Lab 1. Materials chemistry
Lab 2. Organic chemistry
Lab 4. Environmental chemistry
Lab 5. Spectroscopic and Thermal Analysis
UV-vis spectrometer (Spectrometer Instruments)
UV-vis continuous radiation system coupled to a UV-vis spectrometer (Varian, Cary 60)
FTIR-NIR spectrophotometer (Unicam, Research Series) with a heated golden-gate ATR accessory
TGA - Thermo Gravimetric Analyser (TA Instruments, Q50) Re-equipment project FCT/2005
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (Setaram, DSC 131)
Potentiostat /Galvanostat (Autolab, model 100)
Electrochemical Impedance spectroscopy
Spin-Coater
Lab 6. Imaging analysis
AFM
Polarized Optical Microscopy
Lab 7. Chromatographic Analysis
GC-MS/MS spectrometer (Thermo-finnigan) - Re-equipment project FCT/2005
GC-FID Gas chromatograph (Thermo-finnigan) - Re-equipment project FCT/2005
IC - Ionic chromatograph (Dionex) - Re-equipment project FCT/2005
HPLC - High performance anion exchange chromatograph with a pulsed amperometric and a conductivity detector (Dionex) - Re-equipment project FCT/2005
XRD - X-ray diffraction, PANalytical MPD (omega/2teta) with X'Celerator detector and secondary monochromator; low angle acessory for XRR and zeolites. Re-equipment project FCT/2005
Electronic Microscopic Unit (http://home.utad.pt/~ume/ ( Edifício das Ciências Florestais, Telf: 259 350 801, ume@utad.pt)
SEM - Scanning Electron Microscopy, FEI Quanta 400, W filament; EDS/EDX from EDAX.
TEM - Transmission Electron Microscopy, LEO/ZEISS 906E, W filament.
Carbon coater, Polaron
Gold sputtering, Polaron
Ultramicrotome, RMC
Lab 9. Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Laboratory
TOC
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
C,N elemental analysis
Segmented flow analyzer
Lab 10. Spectroscopic analysis
Electrothermic atomic absorption spectrometer (Unicam, 939 Spectrometer with a GF 90 Furnace)
Flame atomic absorption spectrometer (Thermo Scientific ICE 3000)
UV-vis spectrometer
High-temperature oven 1600ºC (Termolab)
Lab 11. Thermal Sciences and Sustainability Laboratory
GC-TCD
Elemental CHNS-O analyser
Parr 6300 and 6400 calorimeters;
22kW gasifier
Biogas reactors
Biomass boiler for combustion tests