Microwave Synthesizer

• Model: Biotage Initiator Microwave System
• Temperature range: 40-250 °C
• Temperature increase: 2-5 °C/sec
• Pressure range: 0-20 bar
• Power range: 0-400 W at 2.45 GHz
• Reaction vials: 4 sizes: 0.2-0.5, 0.5-2, 2-5, 10-20 mL
• Agitation: Variable magnetic stirrer (300-900 RPM)
• Existing Accessories: Robot Sixty for Initiator System

Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer

• Model:
• Particle Size Range: 0.017 µm - 2000 µm
• Illuminating Source: Diffraction: Solid State (780 nm) PIDS: Tungsten lamp with high quality band-pass filters (450, 600 and 900 nm)
• Temperature Range: 10 - 40°C

Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

• Model: TA Instruments Q50
• Temperature range: Ambient +5^oC to 1000^oC
• Linear heating rates of 0.1 to 100^oC/min
• Sensitivity: 0.1 µg
• Pan types: Ceramic and platinum
• Max sample weight: 100 mg
• Purge gases: Nitrogen, air
• Accessories: TGA/FT-IR Interface

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

• Model: TA Instruments Q 100
• Has autosampler for Hermetically sealed pan
• Temperature range: -90 to 550^oC (with Refrigerated cooling system 90)
• Heating rate: 0.1 to 200^oC/min
• Calorimetric precision: +/- 1%
• Sample weight: 5-20 mg
• Purge gas: Nitrogen with flow rate 50 ml/min

Gel Permeation (GPC)

• Model: Agilent 1100 series
• Molecular weight range: 500 to 1,000,000 Da
• Temperature range: Ambient to 85^oC
• Mobile phase: Chloroform, Dimethylformamide

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FT-IR)

• Model: Nicolet 4700
• Wavelength range: 400 to 4000 cm^-1
• Capable of measuring solid, liquid and gas samples

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

• Model: Agilent 8453
• Wavelength range: 190 to 1100 nm
• Slit width: 1nm
• Wavelength accuracy: < ± 0.5 nm
• Photometric accuracy: < ± 0.005A
• Typical scan time: 1.5 second

Pyrolysis Combustion Flow Calorimetry

• Model:
• Temperature: up to 900^oC
• Heating rates: ^oC/min
• Purge gases: Nitrogen and oxygen (80:20 % by Vol.)