Research
Deionized Water Plant
Area:
Make Model:
Millipore ELIX 3, 10 and Milli Q
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Deionised water for R&D work.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
HPLC grade water quality
Production capacity: 10 lts. per hr.
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Liquid Nitrogen Plant
Area:
Make Model:
Sterling PLN 108S
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Liquid nitrogen for R&D work.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Production capacity: 8 lts per hr.
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Micro Hardness Tester
Area:
Make Model:
Shimadzu HMV 2T
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Measurement of surface hardness, hardness of coating as well as parent material.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Load range: 20 gms to 2 kg
Knoop and Vicker’s indenter
35 mm camera attachment
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
FT-IR Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Spectrum GX
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Identification and functional groups of organic/ inorganic, biological and polymer compounds etc.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 30-15600 cm-1
ATR accessory for reflectance measurement
IR Quant software
Spectrum search software
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Lambda 19
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
All types of measurements/studies in the region including Absorbance, Transmission and Reflectance spectra; Quantitative analysis.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 180-3200 nm
Diffuse reflectance attachment
Colour matching software
Standards for wavelength and absorption calibration validation traceable to NIST
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
CHNSO Elemental Analyzer
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer PE 2400
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Analysis/estimation of C, H, N, S, O in solid samples.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Absolute CHN, CHNS, O modes of operations
Accuracy: + 0.3%
60 samples autosampler
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Gel Permeation Chromatography
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer 200
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Analysis of molecular weight distribution in polymers, resins, oils, aligomers and organic compounds.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 580-107 mw
PLGEL calibration standard (Polystyrene)
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
HPLC
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Series 200
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Separation and detection of different components of complex mixtures; Qualitative/quantitative analysis.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Diode array detector
RI detector System
Size exclusion chromatography for molecular weight estimation
Column switching accessory
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Gas Chromatograph
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Autosystem XL
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Separation of closely related chemical species; qualitative/quantitative analysis; residual solvent present in drugs and monomer in polymer etc.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Temp. range: up to 4500 C
Thermal conductivity and Flame ionization detectors
BP1, BP5, BP225 capillary columns
Gas sampling valve accessory
Packed/ capillary column injector
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
GC-Mass Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Turbomass
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Ionization modes: EI, CI modes of operation; Separation/identification of organic/ organometallic compounds, pesticides, volatile oils etc.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Mass range: upto 650 amu
Programmable pneumatic control for carrier gas flow regulation
NIST Mass spectra library
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar