Physical Sciences
CHNSO Elemental Analyzer
Area:
Make Model:
Elementar Vario EL III
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Estimation of C, H, N, S, O in solid and liquid samples
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Precision >0.1%abs, Auto sampler, Ultra microbalance
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Kochi
GC-Mass Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Varian 1200L
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Separation/identification of organic compounds
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Single quadrapole, EI Mass range: 10-800 amu Resolution: 1 amu NIST library
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Kochi
FT-IR Spectrometer
Area:
Make Model:
Thermo Nicolet Avatar 370
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
FT-IR spectra of solid and liquid samples
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 4000- 400 cm-1 FT-IR database for identification of unknown compounds HATR Assembly
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Kochi
UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer
Area:
Make Model:
Varian Carry 5000
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Usual analysis in the region. Absorption, transmittance and quantitative analysis
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 190-3200 nm
Resolution: 0.05 nm in UV, 0.2 nm in NIR Wavelength Accuracy: + 0.1 nm (UV-Vis) + 0.4 nm (NIR) Wavelength reproducibility: 0.025 nm Internal DRA available
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Kochi
UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer
Area:
Make Model:
Varian Carry 5000
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Usual analysis in the region. Absorption, transmittance and quantitative analysis
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 190-3200 nm
Resolution: 0.05 nm in UV, 0.2 nm in NIR Wavelength Accuracy: + 0.1 nm (UV-Vis) + 0.4 nm (NIR) Wavelength reproducibility: 0.025 nm Internal DRA available
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Kochi
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
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
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
Mercury Porosimeter
Area:
Make Model:
Thermoquest Pascal 440 & 140
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Analysis including pore size/volume distribution, bulk density and specific surface for porous solids.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 400 Kpa to 400 Mpa
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Laser Particle Size Analyzer
Area:
Make Model:
Symantec Helos BF
Type of measurement/ Analysis Available:
Particle size distributions curve; density distributions etc.
Application:
NA
Major Specifications/ Accessories available:
Range: 0.1 to 875 microns
32 element array detector
Accessories for dry powders, pastes, liquids and small sample quantities
Type of facility:
Institute:
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing - SICART, Vallabh Vidyanagar
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