Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Instrumentation Services
Gas Chromatography Flame Ion Detector (GC FID)
Agilent 7809A
A gas-based separation method to determine the concentration of a substance
UKM – RM200 / Sample
Non – UKM – RM 300 / Sample
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Shimadzu TOC-L CSN
Measures the amount of organic carbon in water
UKM – TBA
Non – UKM – TBA
Atomic Absorption Spectrophometer (AAS)
Shimadzu AA 7800
Determine the concentration value of metal elements in a sample
Element ( Cr, Cu, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn, Pb, Fe, Zn, Ni, Cd) Element ( Al )
UKM RM100 / Element RM 120 / Element
Non – UKM RM180 / Element RM200 / Element
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Metrohm Compact IC Plus 882
Ion separation method based on ionic charge
Anion Cation Anion + Cation
UKM RM120 / Sample RM100 / Sample RM170 / Sample
Non – UKM RM200 / Sample RM200 / Sample RM300 / Sample
High Performance Liquid Chromatograhy (HPLC)
Agilent 1200 Series
Methods of separating, identifying and measuring components in a solution mixture
Detector Type Diode Array ( DAD ) Refractive Index ( RID ) RID + DAD
UKM RM120 / Sample RM100 / Sample RM170 / Sample
Non – UKM RM250 / Sample RM200 / Sample RM300 / Sample
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR)
Shimadzu IRSpirit
Determining the bonds between molecules in a material through the emission of infrared light
Attenuated Total Reflection ( ATR ) Potassium Bromide Pellet Method ( KBR )
UKM RM80 / Sample RM130 / Sample
Non – UKM RM100 / Sample RM150 / Sample
Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy
Agilent Cary 60 UV-Vis
Determining the bonds between molecules in a material through the emission of infrared light
Absorbance Transmitten Reflextance
UKM RM60 / Sample RM60 / Sample RM60 / Sample
Non – UKM RM100 / Sample RM100 / Sample RM100 / Sample
Differential Light Scattering (DLS)
Malvern Nano-ZS
Determining the size of particles in a substance in liquid form
Particle Size Zeta Potential Surface Charge
UKM RM50 / Sample RM80 / Sample RM80 / Sample
Non – UKM RM100 / Sample RM130 / Sample RM150 / Sample
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Mettler Toledo TGA 2
Measuring the change in weight of a sample as it is heated or cooled, to determine thermal stability, material composition, moisture loss rate, decomposition, oxidation, and to confirm the formation of coatings or composite materials
Standard Temperature High Temperature
( 800 degree Celsius and below ) ( 800 to 1600 degree Celsius )
UKM TBA TBA
Non – UKM TBA TBA
Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC)
Mettler Toledo DSC 1
Testing physical changes (melting, crystallization, decomposition) of a substance based on temperature differences.
Full Min-Max Temperature Standard Temperature
( -50 to 500 degree Celsius ) ( 25 to 200 degree Celsius)
UKM RM100 / Sample RM80 / Sample
Non – UKM RM200 / Sample RM150 / Sample
Physisorption Analyzer ( BET )
Micromeritics ASAP 2020 Plus
Determine the surface area of the material, the pores of the material and the adsorption isotherm of a gas on a material
Mesopore
UKM RM200 / Sample
Non – UKM RM200 / Sample
Surface Tension Meter
Kruss EasyDyne
Testing the surface tension of a liquid
Surface
UKM RM80 / Sample
Non – UKM RM150 / Sample
