Research Facility
Multi-disciplinary research in innovative mineral exploration techniques as well as improving on existing methods. The laboratory has the capability to undertake non-destructive chemical testing.
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Environmental and Earth Sciences
- Agriculture, Animal Science and Food
- Chemical Industries
- Clean Technology
- Energy (Renewable and Fossil)
- Environmental Technologies and Related Services
- Mining, Minerals and Metals
Research Facility
Industry Liaison Officer
Equipment 5 piece(s)
Handheld X-ray fluorescent (XRF) analyzers have the capability to quantify or qualify nearly any element from Magnesium to Uranium, depending on specific instrument configurations
Detector: 10 mm2 XFlash® SDD; peltier cooled; typical resolution 145 eV at 100,000 cps
X-ray tube: Rh target; max voltage 40 kV
Filter changer: 5 position computer controlled filter changer
Vacuum pump attachment
To determine the petrography of thin sections or polished pucks in both transmitted or reflected light
4 X up to 100X magnification objectives
Fully integrated Digital Camera
Transportable GC-MS used to determine compositions of volatile organic compounds
Transportable GC-MS used to identify volatile hydrocarbons
Gas chromatograph equipped with headspace autosampler, flame-ionization detector (FID)
A rapid chemical analysis technology that uses a short laser pulse to create a micro-plasma on the sample surface.
• Sample preparation-free measurement experience
• Broad elemental coverage, including lighter elements, such as H, Be, Li, C, N, O, Na, and Mg
• Element mapping and depth profiling
• Ability to scan core sections up to 25cm in length
• Thin-sample analysis
Spot size 10 um up to 100 um
266 Nd:YAG laser
Purge gas control Ar and He
Univariate and multivariate calibration
Date submitted: Mon, Nov 20, 2017 3:19 PM
Date updated: Mon, Nov 20, 2017 5:18 PM