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Research Center for Instrumental Analysis
"SCIENT"
Established in February
2015, following an
investment of ten million
euros, Scient is a complex of
laboratories equipped with
the latest technology and
with a highly experienced
team made up of people with academic and technical training.
Given the variety of the analyses that can be performed and the
ability of the specialised personnel of preparing the samples and
obtaining and explaining the data, SCIENT can be considered an
outright solution for any research field. The centre targets the
scientific environment, as well as the economic one, offering
collaboration possibilities for countless research projects.
Next to the research activity, SCIENT also organizes training
sessions and seminars, which are addressed to anyone who activates
in the research field or performs laboratory analyses and wants to
learn about the analysis methods and techniques, as well as about
working with data and providing interpretation for the results.
To ensure the highest standards for the previously described
activities, the centre has 10 laboratories, which are equipped with
latest technology research equipment, conference room (with a
capacity for 80 people), study room, offices and a cafeteria, which add
up to a surface of 1300 sq. m.
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CHROMATOGRAPHY
Gas Chromatography and Gas Chromatography coupled with
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory – GC & GC‐MS
1. Gas Chromatograph with Mass
Spectrometer, Clarus SQ8T coupled
with HeadSpace HS40,
2. Gas Chromatograph with Mass
Spectrometer, Clarus SQ8T
3. Gas Chromatograph, Clarus 680 with
FID and PID detectors, with
autosampler and 650ATD thermal
desorption
4. Gas Chromatograph, Clarus 680 with
FID and ECD detectors, with
autosampler and HeadSpace HS40,
5. Gas Chromatograph, Clarus 680 with FID, PID detectors and
Purge & Trap
The gas chromatography laboratory provides the possibility to
analyse a wide array of volatile, semi volatile or non‐volatile organic
compounds. The wide range of available detectors ensures extended
detection capabilities. The MS detectors offer the possibility of
identification and structural confirmation of any unknown substance,
while the classic detectors ensure an easy detection and quantification of
any substance. The headspace, purge & trap and thermal desorption
accessories extend the range of substances that can be analysed, by
eliminating the restrictions concerning the sample’s volatility when
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introduced. The autosampler ensures a maximum level of reproducibility
of the sample/injection, as well as maximum productivity, allowing
unattended work for routine samples.
Liquid Chromatography Laboratory – HPLC
1. Liquid Chromatography System, FX15
DAD&FL
2. Liquid Chromatography System, FX15
DAD&RI,
3. Liquid Chromatography System, Flexar
UV/VIS&FL,
4. Liquid Chromatography System, FX15
with DAD and FL detectors
The liquid chromatography laboratory can analyse a wide array of
organic substances. Liquid chromatography is a separation science
extremely known for its capabilities. The existence of diode array
detectors can provide full UV spectrum acquisition during a
chromatographic run, while fluorescence and refractive index detectors
ensure the detection for a wide range of substances.
Three liquid chromatographs are ultra high pressure
chromatographs (UHPLC). They provide an extended working pressure
range and a reduced solvent flow rate. This reduces the creation of
environmentally hazardous waste. For the most demanding applications,
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two liquid chromatographic systems are equipped with additional
isocratic solvent delivery pumps for post or pre column derivatization.
Liquid Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry
Laboratory ‐ LC‐MS/MS
1. Liquid Chromatography System with
hybrid triple quadrupole Mass
Spectrometer – linear ionic trap,
QTRAP 5500
2. Liquid Chromatography System with
hybrid triple quadrupole Mass
Spectrometer – linear ionic trap,
3200 QTRAP
LC‐MS/MS is considered the most advanced technology in the liquid
chromatography field. These systems consist of two components: a high
pressure liquid chromatograph and a MS/MS detector. The liquid
chromatographs are designed for extended working pressure range and a
reduced solvent flow rate. This reduces the creation of environmentally
hazardous waste. The two existing mass spectrometers are one of high
sensitivity and one for routine analysis. The advanced mass spectrometer
is a state of the art instrument with extended capabilities for detection and
quantification of compounds at trace levels. It also provides compound
identification and development of future analysis methods. Both mass
spectrometers are equipped with the linear ion trap option and triple
quadrupol. This is one of the most advanced features available for mass
detectors enabling acquisition of spectra to identify compounds while they
are measured by MS/MS footprint.
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Chromatography Sample Preparation Laboratory – PPC
The laboratory is provided with all the
necessary instruments and accessories for storing
and preparing the samples that are about to be
analysed in the chromatography laboratories. The
SPE systems ensure the sample’s preparation by
extracting the targeted compounds from the
matrix.
SPECTROMETRY
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled
Plasma Spectrometry Laboratory – AAS & ICP‐OES
1. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer,
PinAAcle 900T
2. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer,
PinAAcle 900Z
3. Inductively coupled plasma Optical Emission
Spectrometer,Optima 8300DV,
4. Mercury analyser, SMS100
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This laboratory provides the possibility to analyse over 70 elements,
with detection limits from milligrams per litre (ppm) up to micrograms
per litre (ppt) from liquid samples. For best performances, the atomic
absorption spectrophotometers use monoelement lamps. The inductively
coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer allows quantitative, as well
as qualitative analysis for samples with an unknown composition. Using
the mercury analyser, concentrations of mercury as small as nanograms
per kilogram can be determined from solid samples. The samples are
minimally processed in the sample preparation room, using microwave
digestion.
