Apparatus

Application & Feature


     Solid Surface Zeta Potential Measurement System

  • For measuring the size and zeta potential of particles and surface zeta potential


     Flow cytometer

  • Able to count specific particles using fluorescence


     Liquid Chromatograph Mass-Ion Trap-Time
     of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LCMS-IT-TOF)

  • For qualitative and quantitative analysis of materials in liquid


     Ion Chromatography System (IC-MS)

  • For analyzing trace ion materials in liquid


     Fermenter

  • Fermentation experiment
  • Culturing fermentation bacteria
  • Able to monitor OPR, pH, DO, temperature, etc.
  • Temperature and pH controllable
  • In BEEL, we use the fermenter to secure a large amount of fermentation bacteria especially producing hydrogen from organic matters.  


     On-line ammonium & nitrate analyzers

  • Able to analyze ammonium and nitrate continuously
  • Automatic system
  • Directly connectable to a biological reactor such as Sulfur-Utilizing Autotrophic Denitrification Process
  • Available for on-site monitoring  


     Tools for ion selective nicroelectrode

  • Measurement of pH, NO3-, NH4+, DO, ORP, etc.
  • Micro-size ion-selective electrode
  • Useful for studies on biofilm
  • Able to make ion profiles according to the depth of biofilm


     Equipment for making deionized water

  • Making pure water
  • Possible to produce pure water the same as the grade of double distilled water


     Refrigeration centrifuge

  • Able to separate solid materials and liquid
  • Temperature controllable
  • In order to prevent the break-down of cell materials by heat, this equipment is necessary.
  • One of the basic equipments for molecular work


     Shaking incubator

  • Temperature and RPM controllable
  • Frequently used for the experiments at constant temperatures
  • Normally used to grow bacterial cells


     HP5890 Gas chromatography

  • For liquid sample analysis
  • Items: acetate, butyrate, propionate, ethanol, etc.
  • These items are representative by-products of anaerobic fermentation.


     HP5890 Gas chromatography

  • For gas sample analysis
  • Items: H2, CH4, CO2, O2, etc.
  • Mostly used for anaerobic fermentation experiments


     HP6890 Gas chromatography

  • For liquid sample analysis
  • Items: solvents such as ethanol, butanol, and propanol
  • Mostly used for anaerobic fermentation experiments


     Purge and Trap

  • For concentrating samples
  • Frequently used for VOC analysis


     Ion Chromatography

  • For analyzing cathions and anions in liquid samples
  • Items: Cl-, NO3-, NO2-, SO42-, PO43-, Ca2+, Na+, etc.
  • Useful for nutrient removal experiments and liquid reactions related to ion reduction and oxidation


     High Performance Liquid Chromatography

  • Sensitive detection of micropollutants
  • From ions to polymers


     Particle Size Analyzer

  • To analyze the size distribution of particles existing in water
  • Used for anaerobic & aerobic granule processes


     Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

  • For image analysis of bacterial cells combining with DAPI and FISH techniques
  • Based on fluorescence


     Laser Source for CLSM

  • A compartment of CLSM to supply laser


     Anaerobic Chamber

  • To make oxygen-free environment
  • Specialized for anaerobic reactions


     UV/Visible spectrophotometer

  • Measurement of DNA concentration.


     Olympus Microscopy

  • For image analysis


     Hybridizer

  • Automating denaturation and hybridazation -
  • FISH and CISH producers -
  • Easy to program for a wide range of probe application.


     PCR machine

  • Able to PCR automatically. -
  • Temperature control : Peltier element.
    (rapid changes in temperature of up to 3 per second.) -
  • Tube control mode.


     DGGE

  • Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. -
  • Use to know DNA variation.


     H2 CO2 & Ch4 Gas Analyzer

  • For the simultaneous analysis of CO2, CH4 and H2 -
  • in a clean, dry process gas stream.


     Potentiostat

  • cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, chronocoulometry.
  • controlled potential electrolysis.
  • Differential pulse voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and voltammetric stripping technique.
  • PC-controlled
  • Window multiple document interface.


     Respirometer

  • measurement of respiration status.


     Multimeter

  • measurement of voltage, electric current, electric resistance.


     Power supply

  • supply stable volt.


     Fluorescence Spectrofluorometer

  • Able to fluorescence analysis.
  • Wavelengh scan, Time scan, Photometry, 3-scan.


     real-time PCR machine

  • For analysis of target DNA expression


     potentiostat

  • For measuring the potential of electroactive matherials


     OPTICAL POWER METER (Newport, Model 1928-C)

  • For measuring laser intensity at all wavelength


     300 W Xe Light Source (Newport)

  • Light source for photocatalyst and bio-hydrogen production