Mineral Synthesis and Transformation Lab

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This integrated laboratory suite is designed for studying the formation of nature-inspired and synthetic mineral phases, and their interactions with nutrients and contaminants. It is equipped with two anaerobic chamber workstations, small-scale chemostat reactor, Schlenk Line, setup for liquid degassing to remove O₂, sample autodiluter for trace element analysis and standard chemical laboratory equipment such as analytical balances, centrifuges, fume hoods, hotplate stirrers, shaking incubators, ovens, furnaces, dry block heaters, reflux setups, sonicator baths, and pH meters. Hydrothermal synthesis is also possible in closed Teflon lined cells heated either conductively or by microwave irradiation.

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Laboratory instrumentation

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  • Anaerobic Chamber
  • Balance

    A balance is a scale used for weighing. (Source: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects pision, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords)

  • Centrifuge
  • Hydrothermal Reactor
  • Oven
  • Stirred-Tank Reactor
  • Vacuum Gas Manifold
  • pH-sensitive Electrode

    Potentiometric electrochemical sensor that measures pH as a linear function of electrode potential. Measurement principles or methods include the use of an ion-selective electrode (see glass pH-sensitive electrode), ion-selective field effect transistor, metal-metal oxide electrodes, or redox electrode (e.g. hydrogen electrode, quinhydrone electrode). (Source: IUPAC; https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0109)

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