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Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)

  • GPC Autoprep 1002-A. (2)

Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)

  • Molecular Dynamics Storm 820 Phosphorimager with ImageQuant software.

  • 1 Ambis and 1 Bioscan Radiographic TLC Scanner with quantitation software.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

  • Contract with the College of Chemistry (UC Berkeley) facility, including 300-600 MHz NMR instruments equipped with multinuclear probes.

  • GLP NMR contracted with Spectral Data Service, Inc., Champaign, IL, 270-400 MHz NMR with multinuclear capabilities.

Infrared Spectroscopy

  • Perkin Elmer Model 1310

Biological Sample Oxidizers

  • 5 Harvey oxidizers (OX400, OX500 and OX600) specially suited for soil or biological material combustion.

Liquid Scintillation Counters (LSC)

  • 3 Beckman instruments [Models LS6500 (1) and LS6000IC] (2), each equipped to handle various sizes of vials.

Total Organic Carbon Analysis

  • Shimadzu TOC-5050A

Centrifuges

  • 2 Microfuges (Beckman Model E)

  • Sorvall RC2B (Refrigerated high speed centrifuge)

  • Sorvall RT7 (Refrigerated medium speed centrifuge)

  • 1 Mistral 3000E (medium speed)

  • 2 Marathon 6K

Photochemistry/Spectrophotometry

  • Beckman DU 640 UV/VIS Spectrophotometer

  • 3 Sun Test CPS+ units with Xenon lamp for artificial sunlight testing.

  • Rayonette Photoreactor (254, 310 and 360 nm) for exploratory experiments.

  • Photolysis studies can be carried out on soil, in aqueous media, and in the vapor phase.

Temperature Controlled Cabinets

  • Hot Pack controlled walk-in chamber (Model 10104) for controlled temperature experiments.

  • 100 Cabinets (freezers, refrigerators and incubators)

  • Walk-in Freezer (-20C) with dual (alternating) cooling systems.

Concentrators

  • 15 Rotary evaporators (Buchi) with temperature control

  • One Labconco Lyophilizer System

  • TurboVap

Sample Processors

  • Hobart (Models 84145 and HCM-300)
  • Dionex Accelerated Solvent Extractor (ASE 200)
 

HPLC
Mass Spectrometry
GC
Analytical Equipment

 

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Last modified: August 07, 2007