Facilties

The 860 square feet of laboratory space is dedicated to thermodynamic characterization, phase behavior, and separations.

VLE and High Pressure Equipment:
Major equipment includes: Custom P-x-y vapor-liquid equilibria apparatus; Fischer recirculating still for T-x-y vapor-liquid measurements from vacuum to 0.25MPa; High pressure (10,000 psi) phase equilibria equipment with 1L and 2L vessels, including a 2L stirrered high pressure reactor; High pressure view cells to 3000 psi; static cells for VLE measurements from vacuum to 3000 psi; vibrating densitometer to 5000 psi; Borescope with video camera and TV display for remote experimental observation. We are currently constructing a unit for transpiration vapor pressure measurement for compounds with vapor pressures below 3 mmHg.

Equipment for Bioprocessing:
Motorized grinder for seeds, pits, etc.; (2) 8 gallon heated hydrolysis stations with high-torque agitators; 2L FSI filter bag housing and fluid circulation loop.

Equipment for Adsorptive and Evaporative Separations:
Adsorption columns up to 2 L in size; 6 ft. long absorption/stripping column; 1 L Yamoto rotary evaporator; 10 L Buchi rotary evaporator;

Analytical Equipment:
Perkin-Elmer UV-visible spectrophotometer; Varian 3400 GC with FID and TCD detector and data acquisition system, Gow-Mac GC with TCD detector, HP 5890 GC with FID and TCD detector, HPLC with UV detector; TLC chromatography;

General Equipment:
Glovebox for air/moisture sensitive manipulations, (2) LCD 2-900mL/min 4000 psi liquid minipumps, (4) Wet-test flowmeters, Ph meters, electronic balances, vacuum pumps, peristaltic pumps, air and water baths, and a vacuum oven.

Special Facilities at MSU:
We have shared access to optical polarizing microscopes, a Malvern Mastersizer for droplet size characterization, and interfacial tension characterization equipment in the Composite Materials and Structure Center at MSU.