Muffle Furnace
Temperature range 1000oC for ashing of samples
Clean Bench
Clean Bench is used for microbial Isolation
Binocular Microscope
This is used to determine flash point of petroleum products and biodiesel.
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
FT-IR is one the high tech instrument in the centre Laboratory that is mainly for quality control , used for determination of quality of product. Its used to confirm the identity of a compound, it also detect the functional groups in a sample . FTIR is used for identification of fake products.
Multiflash Tester
This is used to determine flash point of petroleum products and biodiesel.
Bomb Calorimeter
Bomb calorimeter is used for quantification of energy profile or calorific value of feedstocks , ranging from animal waste , liquid fuel.
Thermofisher GC 600. With FID Detector and capillary column
Thermofisher GC 600 with FID Detector and capillary column is used for volatile organic compounds, essentially environmental pollutants.
HPLC and Accessories
This is used for analysis of non volatile organics compounds mostly to identify specific component based on their retention time, its also used in separation of samples into its individual components and quantification of samples.
Freeze Dryer
The aim of freeze drying is to obtain an easily water soluble product which will have the same characteristics as the original product after addition of water. As the drying process takes place in frozen state at very low temperatures it is possible to dry e. g. proteins which will not denature. Also most of the chemical compounds of the sample will be qualitatively and quantitatively unchanged. The products are mainly of biological origin – such as tissues, tissue extracts, bacteria, Plant extracts are transformed into a dry product. During this process enzymatic, bacterial and chemical changes are largely avoided. Due to its ability to dry it becomes very essential in a Research Laboratory.
UV Visible Spectroscopy
UV absorption spectroscopy can characterize those types of compounds which absorbs UV radiation. Identification is done by comparing the absorption spectrum with the spectra of known compounds. It is also used for the quantitative determination of compounds that absorb UV radiation. This determination is based on Beer’s law.