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Research equipment
Our Department has a significant amount of research and measurement equipment, along with trained operators. Some of this equipment is presented below. We encourage anyone interested in collaborating with us to contact us.
| Name of the apparatus | Description and scope of activity | Contact person | Keywords |
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| Thermo Dionex ICS-5000 Ion Chromatograph | determination of simple ions in aqueous solutions | piotr.dydo@polsl.pl | ion chromatography, ion determination |
| Spectrophotometer UV-Vis Cary 50 Scan, Prod.: Agilent | Measurement of absorbance and transmittance in the UV-VIS range | dorota.babilas@polsl.pl | UV-Vis spectrophotometry |
| Electromembrane research station: Electrodialyzers with solution circulation pumps and DC power supplies. Manufacturers: MEGA, PC-Cell, in-house production | Desalination and concentration of brines, deacidification, removal of metal ions from water, tests of ion exchange membranes | krzysztof.mitko@polsl.pl | electrodialysis, desalination |
| Test bench for pressure membrane techniques: Sterlitech HP 4750X Module | Desalination and concentration of brines, deacidification, removal of metal ions from water, tests of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes | krzysztof.mitko@polsl.pl | nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, desalination |
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EDR-Z (Membrain) electrodialyzer with equipment for testing electrodialysis efficiency |
Testing the effectiveness of electrodialysis of aqueous solutions | piotr.dydo@polsl.pl | Electrodialysis, desalination |
| Potentcjostat/galwanostat PARSTAT 4000 | Potential range: -10 V to +10 V, Max. current: -20 A to +20 A, Current ranges: 40 pA to 20 A, IR compensation methods: dynamic IR and positive feedback, Electrode connections: 2, 3 or 4, Bandwidth: 3.75 MHz | maciej.sowa@polsl.pl | electrochemical measurements, corrosion tests (EN ISO 17475, EN ISO 10993-15), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
| Potentiostat/galvanostat PARSTAT 4000A |
potential range: -10 V to +10 V, max. current: -20 A to +20 A, current ranges: 40 pA to 20 A |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl | electrochemical measurements, corrosion tests (EN ISO 17475, EN ISO 10993-15), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
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Autolab PGSTAT 100N high-voltage potentiostat/galvanostat |
Potential range: -100 V to +100 V, Max. current: -0.25 A to +0.25 A, Current ranges: 10 nA to 100 mA, IR compensation methods: current interruption and positive feedback, Electrode connections: 2, 3, or 4; Bandwidth: 400 kHz; ECD module: 2 additional current ranges of 1 nA and 100 pA providing a minimum current resolution of 0.3 fA |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
electrochemical measurements, corrosion tests (EN ISO 17475, EN ISO 10993-15) |
| Potentiostat/galvanostat Autolab PGSTAT 302N |
Potential range: -30 V to +30 V, Max. current: -2 A to +2 A, Current ranges: 10 nA to 1 A, IR compensation methods: current interruption and positive feedback, Electrode connections: 2, 3, or 4; Bandwidth: 1 MHz; Booster 10 A |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
electrochemical measurements, corrosion tests (EN ISO 17475, EN ISO 10993-15), impedance spectroscopy |
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Potentiostat/galvanostatAutolab PGSTAT30 |
Potential range: -10 V to +10 V, Max. current: -2 A to +2 A, Current ranges: 10 nA to 1 A, IR compensation methods: current interruption and positive feedback, Electrode connections: 2, 3, or 4; Bandwidth: 1 MHz |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
electrochemical measurements, corrosion tests |
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Potentiostat/galvanostat mAutolab |
Potential range: -5 V to +5 V, max. current: -80 mA to +80 mA, current ranges: 10 nA to 10 mA, electrode connections: 2, 3 or 4; bandwidth: 500 kHz |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
electrochemical measurements, electroanalytical measurements, corrosion tests |
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Potentiostat/galvanostat Autolab PGSTAT 302N |
Potential range: -30 V to +30 V, Max. current: -2 A to +2 A, Current ranges: 10 nA to 1 A, IR compensation methods: current interruption and positive feedback, Electrode connections: 2, 3, or 4; Bandwidth: 1 MHz |
marta.wala@polsl.pl |
electrochemical measurements, electroanalytical measurements, corrosion tests (EN ISO 17475, EN ISO 10993-15), impedance spectroscopy |
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Kikusui PWR 800H high-voltage DC power supply |
Output voltage: 0.0 V to 650.0 V; Output current: 0.0 A to 4.0 A; Maximum power: 800.0 W |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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Kikusui PWR 400H high-voltage DC power supply |
Output voltage: 0.0 V to 650.0 V; Output current: 0.0 A to 2.0 A; Maximum power: 400.0 W |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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Kikusui PCR 500M high-voltage AC+DC power supply |
