ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Specifications
- Type : LEO
- 15x to 300Kx magnification
- Resolution : 3.5nm
- Applications:
- Identification of Crystalline /amorphous structures of material
- Crystal Defects
- Nano- particles
- Fiber structures
- Analysis of Biological Samples
2. Polarizing Microscope
Applications:
- Obtain Polarized Images
- Obtain Up to 400x magnification
3. Particle size analyzer
Specifications
Range of 0.3 -300 µm
Applications:
- Particle size distribution of powders & powder dispersions
4. Weatherometer
Specifications
- Solar Simulator
- Intensity – 250-765 W/m2
- Wave length – 300-800 nm
Applications:
Aging studies on textiles, paper, paints and coatings, rubber and plastics
5. UV-VIS Spectrometer
Applications:
R & D
1. Qualitative and quantitative analysis
2. Kinetic studies
6. Dialotomete
Applications:
- Determination of thermal expansion of ceramic materials
7. Centrifuge
Specifications
Max. Speed Max. gravitational
(rpm) field (x g)
4200 3372
14500 19275
Applications:
- Materials separation
E.g. Liquids from solid matter, Liquid mixtures, solid mixtures
8. Brabender
Applications:
- Heat fusion behavior of PVC (Fusion time, Degradation time & Rheo graph)
- Determination of extrusion profile of plastic (Temperature profile of the extruder)
- Mixing of plasticizer & PVC
9. Bending Tester
Applications:
- Bending test of ceramic & plastic materials
10. Vacuum oven
Applications:
- Working temperature – 5 – 140 oC
- Vacuum drying
11. Viscometers & Rheometer
Viscometer
Rheometer
- Able to measure the viscosity of liquids which vary with flow conditions
12. Conductivity meter
Application:
- Able to measure the electrical conductivity in a solution
13. pH meter
Application:
- Able to measure acidity or alkalinity of a liquid
14. Impact Tester
Applications:
Impact Resistance (IZOD) of
- Polymers
- Weak metal
- Wood
14. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Applications:
- An effective analytical tool for identification of unknowns, sample screening and profiling samples.
- R&D
15. XRD
Applications:
- The "fingerprint" of a crystalline material to allow identification of unknown phases in a mixture.
- Engineering, geological and materials sciences for applications such as corrosion studies, material fabrication, analysis of combustion products, mineral identification and determination of lattice parameters.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 November 2013 16:00