Characterization
Existing facilities for membrane characterization at the center include: capillary flow porometer, BET, thermogravimetric analyzer, differential scanning calorimeter, dynamic mechanical analysis, liquid entry pressure, contact angle goniometer, particle size analyzer, zeta potential analyzer, and FTIR.
In addition, our lab is equipped with state-of-the-art analytical chemistry tools, which include:
| Instrument |
|---|
| Dual-channel Ion Chromatography |
| High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
| Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) |
| Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) |
| Agilent 1260 GPC Gel Permeation Chromatography System (GPC) |
The following equipment are available for lab-scale testing:
| Instrument |
|---|
| Mini MD pilot |
| Mini RO pilot |
| Mini UF pilot |
Measurement of ultrafiltration rate/ diffusion coefficient |
| Mini MF pilot |
| Crossflow filtration unit (NF/RO) |
| Forward osmosis filtration rig |