The Thermogravimetry and Mass Spectrometry Suite offers reliable tools for thermal and chemical characterization of your materials helping you study material properties through precise measurements of weight changes, heat flow, and chemical composition.
Available Equipment
Netzsch 449 F5 Jupiter Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer/Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Capabilities:
- Sample dehydration/decomposition
- Measure melting point, glass transition, phase transition temperatures
- Heats of reaction
- Isothermal measurements with low balance drift (e.g., oxidation)
- Large sample measurement (up to 35 grams)
- Simultaneous measurement of weight change and true differential heat flow on the same sample from ambient to 1,600 ˚C.
- Location: G6 Straumanis-James Hall
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TA Instruments Q600
Capabilities:
- Simultaneous measurement of weight change (TGA) and true differential heat flow (DSC) on the same sample from ambient to 1,500 ˚C
- Sample capacity 200 mg, balance sensitivity 0.1 mg
- Mass flow controller with automatic gas switching
- Pt/Pt-Rh (Type R) thermocouples
- Heating rate – up to 1000 0C – 0.1 to 100 0C/min, 25°C/min up to 1500°C
- Location: G6 Straumanis-James Hall
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Laser Ablation ICP-MS (new instrument coming soon)
Capabilities:
- ICP-MS systems integrated with Laser Ablation (LA) systems to deliver advanced analysis of solid samples.
- LA-ICP-MS offers exceptional versatility, enabling high-resolution imaging, micron-scale elemental and isotopic analysis in situ, bulk composition quantification, and accurate depth profiling.
- Its applications span across fields such as geochemistry, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, clinical research, archaeology, materials and metals, nuclear science, forensics, environmental studies, and beyond.
- Location: TBD
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IGA-003-MC-VG Gas & Vapor Sorption Analyzer (new instrument coming soon)
Capabilities:
- High-accuracy gravimetric analyzer, with combined pressure & flow control for precise characterization of thermodynamics & kinetics
- Fully programmable with combined control of pressure, flow, and gas composition
- Integrated vapor generator module
- Sample temperatures from 77 K to 1000 °C
- Fully programmable for advanced method development, e.g., temperature-programmed Desorption/Oxidation/Reduction (TPD/TPO/TPR)
- Fully integrated quadrupole mass spectrometry option for evolved gas analysis (EGA)
- Capable of Component Gas Sorption (vacuum mode) to 20 bar and Vapor Sorption (vacuum mode)
- Dynamic Sorption (gas + vapor) with in situ TPD-MS
- Binary Gas Sorption with partial uptake determination (Integral Mass Balance IMB method) to 10 bar
- Location: TBD
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General Inquiries
If you have a question about our equipment capabilities or want to know more about what’s available, let us know!
Senior Research Specialists
Dr. Eric Bohannan
bohannan@mst.edu
TGA/DTA
Phone: (573) 341-4534
G-6 Straumanis-James Hall
Vacant Position
amcc@mst.edu
LA-ICP-MS/GA-003-MC-VG