Chemical Oceanography Instrumentation

Iatroscan MK-6

The Iatroscan is equipped with both FID and FPD detectors. The FID is used for determination of organic compounds while the FPD is used for the determination of phosphorous and sulphur selectively. Both the FID and FPD can be used simultaneously. The Iatroscan is routinely used to measure lipid classes.

   
Agilent 8890 GC FID

Equipped with a 7650 auto sampler. It has a multi-mode injector and is temperature programmable. It also has a purged union for pneumatic switching at the mid point of the column path. The machine is general use and can be programed for a wide variety of analysis.

8890 GC
   
Agilent 7890 GC FID

Equipped with a 7693 auto sampler. It has a multi-mode injector and is temperature programmable. The machine is used mainly for fatty acid methyl ester analysis.

         
   
Varian CP-3800 GC FID

Equipped with a CP-8400 auto sampler. The chromatograph has an injector that is temperature and pressure controlled. The injector type is split/splitless. This instrument is used for amino acid and sterol analyses.

   
Perkin-Elmer 2400 Series II CHN analyzer

The analyzer gives values for carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen in particulate samples. The analyzer is equipped with an auto sampler that will hold 60 samples.

   
Shimadzu TOC/TN analyzer

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Model TOC-VCPH and can measure total carbon (TC), inorganic carbon (IC), non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC), purgeable organic carbon (POC), and total nitrogen (TN). The instrument is equipped with a 48 samples auto sampler.