Facilities

Graphite furnace AAS with autosampler.

This instrument is usually use for the determination of non-metals such as fluorine, chlorine, sulfur and phosphorous by using CS-MAS (molecular absorption spectrometry)

high ppb to ppm range

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

Simultaneous determination of elements, sensitivity between AAS and ICP-MS depending on the analyte, with autosampler, also used for undergraduate teaching;

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

Different Agilent series, all with autosampler and possibility to couple with HPLC, and/or Molecular Mass Spectrometry, GC or Laser Ablation.

Agilent 7500c - can be coupled to

• laser ablation system (NewWave 213 nm),
• HPLC-molecular mass spectrometer (1100-Agilent XCT) or
• GC-system (Agilent 6890).

Agilent 7900 - can be coupled to

• laser ablation system (NewWave 213 nm),
• HPLC-molecular mass spectrometer (1100-Agilent XCT);
• suitable for use with organic solvents (MeOH, Xylene, THF).

Agilent 8800  triple-quad instrument; can be coupled with

• HPLC (Agilent 1290) and molecular mass spectrometer (Bruker Maxis II or Thermo Orbitrap LTQ), suitable for use with organic solvents, suitable for sulphur and phosphorus determination

ICP-MS Sensitivity ppt to low ppm range (depending on the element); Agilent 8800 to be used in collision and/or reaction mode to suppress  molecular interferences

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

• PSA Millennium; ultra-trace Hg determination, with autosampler.
• PSA Millennium; ultra-trace Hg determination and speciation with preconcentration for Methylmercury in ppq levels;
• PSA Millenium; AFS with Autosampler for total Arsenic determination and Arsenic speciation; possibility for Se, Bi, Te, determination

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Dr. Eva Krupp

300 NMR

From Bruker Daltonics: for routine analysis of 1H, 13C and DEPT spectra, also used for undergraduate teaching; equipped with 1H/13C probe with gradients.

Advance III HD 400 NMR

From Bruker Daltonics: equipped with 60-sample changer for automated analysis of routine samples (1H, 13C, DEPT, standard 2D experiments)

Equipped with a Double-resonance broadband multinuclear (BBFO) SmartProbe for observation of nuclei in frequency range 15N to 31P plus 19F, with 1H decoupling/ observation and 2H lock, standard 5mm sample diameter.

Equipped with shielded z-gradient coils for gradient spectroscopy (GRASP) and automatic tuning and matching accessory (ATM)

Advance III HD 600 NMR

From Bruker Daltonics: equipped with 24-sample changer and a low-temperature probe, capable of advanced 2D NMR techniques, selective 1D experiments, DOSY, etc.

Equipped with a Prodigy TCI Cryoprobe optimised for 1H observation with pulsing/decoupling of 13C and 15N with 2H lock channel, standard 5mm sample diameter.

Equipped with shielded z-gradient coils and cooled preamplifiers for 1H and 13C plus automatic tuning and matching accessory.

For any information related to the NMR instruments please contact:

• Prof. Marcel Jaspars

Agilent 7820A with MSD Agilent 5977E, equipped with autosampler.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Eva Krupp

From Thermo-Scientific; with HPLC-system, ESI and APCI head, resolution: 7500 to 70.000 Da, high mass accuracy.

For any information related to the instruments please contact:

• Prof. Marcel Jaspars

From Bruker Daltronics; with HPLC-system, ESI-head, resolution: < 70.000 (depending on m/z, TOF-system), high mass accuracy.

For any information related to the instruments please contact:

• Prof. Marcel Jaspars

From Agilent; with HPLC-system, ESI and APCI head, low resolution.

any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann

Asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4)

•   AF4: suitable for separation of nanoparticles in a variety of matrices
•   AF4 system: Postnova including UV and MALS (multi-angle light scattering) detector
•   can be additionally coupled to ICP-MS

For information related to the instrument please contact Dr. Eva Krupp

• Gas Chromatography coupled to ICP-MS (GC-ICPMS)
• Agilent 7820A, manual injection; also used for undergraduate teaching
• Agilent 6890 with autosampler; suitable for cryo-trapping

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Eva Krupp
   

Gas chromatograph coupled with MSD

• Gas chromatograph (Agilent technologies 7820A) coupled with a MSD system
• Agilent technologies 5977E: GC-MS system equipped with split/splitless liner and a 16-vial automatic liquid sampler, also used for undergraduate teaching

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Eva Krupp

1100-HPLC system

from Agilent with cooled autosampler, analytical fraction collector, DAD-detector and fluorescence detector; can be used in combination with 7500c ICP-MS (Agilent) and/or XCT-ion-trap MS (Agilent)

1200-HPLC-system

From Agilent; manual injection, single wavelength UV-detector and fluorescence detector, also used for undergraduate teaching

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

1290-HPLC-system

From Agilent; with cooled autosampler and DAD-detector; can be used in combination with 8800 ICP-MS (Agilent) and/or MaxisII (Bruker Daltronics) or Orbitrap LTQ (Thermo)

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp
• Prof. Marcel Jaspars

Preparative HPLC systems-1260 Infinity

From Agilent with autosampler, fraction collector, DAD-detector.

