Equipment in PI's Laboratory:
The laboratory of Prof. Kumta is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for low temperature chemical processing of ceramics. Following is a brief description of the major equipment that is currently available in the laboratory of the Principal Investigator.
A complete list of equipment and descriptions can be found via this link:
![Parr Hydrothermal](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/parr-hydrothermal.jpg)
High temperature, high pressure reactor with 500 mL moveable vessel assembly. Temperature up to 500 degrees C. Pressure up to 5000 psi.
![Arbin Rechargeable Battery Testing System](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/arbin-rechargeable-battery-testing-system.jpg)
General-purpose testing equipment for battery testing, life cycling, and material research. Each channel is a fully functional potentiostat/galvanostat and covers very wide current, voltage and power ranges. Also a useful tool for studying battery packs and chargers.
![Xpex Mixer-Mill](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/xpex-mixer-mill.jpg)
Includes a variable-range electronic timer, safety interlock system, and shock-mounted electric motor for tabletop operation. A P5 unit is also available for milling materials in larger quantities.
![Misonix Ultrasonic Liquid Processor](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/misonix-ultrasonic-liquid-processor.jpg)
Includes digital processing and touch screen control. Output amplitude is controlled from 0-100%. Includes standard horn and sound enclosure.
![Thermcraft Standard S-Line Tube Furnace](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/thermcraft-standard-s-line-tube-furnace1.jpg)
Including the Thermcraft Standard “S Line” High Temperature Hinged Tube Furnace (seen below) as well as a Lindberg/Blue M Tube Furnace, Thermo-Scientific Lindberg/Blue M model HTF55322C 1200°C tube furnace, a Lindberg/Blue 1700C box furnace, a 1500°C tube furnace a 1200°C Box Furnace, and a Deltek 1200C bottom loading inert atmosphere hydraulic furnace.
![Micrometrics](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/micrometrics-asap-2020.jpg)
Characterizes the active and support surfaces of catalysts, to determine the high surface areas of adsorbents, and to determine the microporosity and hydrogen storage capacity of various nano materials.
![Netzch STA 406PC](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/netzch-sta-406pc-luxx.jpg)
Offers simultaneous thermogravimetric and calorimetric analyses from room temperature into the high temperature range of 1650°C. Vacuum-tight construction also provides for pure atmospheres during analysis.
![Spin Coater](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/spin-coater.jpg)
Top precision spin coating systems, designed for low volume production coating applications and to apply a variety of liquid materials to planer substrate.
![Fuel Cell Station](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/fuel-cell-station.jpg)
PC controlled,electronic load bank and fuel cell system controller, operating on ElectroChem's proprietary Windows-based software system. The user can program the flow rate, temperature, and humidification of the reactant gases and the load to the fuel cell.
![Mercury Porosimeter](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/mercury-porosimeter1.jpg)
Determines pore size distribution, pore volume, and apparent density of solid/powder samples. Pore diameter range: 360 mm-5 nm.
![Gas Pycnometer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/gas-pycnometer.jpg)
Fully automatic. Determines the true density and volume by measuring pressure change of helium within a calibrated volume. Measures samples having volumes above 1 cc maximum
![Synerge2 Plate Reader](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/synerge2-plate-reader.jpg)
Measurement of absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence for biological assays
![Autoclave](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/autoclave.jpg)
Sterilization of tissue culture supplies and tools
![Lyophilizer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/lyophilizer1.jpg)
Freeze-drying and lyophilization of samples
![Optical Microscope](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/optical-microscope.jpg)
Observation of cell culture and fluorescence staining
![Philips PANalytical X-ray Diffractometer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/philips-panalytical-x-ray-diffractometer.jpg)
A Philips PANalytical self-enclosed analytical powder diffractometer for crystal structure analysis equipped with a goniometer and X'Celerator
![Nicolet 6700 FTIR Spectrometer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/nicolet-6700-ftir-spectrometer.jpg)
Equipped with a diamond ATR a KBr beamsplitter (7800 - 350 cm-1), a solid substrate far-IR beamsplitter (700-50 cm-1) X700, and a gold monoflect dual detector optical system. It is connected to the TGA unit for the gas phase analysis.
![iCAP duo 6500 ICP Spectrometer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/icap-duo-6500-icp-spectrometer.jpg)
Compact bench-mounted simultaneous ICP spectrometer unit, based on a RF induced plasma emission source, a purged Echelle polychromator and Charge Injection Device (CID) array detector and includes as standard: - A 4 channel, 12 roller peristaltic pump under full computer control feeding a standard glass cyclonic spray chamber via a glass concentric nebuliser.
![3D Ink Jet Printer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/3d-ink-jet-printers.jpg)
Three 3-D inkjet printers (ExOne and Z-Corp) for printing ceramic and metallic particles
![Anatech Sputtering Machine](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/anatech-sputtering-machine.jpg)
Anatech USA brand sputtering machine
![Brookfield Viscometer](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/brookfield-viscometer.jpg)
Brookfield brand, model DV-II+ Pro
![Plasma Enhanced CVD](/globalassets/subsites/faculty/kumta/equipment/plasma-enhanced-cvd-2.jpg)
Plasma enhanced CVD from MTI Corporation