Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Instrumentation Services
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)
Waters Aquity H-Series
Separate, identify, and quantify components within a complex liquid mixture
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – TBA
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – TBA
Gas Chromatography Flame Ion Detector (GC FID)
Agilent 7809A
A gas-based separation method to determine the concentration of a substance
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – RM200 / Sample
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – RM 300 / Sample
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Shimadzu TOC-L CSN
Measures the amount of organic carbon in water
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – TBA
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp – 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 )
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp         RM100 / Element                                      RM 120 / Element
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp    RM180 / Element                                      RM200 / Element
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Metrohm Compact IC Plus 882
Ion separation method based on ionic charge
              Anion                   Cation                 Anion + Cation
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp          RM120 / Sample           RM100 / Sample        RM170 / Sample
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp    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
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp              RM120 / Sample       RM100 / Sample              RM170 / Sample
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp         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 )
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp           RM80 / Sample                     RM130 / Sample              Â
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp      RM100 / Sample                     RM150 / Sample             Â
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
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp              RM60 / Sample       RM60 / Sample          RM60 / Sample
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp         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
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp              RM50 / Sample        RM80 / Sample          RM80 / Sample
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp         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 )
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                   TBA                                 TBA
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp              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)
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                RM100 / Sample                          RM80 / Sample Â
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp           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
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                                RM200 / SampleÂ
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                           RM200 / Sample
Surface Tension Meter
Kruss EasyDyne
Testing the surface tension of a liquid
                                       Surface
ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                                 RM80 / SampleÂ
Non – ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp                           RM150 / Sample
