Equipment

MAJOR EQUIPMENT

Spectrometry and related systems:

·        Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) (Agilent Technologies, model  7500 ce&cs), equipped with an autosampler;

·        Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) (Agilent Technologies, model 4500 plus), equipped with an autosampler;

·        Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) (Thermo Jarrell Ash, model Atomscan 25) equipped with ultrasonic nebulizer (Cetac, model U-6000 AT);

·        Laser ablation unit (LA) (New Wave Research, model UP 213 A/F); Glitter s/w;

·        Grinding/polishing machine (Metaserv Autopol 2, model type C);

·        High resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) (Carl Zeiss, model SUPRA 35 VP), equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (EDX)  (Oxford Instruments, model Inca 400) /SEM/EDX is shared with some other institute's research units/;

·        UV/Vis spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer, model Lambda 25)

Chromatography & flow analysis systems:

·        Liquid chromatography separation & detection module (Agilent, 1100 Series Systems) with diode array detector (DAD) and driven by HP ChemStation s/w;

·        Ion chromatography system (TSP SpectraSystem) equipped with a conductivity (Schodex CD-5) and a UV/Vis spectrophotometric (Spectra-Physics System, model UV2000) detector, respectively;

·        Flow injection analyzer (FIA) (ASIA Ismatec);

Electroanalytical & (micro)sensor systems:

·        Three electrochemical workstations (Eco Chemie, Autolab PGSTAT12/ECD/pX) driven by GPES and ISEC s/w;

·        Portable electrochemical system (PalmSens);

·        Inverted optical microscope (Eclipse, Nikon), equipped with a low-speed digital camera (Pixera) coupled to an image analyzer s/w (Scion Image, NIH) and a 3-axis motorized micromanipulator driven by a PC-linked controller (SM 3.25 + MCL 3, Märzhäuser Wetzlar);

·        Micro-fabrication tools: capillary puller, microelectrode beveler, stereo-zoom microscope (PZM-HB, WPI), manual micromanipulator, antivibration bench etc.

·        Electroanalytical tools: rotating electrode with GC, Pt and Au disk tips, piston-driven CPEs and other electrodes, thin-layer & wall-jet flow-through cells, Faraday cages, microsyringe pump, static mercury drop electrode (303A, PAR),  etc.

Aerosol  & atmospheric chemistry research system:

·        Low-pressure cascade impactors (Berner type) for size-segregated aerosol sampling (10 stages, from 15 nm to 10 mm);

·        Semi-batch continuous stirred tank reactor with thermostated water jacket and automatic pH-stat titrator (Metrohm, 751 GPD Titrino) system for studying chemical reactions in atmospheric aqueous phase;

·        Experimental set-up consisting of a reaction chamber, a conditioning chamber, a thermostated bath connected with kryo-thermat, gas mixing station, a thermohygrometer, a mass flow controller, a mass flow meter, a pump etc. for studying aerosol particle reactivity under controlled conditions;

Other equipment & tools:

·        Microwave digestion oven (MLS 1200 MEGA, Milestone).

·        Micro and analytical balances (Sartorius) placed in a specialised  air conditioned (temperature and humidity control) room equipped with an ion emitter;

·        Water purification system (Millipore) including Elix and Milli-Q Gradient units.