Facility and Equipment Availability

8 independent channels

Voltage range: ± 10V

Current range : ± 200mA

Three independent channels. Dual direction. 

Flow rate: 0.0002-35 mL/min

Speed range: 0.1-100 rpm

Tubing compatibility: IDs (mm) 0.13, 0.19, 0.25, 0.38, 0.44, 0.51, 0.57, 0.64, 0.76, 0.89, 0.95, 1.02, 1.09, 1.14, 1.22, 1.3, 1.42, 1.52, 1.65, 1.75, 1.85, 2.06, 2.29, 2.54, 2.79, 3.17 

Ag/AgCl, Hg/HgO, SCE (Saturated Calomel Electrode) 

for our flow cell

Three labs: wet, dry and characterisation

With basic equipment such as hot plate, balances, selection of glassware, pestle and mortar, tweezers, spatulas etc.

Thermo FT-IR Microscope

 FT-IR with mapping capabilities

Perkin Elmer UV spectrometer

Renishaw Raman Microscope

Micro-Raman system with mapping capabilities

Zeiss AxioVision Optical Microscope

Nikon Polarised Microscope

Fume cupboard

Incubator

Microbiological safety cabinet (class 2)

Grinding/Polishing machine

Range of polishing grades available

Cutting machine

Water cooled

Microtome

WC and Stainless blades

Pellet Press

8 and 13mm dies on the bench.

8mm manual press inside the glove box

Ball Mill for grinding samples

For quantities < 1g

Tube Furnaces

Advance notice required.

Upright Furnace

Up to 1500C

Clean Room

Balance and Microscope installed

Fridge/ Freezer (-20 C)

Access to a -80 freezer available on request