We use two different laboratory units where we conduct our own experimental work and we collaborate with labs from other research groups to get access to other expertise, instrumentations and software.
A – LGM06
In this laboratory, we study surface processes and aqueous speciation. To this end we have a general wet chemistry laboratory with 4 benches and various instruments and software licenses including:
- 2 Potentiostat for voltammetric determinations (Au and HDME electrodes, both from Metrohm)
- 1 Potentiometric Titrator (Titrando)
- 1 Incubator
- 1 Autoclave
- 1 UV/Vis spectrophotometer (Jenway)
- Ion selective electrodes: CO2, H+, Cu
- Columns and pumps
- UV irradiation
- We have software licences for Gaussian and HYPERQUAT
B – MAGIC Labs
In the MAGIC laboratories, we conduct our isotope work. We have two large clean laboratory with Class 100 fume hoods, including a perchloric fume hood. The instruments include
- 2 multi collector ICP-MS (Nu Instruments)
- 1 Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (Triton)
- 1 Microwave digestion oven (MLS)
- Various hot plates for acid digestion
- High precision balance
C – Collaborations
- CHN Analyzer, in collaboration with Baruch Spiro
- Various imaging facilities incl. TEM, SEM, EDX-SEM, in collaboration with Steve Skinner
- Quadrupole ICP-MS, Agilent, in collaboration with Sam Krevor
- Ion chromatography for anions and cations, Metrohm, in collaboration with Matt Jackson
- NMR, TIC and HPLC, in collaboration with Ramon Vilar
- FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy, in collaboration with Mark Septhon
- LC-MS/MS, in collaboration with Gerard Larrouy
- Plant growth chambers, in collaboration with Colin Turnbull
- BayesMixQt for change point modelling calculations, in collaboration with Kerry Gallagher