Chemical Sciences
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
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
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
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
LC-MS/MS
Area:
Make Model:
Thermo Scientific LCQ Fleet, TSQ Quantum Access
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Separation, Identification and Molecular wt. determination of amino acids, protein, peptides, residual pesticides and non volatile compounds etc. Impurity profile studies of drugs.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
ESI and APCI source Mass range: LCQ Fleet: 50-2000 Daltons, TSQ: 30- 3000 Daltons. Software’s Bioworks: Protein and Peptides Molecule weight Studies. Met works: Metabolites studies. LCQ Fleet: Mass fragmentation of compounds up to n10.
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
FT-NMR Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Bruker AVANCE -III
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Structure identification of organic, inorganic and polymer materials. 1D and 2D NMR Spectra of all active nuclei, DEPT, APT, COSY, COSY with and without gradient, TOCSY, NOESY, HMQC, HMBC.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
400 MHz machine with 5 mm probe: capable of liquid and solid sample for proton, carbon, fluorine, phosphorus and other nuclei. Solid State NMR with 4mm rotor for multi- nuclei analysis. Temperature range from -800C to +1000C
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
ICP-Atomic Emission Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Perkin Elmer Optima 3300 RL
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Trace/ultratrace element analysis of almost all elements; Simultaneous detection of multiple elements.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 187-725 nm
Detection limit: up to ppb level
SCD detector for simultaneous detection of 60 elements
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Scanning Electron Microscope
Area:
Make Model:
Philips XL30 ESEM
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Surface topographic/morphological studies of microstructures on bulk specimens; Study of hydrated samples, non-conducting samples, biological samples in uncoated form through ESEM mode; Detection of Boron onwards all elements.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Environmental SEM, HV and LV modes of operation
Magnification: upto 4,50,000x
GSED detector
EDAX detector
Carbon coating unit
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
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