DSC and solvent purifier

Two new acquisitions

The NanoQAM Research Center has been supporting two new pieces of equipment for the past few weeks:

• a solvent purification system (MB-SPS MBraun)
• and a modulated differential calorimeter (DSC1 Mettler Toledo)

These two new devices will be available to everyone from March.

Solvent purifier

The MBraun Solvent Purification System (MB-SPS) is a fully enclosed system that has the capacity to purify up to 5 solvents and be used as a standalone unit. The MB-SPS removes oxygen and moisture from a wide range of organic and deuterated solvents quickly and safely. The purified solvents are dispensed by means of valves, located on the front of the system, and in the container chosen by the user. Solvents can also be dispensed in a container via the taps located on the front of the device under anaerobic conditions.

Modulated differential calorimeter

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is used to determine a wide range of physical properties of materials, such as glass transition temperature (Tg), melting temperature (Tm), and solid-solid transitions. In addition, the modulated DSC provides unique thermochemical data. overlapping events such as molecular relaxation and glass transitions can be separated. The heat capacity can also be measured directly with the modulated DSC. This equipment allows measurements to be made between -60C and + 600C under a controlled atmosphere (N2 or air).

Future uses

As with all the other equipment supported by the NanoQAM Research Center, people interested in the use of these two equipment must first undergo training. For the solvent purifier, a group training will be given at the beginning of March by Pr. Jérôme Claverie. For the new modulated DSC, you will have to contact Dr. Gwenaël Chamoulaud directly so that he can give you training.