Instrumentation

Autosorb 6100 | Anton Paar QuantaTec
Manometric adsorption analyzer gas adsorption isotherms from turbomolecular pump vacuum up to 1 bar of gases such as nitrogen, argon, krypton, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Determination of adsorption properties, surface area, pore volume, pore size / pore size distribution, pore network characteristics of adsorbents.

Poremaster | Anton Paar QuantaTec
Mercury porosimeter for the measurement of mercury intrusion and extrusion curves of porous materials in a pressure range from vacuum up to 60,000 psi. Determination of pore size and volume distributions of meso and macroporous materials with pores of approx. 5 nm up to 400 µm

Ultrapyc 5000 | Anton Paar Quantatec
Helium pycnometer for the determination of the skeletal density. Volumes in the range of 4.5 up to 135 cm³ can be measured. The temperature can be controlled between 15 and 50°C.

Minispec mq20 | Bruker
Benchtop time-domain 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry device (frequency 20 MHz) for determination of the spin-lattice (T1) and spin-spin (T2) relaxation time of liquids in contact to porous materials and powders. Information about liquid saturation, wettability, wetted surface area and pore size of adsorbents.

Acorn Area | Xigo Nanotools
Benchtop time-domain 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry device (frequency: 13 MHz) for determination of the spin-lattice (T1) and spin-spin (T2) relaxation time of liquids in contact to porous materials and powders. Information about liquid saturation, wettability, wetted surface area and pore size of adsorbents.

Magnetic Suspension Balance | Rubotherm
High-resolution high-pressure adsorption isotherms up to 130 bar to study the adsorption behavior/capacity of gases such as methane and carbon dioxide on porous adsorbents, temperatures: 15 – 150 °C.

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Merck HITACHI LaChrom
Chromatographic setup for Inverse Size Exclusion Chromatography based on the measurement of standards such as pullulan (in water) or polystyrene (in THF) with known sizes. Information about the pore size of the nanoporous material packed inside of the chromatographic column.

LUMiSizer
Dispersion analyzer for the determination of particle size distribution, stability analysis and more.

Optima
Analytical ultracentrifugation is one of the most versatile and accurate methods for characterizing proteins, macromolecules, nanoparticles and other heterogeneous mixtures.

DC24000
Disc centrifugation is a proven sedimentation-based method for accurate, high-resolution particle size measurement.

Empyrean (XRD)

DLS Nano ZS ZEN 3600

Goniometer CGS-3

LUMiSpoc

Mastersizer 3000

NanoSight Pro

SMPS TSI 3776

Atomic Force Microscopy

Confocal Microscopy

Optical Microscopy

Raman Microscopy

Scanning Electron Microscopy

Discovery HR-2 | Waters

MCR 302 | Anton Paar

RST-XS.s | Dr. Dietmar Schulze

Inverse Gas Chromatography

Particle Charge Detector

Quarz Crystal Microbalance

Tensiometry

Dynamic Differential Calorimetry

Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

Thermogravimetric Analysis