Analytical methods of the Department TUCHEM
Chromatography:
- Gas chromatography (GC) with various detectors
o Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
o Thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD)
o Flame ionization detector (GC-FID)
o Photoionization detector (GC-PID) - Gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with different accessory components
o Charged Aerosol Detektor (CAD)
o ESI-Iontrap-mass spectrometer (ESI-MS) - Ion chromatography with conductivity detector (IC)
Thermal analysis:
- Dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Pyrolysis-GC (up to 1100°C pyrolysis temperature)
- Pyrolysis-MS (up to 450°C pyrolysis temperature)
- Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD)
- Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) and oxidation (TPO)
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) coupled to mass spectrometry
Surface analysis:
- Chemisorption analysis on solids
- Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA)
- Surface analysis with N2-BET-analysis method
Spectroscopic analysis:
- Infrared (IR) spectroscopy
- Mass spectrometry (MS)
- Raman spectroscopy
- UV-Vis spectroscopy (optional measurement in diffuse reflection)
Special temperature measurement:
- One point fiber optical temeprature measurement
- Time and locally resolved infrared thermography
- Time and locally resolved temperatue measurement in a glass fibre
Further analysis methods (selection):
- Carbvon content analysis in liquids and solids (TOC)
- Electromagnetic field force analysis
- Elemental analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen content)
- Impedance analysis
- Optical digital microscopy (up to 1 µm resulution)
- Titration with potentionmetric detection