DC output voltage: -194.0V to +194.0V / -388.0V +388.0V; AC output voltage: 0.0V to +137.5V / 0.0V to +270.0V (peak to peak), total output current: 0.0A to 5.0A / 0.0A to 2.5A; Frequency range: 40.0Hz to 500Hz; Maximum power: 500.0W AC+DC mode available |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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Kikusui PCR 1000LE high-voltage AC+DC power supply |
DC output voltage: 4.0 V to 212.0 V / 8.0 - 424.0 V; AC output voltage: 0.0 V to +150.0 V / 0.0 V to +300.0 V, total output current: 0.0 A to 10.0 A / 0.0 A to 5 A; frequency range: up to 1 kHz; maximum power: 1000.0 W, AC+DC mode available |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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Kikusui PCR 2000WEA high-voltage AC+DC power supply |
DC output voltage: 0 V to 226.0 V / 0 - 452.0 V; AC output voltage: 0.0 V to +160.0 V / 0.0 V to 424.0 V, total output current: 0.0 A to 20.0 A / 0.0 A to 10 A; frequency range: up to 5 kHz; maximum power: 1000.0 W, AC+DC mode available |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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21 kW switching power supply |
DC output voltage: 400.0 V / 0 - 452.0 V; DC output current: 0.1 A to 53.0 A; AC output voltage: effective: 400.0 V, peak: 750.0 V; AC output current: effective: 53 A, peak: 120 A; frequency range: up to 2.5 kHz; maximum power: 21.2 W |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings; dedicated to large samples |
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Kikusui PBZ 40-10 bipolar DC power supply |
DC output voltage: -42.0 V to +42.0 V / 0 - 452.0 V; AC output voltage: 0.0 V to +184.0 V / 0.0 V to 424.0 V, DC output current: -10.5 A to +10.5 A; AC output current: 0.0 to 21.0 A; Frequency range: 0.01 to 100 kHz; Maximum bipolar power: 180.0 W, Maximum unipolar power: 400.0 W |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
anodizing, electrodeposition of coatings |
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PPH-1503 precision power supply |
output voltage: 0 - 15 V; output current: 0-5A (0-9 V), 0 - 3 A (9-15V); power: 45 W; high measurement resolution (1mV/0.1mA for 5A range); (1mV/0.1uA for 5mA range) |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
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Ascott S450XP salt spray chamber |
Salt spray corrosion resistance tests, EN ISO 9227 standard; chamber capacity: 450 l, temperature range: up to + 50 C; salt spray: 0.5 to 3.0 ml/80 cm2/h |
artur.maciej@polsl.pl |
salt mist corrosion resistance tests |
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Olympus BX51M metallographic microscope |
microstructure testing (LM), cross-section analysis, coating thickness determination |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
optical microscopy |
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Mitutoyo HM-112 microhardness tester |
Vickers scale from HV 0.01 to HV 1 |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
Vickers microhardness HV |
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Hitachi TM3000 scanning electron microscope |
microstructure examination (SEM): BSE detector, profile analysis, thickness determination, dimensioning of structural objects |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
scanning electron microscope, microstructure (BSE) |
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profilometer Surftest SJ-301 |
surface roughness measurements (Ra, Rz parameters) |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
surface roughness |
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goniometr DataPhysics OCA 15EC |
measurement of the contact angle and determination of surface energy for solids and surface and interfacial tension for liquids. |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
surface wettability |
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napylarka Cressington 108auto |
sputtering with gold of preparations intended for SEM observation |
joanna.k.michalska@polsl.pl |
gold sputtering |
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dyfraktometer rentgenowski Seiffert 3003TT |
X-ray phase analysis of solid materials and powders; lamp: Cu |
alicja.kazek-kesik@polsl.pl |
X-ray phase analysis |
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spektrometr IR |
quantitative IR analysis of proteins and peptides |
IR spectrometry |
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spectrophotometer Shimadzu UV-1280 |
measuring range: 190-1100 nm, photometric linearity in the range of -0.3-3.0 Abs. |
UV-VIS spectrophotometry |
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zestaw do spektralnego badania emisji plazmy. Avantes;AvaSpec-ULS4096CL-EV O-RM-USB3,wersja RackMount |
measurement range and resolution: 300-400 (0,09 nm) 400-550 (0,11) nm 550-660 (0,10) nm 660-750 (0,09) nm |
maciej.sowa@polsl.pl |
high-precision UV-VIS emission spectrophotometry |
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LP/30FC fraction collector |
Collector for 20 fractions; fraction change interval setting; |
joanna.kluczka@polsl.pl |
collecting factions |
