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OUR LAB

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VAC Genesis glove box with a cold storage system.

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Heidolph Hei-VAP Core HL/G1 rotovap.

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- Fisherbrand Isotemp drying oven (60 L).
- Thermo Scientific Thermolyne benchtop muffle furnace (2 L).
- Thermo Scientific vacuum oven (19.8 L
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- Thermo Scientific Sorvall Legend X1 centrifuge with:
   (a) TX-400 swinging bucket rotor
   (b) Fiberlite F15-8 x 50cy fixed angle rotor (max. 12,000 rpm).

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Catalyst pre-treatment rig (calcination, reduction, passivation) with 3 ports, 2 temperature-controlled vertical furnaces, and 1 Mellen NACCI horizontal tube furnace.

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Micromeritics TriStar II 3020 with VacPrep 061 system for measurements of surface area and porosity.

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TA Instruments SDT Q600 thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).
 

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- Micromeritics FR-200 flow reactor system (2 flow reactors in series or parallel configuration) with 4 MFCs and 2 gas/liquid separators with capacity level sensors.
- Micromeritics In-situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS): in-situ (up to 20 bar) pulse chemisorption, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), desorption (TPD), and oxidation (TPO). 
- Agilent 8890 GC with 2 inlets, 2 FIDs with ARC Jetanizers, 1 TCD, and 4 automated valves.

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Household microwave with Parr 4781 microwave acid vessel for samples digestion for ICP analysis. 

Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS20 FTIR spectrometer with a Harrick high temperature and pressure (up to 30 bar) Praying Mantis reaction chamber.

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50 mL Parr 4790 vessel and Chrom Tech P-MXT10S HPLC pump. 

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Atmospheric pressure flow reactor (connected to MS).

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MKS Cirrus 3 mass spectrometer.

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Agilent 7890A GC with automated valve and FID with ARC Jetanizer.

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Agilent HPLC 1200 series with RID and DAD detectors.

Additional characterization techniques at Clemson University

1) X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Spectroscopy at the Chemistry Instrumentation Facility.

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2) Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) at the Chemistry Instrumentation Facility.

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3) Atomic Absorption (AA) Spectrometry at the Chemistry Instrumentation Facility.

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4) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy at the Chemistry Instrumentation Facility.

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5) Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM, and STEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) Elemental Analysis at the Electron Microscopy Facility.

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6) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (XPS & AES) at the Electron Microscopy Facility.

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