic elements, sulfur and phosphorus in compounds or solutions.
- Halide Analysis - Measuring halides (compound or solution) via Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE). (Solids are combusted via Schöniger oxidation method.)
Client/Student-Run Instrumentation
- Isothermal Titration Calorimeter (VP-ITC) – Measuring heat generated or absorbed in liquid samples as a result of mixing two or more reactants. (Note: Liquid samples only.)
- Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) – Measuring the sample weight changes over a given temperature and pressure range under specific environmental conditions. (NOTE: No corrosive gases can be used.)
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC-Diamond) – Measuring the amount of energy (heat) absorbed or released by a sample as it is heated, cooled or held at a constant (isothermal) temperature. This instrument is best used for studies at temperatures of 400°C and lower.
- Surface Analysis – 3Flex analyzer and Smart-Vac degasser. Measures physisorption (surface area, mesopore/micropore, adsorption, desorption, isotherms), chemisorption (static/dynamic), vapor adsorption or heat of adsorption for solid samples. (Note: Solid samples only.)
Contact the microanalysis lab if you have questions about the instruments.