Other Equipment

   
Atomic Force Microscopy
Topography, force curves, and phase images.

Ana Viana
anaviana@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Automatic Solution Crystallization Reactor
Solubility, metastable zone width and kinetics of crystallization.

Carlos Bernanrdes
cebernardes@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Automatic Tensiometer
Study of surface and interfacial tension between 280K and 335K.

Maria Soledade Santos
mssantos@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Capillary Electrophoresis with Diode Array Detector
Determination of ionic compounds.

JMF Nogueira
jmnogueira@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Calvet-Drop Microcalorimeter
Enthalpies of vaporization and sublimation, heat capacities of solids or liquids.

ME Minas da Piedade
mepiedade@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Contact Angle Goniometer
Evaluation of the wettability of surfaces.

Jorge Correia
jorge.correia@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Density and Sound Velocity Meter
Density and sound speed measurements of solutions.

Angela Filomena Simões dos Santos
afsantos@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Study of thermal transitions of solids and liquids; Thermal characterization of polymers, such as glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature and melting point.

Maria José Vitoriano Lourenço
mjlourenco@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Characterization of solid-solid phase transitions, glass transition, crystallization and fusion.

Manuel E. Minas da Piedade
mepiedade@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
FTIR Spectrometer
Enables infrared spectroscopy in transmission mode, operating between 25000-50 cm-1. Reflection spectra can be obtained by ATR, specular and diffuse reflection.

Luís Santos
luis.santos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Imaging Ellipsometer
Study of the optical properties and thickness of thin films.

Jorge Correia
jorge.correia@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
LKB Flow Microcalorimeter
Energetics of Cell Metabolism; Enthalpies of Mixture and Dilution; Energetics and Kinetics of Slow Reactions.

Manuel E. Minas da Piedade
mepiedade@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Metricon M-Line Spectrometer
Measurement of the thickness and the refractive index of dielectric and polymer films and bulk samples, using optical waveguiding techniques.


Luís Santos
luis.santos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Potentiostat/Galvanostat (AUTOLAB)
Investigation of reaction mechanisms related to redox chemistry.
Determination of metal ions and certain organic species in aqueous solutions.

Cristina Oliveira
cmoliveira@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Precision Solution Calorimeter
Determination of enthalpies of solution of solids and liquids in liquids.

Filomena Martins
filomena.martins@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Probe Beam Deflection
Measurement of mass flows at interfaces.

Jorge Correia
jorge.correia@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Raman Spectrometer
Micro-Raman spectrometer with UV-VIS-NIR optics, an achromatic spectrograph with 800 mm focal length equipped with two gratings, a CCD detector and 532, 633 and 785 nm excitation lasers, for point analysis and mapping.

Luís Santos
luis.santos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Rheometer
Viscosity measurements.

Fernando J. V. Santos
fjsantos@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Determination of local electrochemical activity.

Jorge Correia
jorge.correia@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Stopped-Flow Spectrometer
Study of fast reactions in solution.

Filomena Martins
filomena.martins@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Thermogravimetric Analyser
Thermal decomposition and desolvation of materials.

Manuel E. Minas da Piedade
mepiedade@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
CW X-band EPR Spectrometer Bruker ESP 300E

João Paulo Telo
jptelo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
TG-DSC analyser, TGA 92 (Setaram)
Acquisition of sample mass change and heat flow profiles as a function of temperature increasing, in inert or oxidative atmosphere, from RT up to 1600 ºC; Determination of maximum organic compounds (e.g. toluene) adsorption capacity (breakthrough curves).

M. Filipa Ribeirofilipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
TG-DSC analyser, Setsys Evo 16 (Setaram)

Acquisition of sample mass change and heat flow profiles as a function of temperature increasing, in inert or oxidative atmosphere, from RT up to 1600 ºC; Determination of maximum organic compounds (e.g. toluene) adsorption capacity (breakthrough curves).

M. Filipa Ribeiro
filipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
DSC analyser

Thermal transitions of solids and liquids; Thermal characterization of polymers, such as glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature and melting point.

M. Filipa Ribeiro
filipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Gases physisorption and chemisorption analyser, ASAP 2010 (Micromeritics)

Gas isotherm acquisition (adsorption-desorption), namely nitrogen at 77 K, and subsequent determination of specific surface area, porous volume, pores size distribution (methods BJH, DFT, etc.); Possibility of using Ar as adsorptive gas.

M. Filipa Ribeiro
filipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Gases sorption analyser, Autosorb-IQ-MP (Quantachrom)

Gas isotherm acquisition (adsorption-desorption), namely nitrogen at 77 K, and subsequent determination of specific surface area, porous volume, pores size distribution (methods BJH, DFT, etc.); Possibility of using Ar as adsorptive gas.

M. Filipa Ribeiro
filipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Temperature programmed reduction/oxidation/desorption analyser, Autochem II 2920 (Micromeritics)

Determination of TPR, TPO and TPD quantitative profiles as a function of temperature, from RT up to 1000 ºC; Determination of metal dispersion and metallic surface area by the means of H2 chemisorption (dynamic-pulses method).

M. Filipa Ribeiro
filipa.ribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Jobin-Yvon Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer

Luis Santos
luis.santos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer with Zeeman effect correction

Margarida Romão
mcsantos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Particle sizing and counting analyzer

Rute Domingues
rute.domingues@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Potentiostat

Margarida Romão
mcsantos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Microscopes

Fernanda Carvalho
fcarvalho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Dynamic Chemisorption Analyzer Micromeritics ChemiSorb 2720

Coupled with a TPx System; Characterization of materials/catalysts: superficial area, TPR, TPO and TPD analysis

 

Joaquim Branco
jbranco@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Two assemblies to work in continuous at atmospheric pressure

Includes an Agilent 7280D with FID and a HP-PLOT U GC capillary column and an Agilent 4890D GC with TCD and a Restek ShinCarbon ST column

 

Joaquim Branco
jbranco@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Assembly to work in continuous under pressure (1-150 bar)

Includes a GC: Shimadzu 9A with TCD coupled to a Restek ShinCarbon ST column and FID coupled to a Supelco 10% SP 2100 column

 

Joaquim Branco
jbranco@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Viscometer SV-10

Working in the range 0.3 to 10 0000 mPa.s

 

João Paulo Leal
jpleal@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Conductivity meter BANTE – DOS 120W

 

João Paulo Leal
jpleal@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Inert atmosphere glovebox

To work with oxygen and moisture sensitive coordination and organometallic compounds, particularly of thorium and uranium; the glovebox is also a protection against contamination of workers by these radioactive metals.

 

Leonor Maria
leonorm@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt