Our labs are equipped with various instruments for material characterization and chemical analysis. Below is a summary of our equipment and point of contact.
- Glovebox (UNIlab MBRAUN)
Workstation with a large main antechamber, vacuum pump, and PLC controller. The unit that can attain purity levels of less than one part per million oxygen and moisture.
Contact: Karthik, knarsimh@mit.edu - GC Agilent 6890N Network GC system, GC Agilent 7890A GC system
Gas chromatography system with multimode inlet, capillary flow technology, low thermal mass technology, and TCD/FID detectors.
Contact: Herui, heruidou@mit.edu
- High temperature high pressure packed-bed flow reactor (2)
Used to test a variety of catalysts and liquid- and gas-phase reactions in flow mode.
Contact: Herui, heruidou@mit.edu
- Yamatao DKN402C rotating ovens
Constant temperature convection ovens from a range of 30-250 degrees C fixed with a rotating frame to hold Parr acid digestion vessels for zeolite synthesis. Rotation is provided by fixed 57 rpm right angle motors.
Contact: Helen, helenluo@mit.edu
- HPLC Agilent 1260 Infinity with UV-vis and ELSD detectors
Maximum pressure of 600 bar and 5 ml/min flow. Includes autosampler for precise injections of both small and large volumes without changing sample loops.
Contact: William, wgunther@mit.edu
- GC-MS Agilent 7890A GC, 5975C inert XL MSD with triple-axis detector
Inert ion source programmable up to 350 degrees C has enhanced response to active compounds. Triple-axis HED-EM detector provides high signal-to-noise ratio that allow for trace analysis.
Contact: Air, airtp@mit.edu
- TGA Q500 TA instruments
Temperature range from ambient to 1000 degrees C. Isothermal temperature accuracy of 1 degrees C, continuous weighing capacity of 1.0 g, sensitivity and precision of 0.1 microgram, with a heating rate of 0.1-100 degrees C/min.
Contact: Herui, heruidou@mit.edu
- AutosorbiQ automated gas sorption analyzer Quantachrome
Equipped with physisorption and chemisorption capabilities. Includes high resolution pressure transducers for analysis of microporous and mesoporous materials with long-life dewar (90+ hours) and high temperature furnaces for extensive temperature dependent studies. Built-in degas stations feature computer-controlled ramping protocols.
Contact: Helen, helenluo@mit.edu - Bruker Vertex V70 IR spectrometer
Includes an MCT detector with fast scan and step scan capabilities. Reaction chamber allows in situ studies at high pressure and high temperature settings. Contact: Murat, mkaya@mit.edu