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Description: This gas chromatography analyzer is set up to quantify three common greenhouse gases simultaneously. The analysis of air and headspace gas content is useful for…
Techniques: Detection of greenhouse gases CO2/CH4 and N2O via Li-820 CO2 detector, FID for CH4 and ECD for N2O.
ANALYTICAL: BET surface area and porosity analysis – Tristar II Plus
Description: The Tristar II Plus provides high-quality surface area and porosity measurements on powders by using the technique of gas adsorption. The TriStar II is a…
Techniques: Surface area and porosity measurements on solids by gas adsorption
Description: The PE 2400 is a conventional elemental analyzer. It operates by flash combustion of the specimen encapsulated in tin cups or disks whereby the specimen…
Techniques: Flash combustion of sample for TCD determination of carbon, hydrogen or nitrogen
Description: The AQ2 system is a flexible automated analyzer that uses the principle of discrete analysis, where each test occurs in a separate or discrete reaction…
Techniques: Discrete reaction vessel colorimetric analysis for nutrients in aqueous, extracts and digestions
Description: The QC 8000 determines analyte concentrations using colorimetry to detect changes in color produced by the presence of analytes. It is typically used for automated…
Techniques: Flow injection colorimetric analysis of water, waste water, seawater and extracts
Description: The AA500 determines analyte concentrations using colorimetry to detect changes in color produced by the presence of analytes. It is typically used for automated testing…
Techniques: Segmented flow colorimetric analysis of water, waste water, seawater and extracts
ANALYTICAL: Total organic carbon/nitrogen analysis – Shimadzu TOC-L
Description: The Shimadzu TOC/TN analyzes liquid samples for total carbon (TC), inorganic carbon (IC), total organic carbon (TOC), and non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC). The TN unit…
Techniques: Combustion catalytic oxidation and NDIR determination of carbon and nitrogen in aqueous samples.
Description: X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) is a technique used to determine chemical composition by exciting sample material through bombardment with x-rays. The Bruker S2 PUMA is…
Description: The Isotope2 is a second-generation sample injection system designed specifically for the determination of isotope ratios by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC ICP-MS)….
Description: The Agilent 5900 SVDV ICP-OES system is an optical emission spectrometer designed for high-throughput and efficiency. Synchronous Vertical Dual View (SVDV), which utilizes the unique…
Techniques: Inductively Coupled Plasma detection using radial or duo plasma with axial option source for elemental or metal determination
Description: The Neoma MC-ICP-MS is designed for high-precision isotope ratio analyses of much of the periodic table. The Neoma is a Nier-Johnson double focusing instrument with…
Description: The Quadrupole ICP-MS (iCap-RQ+) is used for rapid, precise and accurate trace (<1000 ppm) element determinations in liquid and solid samples, isotopic determinations, and speciation…
Techniques: Concentration of metals, REE, some major elements in a wide variety of sample types and over a large dynamic range
Description: The icpTOF 2R has a mass resolving power of 6000 allowing separation of interfering ions. A time of flight detector allows simultaneous determination of elements…
Techniques: Multi-elemental concentration analysis of synthetic, engineered, natural and laser-produced nanoparticles
Description: The Picarro G2201-i CRDS analyzer is capable of simultaneous measurement of carbon isotopes from both CO2 and CH4. The G2201-i operates in one of three…
Techniques: Isotopic analysis of CH4 and CO2 in gas samples
Description: The Costech EA is a flash combustion peripheral coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer and used to measure 13C and 15N isotope ratios in…
Techniques: Determination of elemental and isotopic compositions of C and N, most frequently in soils, plant matter and organic matter
IRMS: Gas Chromatography-Combustion (GC-C) and Gas Chromatography-Thermal Conversion (GC-TC) Mass Spectrometer
Description: The Gas Chromatography-Combustion (GC-C) and Gas Chromatography-Thermal Conversion (GC-TC) Mass Spectrometer combine the features of gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to ascertain light stable isotope…
Techniques: Compound-specific analysis of C, N, O and H
Description: The DLT-100 Liquid-Water Isotope Analyzer measures hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios (δ18 O and δ2 H) in liquid water samples. Sample isotope ratios are standardized…
Description: The OI Analytical TOC Analyzer uses heated persulfate wet oxidation to determine the total amount of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC)…
Techniques: Determination of total dissolved inorganic C and total dissolved organic C
Description: The Delta Plus Advantage is a magnetic sector mass spectrometer with a 3kV ion source. It can be used in conjunction with the following peripherals:…
Description: The MAT 253 is a magnetic sector mass spectrometer with a 10KV high sensitivity ion source and Faraday cups. The following peripheral devices can be…
Techniques: High resolution isotope ratio mass spectrometry
Description: The TC/EA is a high temperature (1350°C to 1450°C) device that thermally decomposes samples in a carbon reducing environment to break down waters, organic, and…
Techniques: Determination of total C, H, N and O content in a wide range of organic and inorganic substances, Coupling the TC/EA to the MAT 253 allows us to measure H and O ratios of waters and solids.
