Pyrochemical Research Laboratory

The Pyrochemical Research Laboratory (PRL) is an open access national user facility, established to provide academic, public, and private sector organisations with access to state-of-the-art equipment to support world leading research, at the interface between high temperature, inert/controlled environments and analytical measurements.

Why choose the University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry as a partner for your needs?

  • At the forefront of high-temperature chemistry, the Pyrochemical Research Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh offers unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge facilities

  • Our team is comprised of internationally recognised academics and researchers with decades of combined experience in pyrochemistry and molten salt science. We're not just theorists; we're practical problem-solvers

  • Our laboratory is equipped with a suite of advanced, high-temperature instrumentation, allowing for research that is simply not possible in standard facilities. We operate a range of inert atmosphere gloveboxes, high-temperature furnaces, and specialised electrochemical and spectrocopic equipment.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

The PRL is ideal for the development of pyrochemical reprocessing and a wider range of associated research areas, such as; molten salt and metal systems and extreme condition applications, e.g. high temperature electrical batteries, electrolysers, thermal storage, heat transfer, thermochemical reactions, electrochemical processes at high temperature and/ or inert environments, and many others.

PRL Lab

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

Gloveboxes

  • Glove Boxes X5 - MBRAUN MB200MOD (< 0.1 ppm H2O and O2 )

  • Vacuum Oven X2 - MBRAUN - MB VOH 250 0 C 3x10-2 mbar

Within Gloveboxes

  • Potentiostats

    • AUTOLAB with MUX and FRA module X3

    • High current module AUTOLAB X3 (20 A)

  • Tube Furnace x 5 - Severn Thermal TF2260 with CU2260 control Unit (up to 1200 °C)

  • Optical Tube furnace - Severn Thermal TF2256 with CU2260 control Unit (up to 1100 °C)

  • Well Furnace - Severn Thermal TF2042- CU2042B - 3 heating zones (up to 1200 °C)

  • TGA/DSC (STA) - Perkin Elmer STA 6000 (up to 995 °C)

  • ONH Analyer - ELTRA ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS - ONH 2000

  • Spectroscopy - Ocean Optics

    • UV-VIS-NIR DH-2000-BAL UV

    • HL-2000-FHSA

    • Raman Laser - 0811A100-B FATBOY

  • Mortar Grinder - Fritsch PULVERISETTE 2 finesse 10 to 20 μm

  • Glove box Integrated Microscope and camera

    • Leica M60 KL1600 light source

  • Weighing Balances x3 120 g to 0.1 mg - Sartorius - Practum124-1S

  • Rheometer – Anton Parr MCR 502 WESP with CTD 1000 (upto 1000oC)

 

For more information contact Dr Justin Elliott

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