Facilities & Equipment: Analytical
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The Analytical lab provides the capability to monitor larger process stages, as well as provide separate qualitative and quantitative capabilities. Our facility has been used to support our industry clients with access to analytical support as they build their capacity.
Instruments include a GC, HPLC, Beckman Coulter LS13 320 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer, Uv-Vis spectrometer, FTIR, starch analyzer, moisture analyzer and a variety of glasswear setups.
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 | HPLC
- Model: Dionex UltiMate 3000 HPLC
- This HPLC is equipped with 3 detectors: a Varian, a Diode Array Detector (DAD), and a Refractive Index (RI) as well as a fractionation machine
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| Beckman Coulter Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer
- Model: LS13 320 Single-Wavelength Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer
- Particle size analysis range: 0.4 µm to 2000 µm
- Sample Modules: Dry Power System (DPS), Micro Liquid Module (MLM), and Aqueous Liquid Module (ALM) with Automatic Sample Loader
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 | Pope Scientific Distillation Equipment
- Name: Pope Scientific Distillation Column
- Capacity: 20-25 L
- Column spec: 2- 2" diameter X 24" with 15 theoretical plates of separation of ethanol and water. 316SS knitted mesh packing
- Heating: electrical
- Vacuum rating: 30" of mercury
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 | Soxhlet Extractor Bench Size
- Sizes available: 250 ml - 1 L
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 | Brinkman 2540M Autoclave
- Chamber size: 25.4 cm diameter x 45.7 cm depth (10" diameter x 18" depth)
- Maximum temperature: 273°F
- Maximum pressure: 2.56 bar
Nova 4200e BET
- Surface area and pore size analyzer
- Performs rapid and accurate sorption and desorption measurements of non-corrosive gases on solid surfaces
- Specific measurements include:
- Multi-point BET surface area
- Single point BET surface area
- External surface area
- 100 point adsorption isotherms
- 100 point desorption isotherms
- Total pore volume
- Average pore radius
- BJH pore size distribution
- Approximate sample volume and density
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Phone: (780) 644-8118
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