Inductively coupled plasma Spectrometry Laboratory– ICPMS
1. Inductively coupled plasma Mass Spectrometer,
Nexion300S, Laser Ablation and ionic speciation
system The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer
allows the quantitative as well as the semi quantitative
analysis of over 70 elements. The instrument has detection
limits up to nanograms per litre (sub‐ppt), which turns it
into the ideal solution for analyses where the purpose is the
quantitative determination of the elements of interest with a maximum
level of accuracy. In order to eliminate interferences, the system is
provided with a collision cell and a reaction cell with two gas lines, which
enable it to analyse the most complex samples. Also, the instrument has
laser ablation, which permits the analysis of solid samples without
processing them, and ionic speciation system for determining not only the
element content, but also the ionic species. The instrument can analyse
organic, as well as inorganic samples and it can be used for any field,
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including semi‐conductors research, where the highest degree of
sensitivity is required.
Infrared Spectrometry Laboratory – FTIR
1. FTIR Spectrometer, Frontier MIR‐FAR
2. FTIR Spectrometer, Frontier MIR/NIR with
Spotlight 400 Microscope
3. FTIR Spectrometer, Frontier MIR
4. Micro‐Raman inVia BASIS Spectroscopy
System
The FTIR spectrometer is coupled with a
Spotlight 400 microscope in order to characterize the samples by
determining the compound distribution and accumulations in the sample
through software generated images. The system offers the possibility to
analyse the samples in transmission mode, as well as in reflexion mode,
which makes it an extremely versatile instrument that can analyse almost
any kind of sample. The fields for which valuable information can be
provided vary from biology to manufacturing, pharmaceutics, biomedical,
biomaterials and even criminalistics, offering extremely important data
about sample identity depending on the distribution of the compounds in
the sample.
The Fourier Frontier FTIR and Frontier MIR spectrometers have
wide spectral ranges and numerous accessories, which makes them the
ideal instruments for a detailed characterization for samples of any kind,
from any field. The samples can be solid, liquid as well as gases, which
makes the systems appropriate in any situation. The instruments can
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perform qualitative as well as quantitative analyses, with their software
providing the option to build calibration curves. The fields for which the
instruments are of interest vary from materials characterization to
environmental analyses, chemical industry, pharmaceutics and research.
The micro‐ RAMAN inVia BASIS spectroscopy system allows
identification and mapping for very small samples. The samples can be
minerals, polymers, ceramics, cellular cultures, protein and many others.
Using the data
Thermal Analysis Laboratory – TA
1. Differential Scanning Calorimeter, DSC 8500
2. Dynamic Mechanical Analyser, DMA 8000
3. TG/DTA Analyser, 7300 coupled with FTIR
Spectrometer, Frontier MIR
4. Elemental Analyser CHNS‐O, 2400
The DSC 8500 differential scanning calorimeter
measures the difference between the necessary
amount of heat for heating a sample and a reference material, depending
on the temperature. This instrument is used to determine the phase
transformations in the samples, which can be endothermic or exothermic.
With the data provided in the heat flux‐temperature graphs, the enthalpies
of transitions that take place in‐phase can be calculated, which allows a
very accurate characterization of the samples. Differential scanning
calorimetry can be used to measure some characteristic properties of the
samples. The fusion and crystallization phenomena, vitreous transitions,
as well as oxidative phenomena and other chemical reactions can be
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studied with this instrument. The analysed materials range from food, to
polymers, medicine, liquid crystals, oxidative stability.
The DMA 8000 dynamic mechanical analysis system provides
valuable information by allowing the analysis of expansion, melting or
penetration coefficients, expansion or contraction coefficients in tension
geometry. The instrument includes the abilities of a classic thermo
mechanical analyser, applying a time or temperature constant mechanical
force. Also, the system can be cooled down to ‐190°C in 15 minutes, using
liquid nitrogen.
Coupled with the FTIR spectrometer, the TG/DTA analyser allows
the thermo gravimetrical and molecular analysis of the gases that result
from mass variation inside the FTIR spectrometer. The instruments in this
laboratory are ideal for advanced research analyses, routine testing for
polymers quality, composites, pharmaceutics and food industry.
UV/VIS and Fluorescence Spectrometry Laboratory – UV/VIS/FL
1. UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Lambda 45
2. UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Lambda 650 with
integrating sphere
3. UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Lambda 650
4. Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, LS 55
The UV/VIS systems can be used for quantitative
determinations, kinetic reactions and spectres
scanning. Provided with reflexion and transmission
(integrating sphere) accessories, the instruments can perform analyses on
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solid as well as liquid samples, which makes them appropriate for fields
that vary from environmental analyses to solar cells material analyses. The
fluorescence spectrometer provides measurements in fluorescence,
phosphorescence, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence etc. The
instrument is ideal for several fields: medical, academic, environment,
agriculture, cellular biology, immunology, inorganics, and pharmaceutics.
Spectrometry Sample Preparation Laboratory – PPS
The laboratory is provided with all the
necessary instruments and accessories for
storing and preparing the samples that are
about to be analysed. The Multiwave PRO
microwave oven allows microwave digestion
for liquid and solid samples.
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