The Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Science Program has several state-of-the-art laboratories for performing research in the focal areas of emphasis.
Laboratories
ACL - Aquatic Chemistry Laboratory
AQL - Airl Quality Laboratory
AAQRL - Aerosol & Air Quality Research Laboratory
LACER - Laboratory for Advanced Combustion & Energy Research
CREL - Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory
CAML - Computational Aquatic Materials Laboratory
ENCL - Environmental Nanochemistry Laboratory
SBBL - Systems Biology & Biotechnology Laboratory
CAPITA - Center for Air Pollution Impact Trends Analysis
HKPLC - Heterogeneous Kinetics & Particle Chemistry Laboratory
Jens/Molecular & Nanoscale Analysis Laboratory (Common Instrumentation Facility)
Major Equipment
Aerosol & Particle Instrumentation
• Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (1) [TSI]
• Aerosizer (1) [TSI]
• Atomizers and Nebulizers (several) [TSI, Collison, In house design]
• Condensation Particle Counters (Ultrafine and others) (5) [TSI]
• Dichotomous sampler (Andersen SA440)
• Differential Mobility Particle Sizers (4)
• Electrical Aerosol Analyzer (1) [TSI]
• HIAC - Royco Optical Particle Counter and PMS-LAS-X
• In situ Laser Systems (6W Argon Ion Laser w/ Accessories)
• Liquid Particle Counter (1 to 100 micrometers)
• Optical Accessories such as PMT, CCD Camera, Data Acquistion, Monochromators
• PM-2.5 ambient sampler [R&P 2000]
• Scanning Mobility Particle Sizers (with long and nano options) (2)
• TEOM Particle Sampler (with 10, 2.5 and 1 micrometer head), [R&P]
• Turbidimeters (several)
• Vibrating Orifice Aerosol Generator [TSI]
• CARPT Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking Facility. A unique facility for mapping the complete flow field of solids and liquid in gas-solid, liquid-solid, gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid systems of different configurations with/without mixing elements. The technique provides mixing and turbulence parameters and the mean flow field.
• CT Gamma Ray Computed Tomography for determination of density profiles in various cross-sections of multiphase contactors. The current set-up accommodates vessels from 1 inch to 18 inch in diameter.
• CREL-XYTEL A modular experimental reactor unit with feed tanks, controllers, gas-chromatographs for studies of kinetics of various gas, liquid, gas-liquid, gas-solid, gas-liquid-solid systems.
• TBR Trickle bed facility for study of kinetics and scale-up of gas-liquid reactions on solid catalysts.
Combustion Systems
• 4 Watt Coherent Innova 70 argon-ion laser
• Diagnostic Equipment for Temperature and Flow Measurements
• Drop tower facilities for microgravity combustion.
• Flame (Diffusion and Pre-mixed) and Furnace Aerosol Reactors
• High temperature, turbulent flame facility
• Laminar flame burners, including counterflow flames, coflow flames
• Laser Doppler Velocimetry Systems; Optics and electronics, single-component measurements
• Optical Tables
• Tunable Dye Laser for Multiwavelength and Spectroscopy Measurements
Micro-Structural Characterization
• Transmission Electron Microscopy - The JEOL 2000 FX-TEM with an ultimate point resolution of 0.27 nm and the ability to converge the beam to 2 nm. It is equipped with a Tracor Northern Electron Energy Dispersive X-Ray Diffraction Detector and Computer, and a Gatan Electron Energy Loss Spectrometer. Additionally, it has a Fulum camera for live recording (useful for hot-stage experiments), a high resolution VCR, and image analysis software on a Macintosh Computer.
• Scanning Electron Microscopy: Hitachi model S-4500 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, a NORAN Instruments Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis system, a back scatter detector, and a mechanical straining stage.
• Rigaku DMax A automated diffractometer with computer interface, a 1500 oC furnace for high temperature X-ray diffractometry, and a pole figure goniometer for texture measurements.
• A Digital Instruments Nano Scope III Scanning Probe Microscope Station, Tip View STM Head, 125 fm AFM Scanner, optical Scanner, Tektronix color printer and assorted Nanoprobes.
• Differential Thermal Analysis - A Perkin Elmer DSC-7 computer controlled calorimeter, capable of operation to 730 oC and a Perkin Elmer, DTA-1700, available for phase transformation studies at high temperatures.
• Density Measurements - A computer controlled Cahn microbalance with a 0.1 microgram resolution and weigh-below capabilities will be used to determine the density, and hence packing-fraction, of the sintered and compacted sphere-ensembles.
• Leitz Optical Metallograph, a hot stage microscope, and a Leco Microhardness Tester.
• Hot press with a maximum operating temperature of 2200 °C and pressure of 350 MPa
Chemical Analysis
• Curie point pyrolysis injector for GC (JHP-3)
• Environmental Model 500 Toxicity Analyzer (Microtox) Azur
• GC w/ FID and FPD detectors (Shimadzu GC-17a)
• GC multichannel data acquisition system (PeakSimple)
• GC w/ FID and TCD (HP 5890 Series I)
• HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatograph) with diode array detector, Agilent 1100
Jens Molecular & Nanoscale Analysis Laboratory
(Please note that the nanoscale aerosol instrumentation is listed in aerosol instruments section)• Air dryer (Balston 7520)
• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Perkin-Elmer 3110)
• Balances (1 milligram) (Mettler PM400); (0.1 gram) (Brainweigh B1500)
• BET Surface Area and Pore Volume (Quantachrome Autosorb/1)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (Nicolet Nexus 470)
• GC w/ PID detector (Perkin-Elmer Autosystem II)
• GC single channel data acquisition system (PeakSimple)
• GC w/ FID and ECD detectors (Perkin-Elmer Autosystem II)
• HPLC-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (Agilent 1100 with diode array detector)
• ICP-MS Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer, Agilent 7500 ce with CETAC Autosampler
• Scanning UV/VIS Spectrophotometer (Perkin-Elmer Lambda 2S)
• Water purification system (Millipore Milli-Q, US Filter DI System)
• Humidity Controlled Microbalance Facility (Precision weighing of samples, conditioned to specific humidity levels)
• Agilent GCMS / G1701DA MSD Chemstation
General Laboratory Equipment
Balances (Mettler analytic balance, Microbalance) Matheson 8016 leak detector Miscellaneous pumps Soap-bubble and wet-test meters in the flow range 3 sccm to 50 slpm Vacuum Atmospheres glove box operating with Ar atmosphere Vacuum annealing furnace Varian Model 938-41 He mass spectrometer leak detector