Equipment

Analytical equipment is available to be reserved, scheduled, and utilized for a period of time at these rates.  Most equipment in the Analytical Chemistry Service Center is the property of the Department, but in some cases, a piece of equipment is the property of a PI.

Scheduling priority is given to the PI of a specific piece of equipment if the instrument is the property of the PI.  In almost all cases, scheduling is conducted on a first come, first served basis, so please plan accordingly.  After proper training, the equipment can be scheduled on the website.

Please refer to the ACSC Use Policy for a list of services provided, scheduling, training, and payment policies.

Contact

Jonathan P. Lomber
Scientific Laboratory Manager
Biological Systems Engineering
L.J. Smith Hall 112
PO Box 646120
Pullman, WA 99164-6120

509-335-1292

j.lomber@wsu.edu

GC-MS with FID

Features and Capabilities

  • 7890A Gas Chromatograph
  • 5975C Mass Selective Detector
  • Flame Ionization Detector
  • Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector
  • 7683B 100-place Liquid Auto-sampler

Column:

  • HP-5MS 30m X 250µm X 0.25µm
  • Restek 0.5 FameWax 30m x 320um x 0.25u

Varian CP-3800 Gas Chromatograph

Features and Capabilities

  • Custom designed to analyze CH, N2O, CO2, CO, H2, and H2S in greenhouse & anaerobic gas samples.
  • Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector (PDHID)
  • Pulsed Discharge Electron Capture Detector (PDECD)
  • Flame Ionization Detectors (FID)
  • Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)

Columns:

  • SilicaPLOT 50m x 0.53mm x 4µm
  • HayeSep Q 80/100 Mesh Silcosteel 18’ x 1/8”

Varian Pro Star 230 HPLC

Features and Capabilities

  • 100-Place Auto-sampler model 410
  • Photodiode Array Detector (PDA) model 330

Columns:

  • Refractive Index Detector (RI) model 350
  • Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87P  300 X 7.8mm (Part Number: 125-0098)
  • Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87C  300 X 7.8mm (Part Number: 125-0095)
  • Bio-Rad Fermentation Monitoring Column 150 X 7.8mm (Part Number: 125-0115)
  • Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87H  300 X 7.8mm (Part Number: 125-0140)
  • Varian Microsorb-MV 100-5 C18  250 X 4.6mm  (Part Number: R0089200C5)
  • GE Healthcare/Tricorn MonoQ 5/50 GL Anion Exchange FPLC (Part Number: 17-5166-01)

Varian SpectrAA 220 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

Lamps for Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe, Ca, Mg, Na, K, & P

Tecator 2300 Kjeltec Nitrogen Analyzer

For analysis of TKN and Ammonia

Shimadzu UV-2550PC

Features and Capabilities

6-Cell Sample Changer with Temperature Control (-20 to 150oC)

TOC-5000 Analyzer

The TOC-5000 Analyzer measures the levels of total carbon (TC), inorganic carbon (IC), total organic carbon (TOC) and non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC) in water, based on the combustion/non-dispersive inferred (NDIR) gas analysis method.

All samples must be filtered through a 0.45µm filter.

Foss Fibertec 2010 Fiber Analysis System

Hot and Cold Extraction Units

 

Equipment - Karl Fischer

Schott Instruments TitroLine Karl Fischer Volumetric Titrator

Dionex ICS-3000 Ion Chromatograph

Note: Analysis of Monosaccharides only

Features and Capabilities

  • SP Gradient Pump with Degassing
  • Heated Detector and Column compartments
  • Conductivity Detector and Suppressor
  • Electrochemical Detector
  • 100-place AS Auto-sampler with Sample Preparation Option

Columns:

  • IonPac AS11-HC 4X250mm
  • CarboPac PA20 3X150mm

Challenge Technologies Methane Potential Analysis Respirometers

Features and Capabilities

AER-208X Aerobic/Anaerobic Respirometer

  • 16-Sample Capacity
  • In-line CO2 traps for Methane Potential Analysis
  • Temperature Control Range 5-60oC

MPA-200 Methane Potential Analyzer

  • 8-Sample Capacity
  • In-line CO2 traps
  • Temperature Control Range 5-60oC

Across International PQ-N2 Planetary Ball Mill

Features and Capabilities

  • Four Sample Capacity
  • 500mL Alumina Ceramic Grinding Jars and Lids
  • Assorted Sizes of Alumina Ceramic Grinding Balls

Auger Pyrolysis Reactor

Features and Capabilities

The dried biomass is first added to the hopper from where it is fed with a volumetric feeder into the auger reactor at a feeding rate between 1 to 40 g/min. The auger is inside a stainless-steel tube with 58.5 cm length and 10 cm diameter heated by a furnace.

The biomass is pushed through the hot zone of the reactor with an auger screw driven by a 1 hp variable speed motor. Nitrogen is typically used as the carrier gas. The speed of the Auger can be easily varied. The temperature on the external wall is recorded as well as the temperature of the biomass bed at the exit of the heating zone and at the entrance into the collection pot.

The pyrolysis vapors resulting are condensed in three condensation units. The pressure inside the reactor is typically kept close to atmospheric pressure (under a very slight vacuum -2 mm H2O) by drawing the pyrolytic vapors and the carrier gas through the condensers with a vacuum pump. The yield of liquid is typically determined by weighing the traps, the vacuum pump and the liquid collected in condensers. The non-condensable gases are calculated by difference.

Alpkem Flow Solutions 3000 Flow Injection Analyzer (FIA)

Analytical cartridges for: Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Orthophosphate, Total-Phosphorus, TKN (gas diffusion)

2 channel

Agilent Pyrolysis GC-MS

Features and Capabilities

  • 6890N Gas Chromatograph
  • 5975B Mass Selective Detector
  • CDS Analytical Pyroprobe 500 Pyrolysis Injection Probe

Column:

  • HP-5MS  30m X 250µm X 0.25µm

Agilent LCGC ICP MS

Features and Capabilities

7500cx ICP-MS; Equipped with Octopole Collision/Reaction Cell

  • Autosampler

1200 HPLC System

  • Quaternary Pump
  • Vacuum Degasser
  • Autosampler
  • Column Heater

Columns:

Agilent ZORBA Eclipse Plus C18 4.6x250mm 5µm (Part# 959990-902)
Agilent Arsenic Speciation Column (Part# G3154-65001)
Agilent Chromium Speciation Column (Part# G3268-80001)

7890A GC

  • 7683B 100-place Liquid Auto-sampler
  • Column: HP-5MS 30m X 250µm X 0.25µm

Al Scientific Aim500

Acid Digestion

Features and Capabilities

  • 50-place 100ml block digester with an external programmable controller
  • Tecator 2020 20-place 250ml block digester