our equipment
Scanning Electron Microscope Laboratory
To perform research, it takes the right equipment.
Check out the water-quality analytical equipment currently available in our Environmental Engineering Laboratory: Zetasizer (Nano ZS90 from Malvern);
high-performance liquid chromatography (Flexar with PDA plus detector from PerkinElmer); atomic absorption (AAnalyst 200 from PerkinElmer); UV-Vis spectrometer (Lambda 25 from PerkinElmer); auto-titrator (DL15 from Mettler Toledo); 20 kHz ultrasonic probe system (Digital Model 450 from Branson); stirred-cell membrane filtration system (Amicom from Millipore); size-exclusion chromatography; culture incubator; jar-test system; Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) testing system; pH meters; dissolved oxygen meter; turbidity meter; conductivity meter; and the oven and muffle furnace
Argast Family Lab Equipment
Scanning Electron Microscope
Model
Hitachi S3400N
Key Characteristics
- Secondary and Backscatter imaging, including compositional and topographic modes
- Fully automated 5-axis stage; sample height to 60mm
- Tungsten filament; 3nm resolution with effective magnification in the tens of thousands
- Under service contract with Hitachi
Energy Dispersive
X-ray
Model
Oxford X-Max 80
Key Characteristics
- Largest SDD detector on market; highest count rates achievable by EDS
- Chemical analysis of areas as small as 6µm²
- All elements from boron to uranium
- Typical accuracy for standardless analysis 1–2% relative (better with standards)
- Typical detection limits better than 0.2 wt%
- Complete suite of Oxford AZtec and Inca software, including analysis software
- X-Maps including background-corrected Tru-Maps
- Line scans, including background-corrected Tru-Lines
Sample Coater Machine
Model
Quorum Q150T
Key Characteristics
- High vacuum turbo coater with quartz oscillator thickness control
- Carbon or gold coating as needed