For any information related to the instruments please contact:

• Prof. Marcel Jaspars

From Metrohm

With anion exchange column and x detector, suitable for detection and quantification of anions in liquid samples; also used for undergraduate teaching.

For any information related to the instruments above please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

Diverse, suitable for mini-gels and blotting of mini-gels.

From NewWave, 213nm; can be combined with 7500c ICP-MS (Agilent) or 7900 ICP-MS (Agilent); suitable for elemental imaging of samples.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Prof. Joerg Feldmann
• Dr. Eva Krupp

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Hai Deng

• 1 x DSC1 (-50-600C), 1 x DSC3 (-50-600C) from Mettler Toledo

Used for temperature and energy determination of phase transitions, crystallising points, and melting points.

• DMA1 (-150-600C) from Mettler Toledo

Used to determine the stiffness of samples via a variety of methods / factors:

• Fixed Temp / Fixed Frequency
• Multi Temp / Fixed Frequency
• Fixed Temp / Multi Frequency
• Multi Temp / Multi Frequency

All of the above can be performed in the following modes;

• Single Cantilever Bending
• Dual Cantilever Bending
• Three Point Bending
• Shear
• Compression
• Tension

• TGA2 (25-1000C) from Mettler Toledo coupled to Hiden MS

Used to determine the stability / degeneration of samples over a temperature range in either a reactive or inert atmosphere. When coupled to the MS, residual gas analysis can inform the products released during degeneration.

For any information related to the Thermal Analysis Suite of instruments please contact:

• Mr Brian Paterson
  b.paterson@abdn.ac.uk
  Tel:01224 273804
   
• Prof. C.T. Imrie
  c.t.imrie@abdn.ac.uk
  Tel:01224 272567

High-resolution X-ray diffractometer Cu K_a1 system equipped with a Johannson monoochromator for general phase identification and Rietveld analysis.

The diffractometer has a PIXcel 1D detector and can be equipped with incident and diffracted beam 0.02 or 0.04 RAD Soller slits. Dedicated small angle scattering (SAXS) slits are also available.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Abbie McLaughin

X-ray powder diffractometer with Cu K_a1/K_a2 radiation for general phase analysis

The diffractometer has a PIXcel 1D detector and 0.04 RAD Soller slits. The diffractometer PC contains the highscore software linked to the ICDD pdf2 database for search/match of phases.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Abbie McLaughin

Polarised light microscopes from Olympus equipped with Linkam and Mettler-Toledo heating/cooling stages and Infinity Lite video capture camera

Heated stage microscopy allows the heating or cooling of samples to observe transitional phases over a temperature range and record structural alignment via video capture. Still photographs can also be obtained from the video footage.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• PatersonMr Brian
  b.paterson@abdn.ac.uk
  Tel:01224 273804
   
• Prof. C.T. Imrie –
  c.t.imrie@abdn.ac.uk
  Tel:01224 272567

• From Renishaw inVia confocal Raman microscope.

• NanoObserver from CSI

Allows AFM imaging of surfaces in the following modes: Contact, AC and Force Modulation. Can scan areas up to 100 x 100 m2. Topographic images in all three modes, friction mapping in contact mode, elastic and viscoelastic mapping of surfaces in Force-Modulation and AC modes, respectively.

For any information related to the instrument please contact:

• Dr. Angel Cuesta Ciscar

Bacterial laboratory

For culture work with E.coli and Streptomyces suitable for protein, genetic and metabolic work, equipped with fermenters (1L), incubators and xx (gel reader)

For any information related to this Laboratory please contact:

• Dr. Rainer Ebel

Fungal and bacterial laboratory

Biosafety level 2 laboratory for work with environmental bacteria and fungi, equipped with autoclave, incubator, clean bench dedicated to bacterial work, and clean bench for fungal work.

For any information related to this Laboratory please contact:

• Dr. Rainer Ebel