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Lab Instruments<\/h1>\n

Our lab is located in rooms W108 and W109 in the Plant Sciences Building.<\/p>\n

Please contact Dr. Thomas Borch with any inquiries about equipment and sample analysis.
\nthomas.borch@colostate.edu<\/a>
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Micromeritics BET Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer<\/h3>\n

ASAP 2020 Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Micromeritics ASAP 2020 is a physisorption analyzer that measures the Brunauer\u2013Emmett\u2013Teller (BET) surface area, pore size, and pore volume in a non-destructive format.<\/p>\n

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We offer surface area, porosity, chemisorption and physisorption isotherm data to materials analysis.
$300\/sample<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ion Chromatography<\/h3>\n

Dionex Inuvion Ion Chromatography System<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Dionex Inuvion Ion Chromatography System <\/span>performs ion analyses using suppressed or non-suppressed conductivity detection. An ion chromatography system typically consists of a liquid eluent, a high-pressure pump, a sample injector, a guard and separator column, a chemical suppressor, a conductivity cell, and a data collection system.<\/p>\n

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We offer cations (Lithium, Sodium, Ammonium, Postassium, Magnesium, Calcium, etc) and anions (Fluoride, Chloride, Nitrite, Sulfate, Bromide, Nitrate, Phosphate,etc) analysis.<\/p>\n

$10\/sample<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zeta Potential Analyzer*<\/h3>\n

Brookhaven Instruments DB-525<\/em><\/p>\n

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Zeta potential analyzers is an analytical device for characterizing zeta potential as a property of interfacial layer in liquid particulates (dispersions, emulsions) and porous bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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$5\/sample<\/strong><\/p>\n

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*This instrument is down for maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UV-Visible Spectrophotometers<\/h3>\n

BioTek Instruments<\/em><\/p>\n

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UV\/Vis spectroscopy is routinely used in analytical chemistry for the quantitative determination of different analytes, such as transition metal ions, highly conjugated organic compounds, and biological macromolecules.<\/p>\n

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Incubator<\/h3>\n

Fisher Scientific<\/em><\/p>\n

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Oven for drying glassware.<\/p>\n

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Furnace<\/h3>\n

Thermolyne 30400<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Type 30400 Automatic and Programmable\u00a0furnaces are general laboratory \u00a0and heat treating\u00a0furnaces.<\/p>\n

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Centrifuge\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Thermo SCIENTIFIC Sorvall Legend XTR<\/em><\/p>\n

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This series delivers high-performance processing on the benchtop or floor with unparalleled processing performance, maximum versatility, and exceptional energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

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Aqualog\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Horiba<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aqualog simultaneously measures both absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices.<\/p>\n

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*This instrument is offline<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thelco Laboratory Oven\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Thermo SCIENTIFIC<\/em><\/p>\n

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This Thelco Laboratory Oven is a bench-top gravity convection oven with a 4.5 cubic foot chamber and provides superior temperature uniformity as precise as \u00b13.0\u00b0C at 100\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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Glove Bag<\/h3>\n

COY LABORATORY PRODUCTS,INC<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Vinyl Anaerobic Chambers provide a strict anaerobic atmosphere of 0-5 parts per million (ppm) using a palladium catalyst and hydrogen gas mix of 5%. The heavy duty vacuum airlock allows sample transfer without changes to the internal atmosphere. The Programmable airlock allows the user to tailor an interchange sequence ideal for their lab experiments.<\/p>\n

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FreeZone 2.5 Liter Benchtop Freeze Dry System<\/h3>\n

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FreeZone\u00ae 2.5 Liter Benchtop Freeze Dry System offers an economical solution for processing light loads of aqueous samples.<\/p>\n

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Purging Station<\/h3>\n

Thermo SCIENTIFIC<\/em><\/p>\n

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Use Nitrogen gas to purge samples of ambient air.<\/p>\n

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