Description: Freeze drying provides controlled desiccation of frozen samples at low pressure via sublimation of water content. The Millrock BT-48 unit has a 6-port manifold with…
Techniques: Freeze-drying samples to remove water.
Description: The NWR193UC Laser Ablation Platform features a short pulse width 193nm excimer laser source, designed for efficient ablation of various materials to generate small particles….
Description: The centrifuge has both swinging bucket rotor (maximum 4300 rpm) and fixed angle rotor (maximum 10,200 rpm) capabilities. Rotors have adaptors for both 15 ml…
Techniques: Swing bucket and rotor set ups for sample separation
Description: Up to 14 samples can be processed simultaneously with dual rotars. Stainless steel vials and balls are available for grinding rocks, sediments, and other hard…
Description: The CEM Discover Microwave Digestion System subjects samples to heat and pressure to radically decrease processessing time. Samples are processed in series, allowing optimization of…
Techniques: Digestion or extraction of sample with elevated temperature and pressure, usually with the addition of acid, Common applications include soils, minerals and rocks, sediments, sludges, plant and animal tissues, water and dairy
Description: This system can be used to digest a wide variety of solid and liquid materials. Common applications include soils, minerals and rocks, sediments, sludges, plant…
Techniques: Digestion or extraction of sample, usually via addition of acid, heat and pressure
Description: The Spex 6770 cools samples to cryogenic temperatures using LN2 and then pulverizes them by magnetically shuttling a steel impactor back and forth against two…
Description: Useful for cutting/grinding fibrous materials such as plant stems, leaves and roots that do not lend themselves well to ball-mill grinding. Assorted mesh sizes are…
Techniques: Cutting or grinding fibrous materials that are not suited to ball milling
Description: The prepFAST MC is a fully automated, low pressure chromatography system that isolates elements of interest from the sample matrix and collects multiple discrete eluent…
Techniques: Low pressure chromatography to isolate elements of interest from the sample matrix and collect multiple discrete fractions for precise isotopic analysis.
Description: Capable of measuring to the microgram range. Typically used in the milligram and sub-milligram range. Two balances available for scheduling. Contact facility staff for training.
Techniques: Milligram and sub-milligram sample weighing
Description: The Sartorius CP2P Microbalance is capable of measuring to the microgram range, and typically used in the milligram and sub-milligram range. No isotopically enriched samples…
Techniques: Milligram and sub-milligram sample weighing
Description: The Thermo Scientific Thermolyne Muffle Furnace has a 14L (0.5 cu.ft.) capacity and reaches a maximum of 975°C. Contact facility staff for training.
Techniques: Drying or ashing samples at temperatures up to 975°C, Suitable for ashing glassware for organic samples or ashing organic material in biological and geological samples
Description: The Trace Metal Clean Lab provides a safe environment to prepare samples with the lowest possible blanks for later analysis. These clean chemistry laboratories are…
