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Material Characterization Laboratory (MCL)

The Material Characterization Laboratory (MCL), located in Block J2.1 of the Faculty of Engineering, provides analytical testing services in the fields of physical and chemical characterization. This laboratory offers analytical services for researchers and clients from various industries.

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List of Testing Services

ANALYSIS

  • Thermal degradation: melting point (Tm) and glass transition (Tg)
  • Crystallization
  • Specific heat capacity measurement (Cp)

INSTRUMENT

  • Mettler Toledo Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

ANALYSIS

  • Pyrolisis profile
  • Oxidation in time analysis (OIT)
  • Oxidation onset temperature analysis (OOT)
  • Compositional Analysis

INSTRUMENT

  • Mettler Toledo Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)

ANALYSIS

  • Elemental analysis C, H, N, S

INSTRUMENT

  • LECO CHNS Analyzer

ANALYSIS

  • Size distribution of sample in range of 0.1 to 1000 μm

INSTRUMENT

  • Malvern Particle Size Analyzer

ANALYSIS

  • Surface morphology, topography, cross sectional, micro imaging
  • Elemental analysis from Be to Cf

INSTRUMENT

  • Tescan Field Emmission Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (FESEM-EDX)

ANALYSIS

  • Simultaneous surface analysis with Raman in the range of measurement of 95 to 4000 cm-1

INSTRUMENT

  • Field Emmission Scanning Electron Microscope with Integrated Raman Laser Imaging System (FESEM-RISE)

ANALYSIS

  • Surface area and porosity characterization

INSTRUMENT

  • Micromeritics Brunaeur-Emmett- Teller (BET) Analyzer

ANALYSIS

  • Separation and detection of chemical component

INSTRUMENT

  • Agilent Gas Chromatography (GC)-FID
  • Agilent Gas Chromatography (GC)-TCD
  • Shimadzu Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • Shimadzu High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) UV Detector
  • Agilent High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) RI/ELSD Detector
  • Jasco High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) RI-PDA Detector

ANALYSIS

  • Crystallinity and amorphous of solid and thin film samples
  • Range 2θ: 20° to 80°

INSTRUMENT

  • Shimadzu Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

ANALYSIS

  • Elemental (Me+) analysis for liquid samples

INSTRUMENT

  • Thermo Scientific Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)
  • Perkin Elmer Inductively Coupled Plasma with Optical Emmission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)

ANALYSIS

  • ATR & KBr Method
  • Solid, powder, liquid, thin film and gas samples
  • Measurement range of of 11,000 to 30cm-1
  • Qualitative and quantitative of compound functional group

INSTRUMENT

  • Perkin Elmer Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy (FTIR)

ANALYSIS

  • Quantitative analysis of analytes and nucleic acids

INSTRUMENT

  • Shimadzu UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (UV-Vis)

Contact Us

For any enquiries and quotation

Dr. Dayang Radiah Awang Biak
dradiah@upm.edu.my

Mrs. Shafizah Masuri
shafizah_m@upm.edu.my

MCL Office
kkamcl1595@upm.edu.my

Careline
+603-9769 1595

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