Analytical Laboratories

Our analytical laboratories are equipped with a range of equipment for a large variety of analyses.

These include gas and liquid chromatographic separations together with Mass spectrometric detectors for the analysis of unknown compounds as well as quantification of specific chemicals of interest.

Detailed information

Kit list

  • 4 Capillary Gas Chromatographs; 3 GC-Mass Spectrometer systems with autosamplers, pyrolysis accessory and Headspace analysis capability; 4 HPLC systems; LC-MS; Ion Chromatograph; 4 FT-IR spectrometers; UV, Visible and near-IR spectrophotometers; Raman spectrometer; Fluorescence spectrometer; ICP-MS; Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer; Flame Photometer; 300 MHz and 400 MHz NMR spectrometers with multinuclear and solid state probes; Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX; Transmission Electron Microscope; X-Ray Diffraction; X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer; Thermal Analysis equipment

Availability

Technical support is available between 9.00am and 5.00pm. Access to these facilities is available outside of normal business hours on a case-by-case basis.  

Location

The Analytical Laboratories can be found in 014-023 of the JB Firth Building