FACILITIES:

I) Powder X-ray Diffractometer:

PANalytical X'Pert Pro System:

Cu Ka1 + Ka2 with Ni filter Cu Ka1 with incident beam monochromator Bragg-Brentano geometry flat plate spinner sample holder high temperature furnace Tmax = 25000C and with variable atmospheres up to 13000C permits time-dependent and temperature dependent experiments. capillary spinner

II) Simultaneous TGA/DTA/DSC:

Linseis L81-I/1600:

Tmax = 14000C variety of atmospheres up to Tmax inert gases: N2, Ar, He vacuum: dynamic and static oxidative: air, O2,CO2 reductive: CO, H2 (dilute to 100%) can be operated in 3 modes: a. TGA only (large sample option > 5 g) b. TGA - DTA (typically 100mg samples) c. TGA - DSC (typically < 50 mg samples)

III) High temperature furnace laboratory:

box furnaces (air) (Tmax = 11000C) muffle furnaces (air) (Tmax = 12000C) tube furnaces (Tmax = 15000C) with diverse atmopsheresand custom gas mixing ability: inert gases: N2, Ar, He vacuum: dynamic and static oxidative: O2, Cl2 ,CO2 reductive: CO, H2 (dilute to 100%) glass blowing table for (sealing samples etc.) Vacuum system with rotary pumps and turbo pumps.

IV) Glovebox:

Braun:

operated under nitrogen two antichambers (small and larger) custom docking ports for tube furnaces typical O2 and H2O levels < 0.1 ppm

last update: April 16, 2015