GC and GC/MS

Gas Chromatography: We have two GC systems. Both are Shimadzu GC -17AAF, one of which is equipped with FID detector and another is equipped with FID and ECD detectors.

Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometer: Shimadzu QP5050A equipped with EI & PCI & NCI ionization sources

LC and LC/MS

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): Dionex DX500 with GP50 gradient pump and AD20 absorbance detector.

Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS): Dionex micro. HPLC with Thermo Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer

Ionic Exchange Chromatography (IC): Dionex DX-120 IC with an AS40 autosampler. This device has both cation and anion exchange columns.

Atomic Spectroscopy

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS): Perkin Elemer’s atomic absorption spectrometer AAnalyst 300.

Mercury Analyzer: Perkin Elmer’s Flow Injection Mercury/ Hydride Analyses (FIMS)

Inductive Coupled Plasma (ICP): Perkin Elmer’s Inductively Coupled Plasma 4100.

Molecular Spectroscopy (I)

Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Perkin Elmer’s Fluorescence Spectroscopy LS55

Ultraviolet – Visible Spectroscopy: HP 8453 Ultraviolet – Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis)

Molecular Spectroscopy (II)

Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTIR): Perkin Elmer’s FTIR (Spectrum One)

Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTIR) with Microscopy: Nicolet Avatar FTIR combined with Nicolet Centaurus Microscopy from Thermo Electron Scientific Instrument

Molecular Spectroscopy (III)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: JEOL 300MHZ Eclipse + FT NMR with 5mm FG/TH tunable probe.

Miscellaneous:

Thermal Analytical Device: Perkin Elmer’s Thermogravimetry / Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TGA/DSC)

Electroanalytical Device: Voltammetric Analyzer

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