JENS ENVIRONMENTAL MOLECULAR AND NANOSCALE ANALYSIS LABORATORY

This Laboratory is a shared Instrumentation facility and is supported by a core user group (primarily faculty from the Energy and Environmental Program). The facility is available to all University and non-University researchers (click here for fee structure). The Laboratory is maintained by a full time technician.

                ·        BET Surface Area and Pore Volume Measurement Instrument, Gemini 2375, Micrometrics

                ·        HPLC-High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HP 1100 with diode array detector

                ·        Humidity Controlled Microbalance Facility (Precision weighing of samples, conditioned to a specific humidity level)

                ·        ICP-MS Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer-Routine elemental analysis, Agilent 7500 ce

                ·        TOC-Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, Shimadzu TOC-500

                ·        GC-Gas Chromatographs with TCD, FID-HP5890 Series

                ·        SEM-Scanning Electron Microscope, Hitachi model s-4500 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, a NORAN Instruments Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis system, a back scatter detector and mechanical straining stage.

               
·        BIO-TEK SYNERGY HT, 96 WELL PLATE READER

                ·        Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR), Nicolet Nexus 470 instrument with mid-IR source and DTGS detector.  Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and diffuse reflectance (DRIFTS) accessories for the analysis of solids, liquids, and aqueous suspensions.

                ·        Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM and MFM )

Payment details can be obtained by contacting the Technician in charge of the Facility.  Note that the SEM charges are as established by a Core User Group responsible for the Instrument. Contact Kim Coleman for details

For other available instruments and facilities in the Energy,, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Department please click "Facilities".