| Chromatographic Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Gas Chromatography (GC) with TCD/FID System |
Used for gas and liquids analysis |
Gas and liquids analysis |
Liquid/Gas |
1,200/- |
1,200/- |
2,500/- |
| GC-Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzer (DHA) |
Analysis of hydrocarbon streams for their individual components |
Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis |
Liquid/Gas |
1,500/- |
1,500/- |
3,000/- |
| High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System |
Used to separate mixture of compounds to identify, quantify or purify their individual components
|
HPLC Analysis |
Liquid |
1,200/- |
1,200/- |
2,500/- |
| Ion Chromatography System |
Used to measure concentrations of major anions, such as fluoride, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, and sulfate, as well as major cations such as sodium, ammonium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in the parts-per-billion (ppb) range
|
Water chemistry investigation |
Liquid |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Corrosion Testing Facilities |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Electrolytic Polishing and Etching Machine |
Polishing of alloys such as different grades of steel, aluminum, copper and other alloys
Can be used for coatings and surface finishing of tools, or for making highly reflective surfaces required for metallographic test
|
Electrolytic Polishing and Electrolytic Etching |
Metal Alloy Piece |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| Fully Automated Polishing Machine |
Substrate preparation for corrosion studies
|
Surface polishing of substrate material |
Substrate metal piece |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| High Pressure-High Temperature Corrosion Testing Autoclave with Electrochemical Probes |
Corrosion testing of materials at high pressures and temperatures. Metal/ alloy samples' performance can be evaluated at high-pressure (70 bar) with corrosive gas or corrosive liquid media with simultaneous corrosion rate measurements upto 400 degree C.
|
High-pressure high-temperature corrosion test |
Metal/ alloy samples |
700/-
(per hour) |
700/-
(per hour) |
1,400/-
(per hour) |
| Multi-Electrochemical Workstation for Corrosion Studies |
Electrochemical degradation of materials (corrosion rate evaluation)
|
Electrochemical corrosion measurements |
Metal/ alloy samples |
400/-
(per hour) |
400/-
(per hour) |
800/-
(per hour) |
| Spark Plasma Sintering Furnace |
Sintering of powders and ceramics at high pressures and temperatures. Alloy synthesis
|
Spark plasma sintering |
Powder or ceramic samples |
3,000/- |
3,000/- |
6,000/- |
| Geological and Geophysical Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Core Flooding Setup with SCADA |
EOR and Relative Permeability
Measurements in Actual Rock
Samples
|
Flooding Tests |
DI Water to Polymer/Surfactant/Alkaline
Solutions in 1-2L for one Test along with Crude Oil |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |
| Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) Instrument |
Hydrogeological, mining, and geotechnical investigations
Identification of landfills to determine the depth of bedrock or overburden thickness |
Electrical resistivity of subsurface material |
For further inquiry please drop an email at ssinha@rgipt.ac.in |
| Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) System |
Ground utility, geotechnical investigation, groundwater exploration, geoenvironmental, archaeological study |
Amplitude, travel time, dielectric constant, velocity |
For further inquiry please drop an email at ssinha@rgipt.ac.in |
| Hardgrove Grindability (HGI) Tester |
HGI is a measure of coal's resistance to crushing
Grinding studies allow coal users to evaluate how coals will perform in mills, allowing them to estimate grinding power requirements and throughput capacities |
HGI Testing |
100 gm |
4,000/- |
4,000/- |
8,000/- |
| Organic/Coal Petrography (Maceral Analysis) |
Organic petrography allows Kerogen type, thermal maturity, and organo-facies determination
Coal Petrography is a microscopic technique used to determine coal’s rank (degree of coalification) and type (amount and category of macerals)
Coal petrography plays a crucial role in selecting coal for industrial utilization, such as carbonization, gasification, combustion and liquefaction |
Maceral Analysis and
Mineral Matter Analysis |
50 gm |
5,000/- |
5,000/- |
10,000/- |
| Organic/Coal Petrography (Reflectance Measurement) |
-- do -- |
Reflectance Measurement |
50 gm |
4,000/- |
4,000/- |
8,000/- |
| Organic/Coal Petrography (Microlitho Type Analysis) |
-- do -- |
Microlitho type analysis |
50 gm |
5,000/- |
5,000/- |
10,000/- |
| Multi-channel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) |
Soil-bedrock mapping, geotechnical investigation, groundwater exploration, seismic site classification, compaction evaluation |
Amplitude, arrival time, subsurface velocity |
For further inquiry please drop an email at ssinha@rgipt.ac.in |
| Polishing Machine for Rocks and Minerals Slides |
Used for Polishing the particulate mounts of coal and dispersed organic matter |
Polishing of the particulate mounts of coal and dispersed organic matter |
10 gm |
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| Proximate Analyzer |
Proximate analysis results of coal, coke, and biofuel are important steps in mining, processing operations, and industrial utilization |
Proximate Analysis |
10 gm |
3,000/- |
3,000/- |
6,000/- |
| Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer (UCA) |
To measure compressive, non-destructive strength tests on cement slurries under controlled conditions of temperature and pressure |
Compressive Strength Test |
Material (Nanoparticle/ polymer/any other additive) and Cement has to be supplied by the user |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |
| Physicochemical Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Biofuel Oxidation Stability Analyzer |
Determination of the oxidation stability of natural fats and oils
|
Oxidation stability |
3-6 gm or 3-6 mL |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| CHNS Analyzer |
Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Sulphur in organic and other kind of materials |
CHNS Analysis |
5mg, Max 5 samples per application |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| COD Measurement System |
For further inquiry please drop an email at nodalofficer_cif@rgipt.ac.in |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| Dynamic Foam Analyzer (DFA) |
Foaming Potential of Surfactant Solutions |
Foam Height and Size |
Surfactant Solution in 50 mL for one Test |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) |
Stress Relaxation study
Creep Resistance
Shape memory Analysis
|
Stress Relaxation and Creep Resistance |
Thin polymer film |
1,000/-
(per hour) |
1,000/-
(per hour) |
2,000/-
(per hour) |
| Electrospinning Machine |
For making nanofiber sheet or mat/membrane
|
Electrospinning/Core-shell |
Electrospinning liquid solution |
1,000/-
(per hour) |
1,000/-
(per hour) |
2,000/-
(per hour) |
| EP / Lubricity Tester |
EP and Lubricating quality of drilling fluids |
EP / Lubricity Test |
350mL, Max 5 samples per application |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |
| High-Pressure Adsorption Analyzer |
Evaluation of materials for gas storage, separation and emission control
Pressure Swing adsorption
CO2 absorption on hypo-polymer
|
Gas absorption analysis of porous solids and powder |
Powder, Porous solid |
6,000/- (at RT)
7,000/- (at LNT) |
6,000/- (at RT)
7,000/- (at LNT) |
12,000/- (at RT)
14,000/- (at LNT) |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) |
Elemental analyses on a wide range of samples where the matrix is complex or contains a high level of dissolved solids
|
Elements detection |
Liquid, Solid |
600/-
(for every additional element Rs. 300/- will be charged extra)
|
600/-
(for every additional element Rs. 300/- will be charged extra) |
1,200/-
(for every additional element Rs. 300/- will be charged extra) |
| Interfacial Rheology Measurement System |
Rheological Behaviour |
Flow and Oscillatory Tests |
DI Water to any Polymer/ Surfactant/ Alkaline
Solutions in 20 mL for one Test |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Turbidity Sensor |
To measure nucleation curve and solubility curve
Meta stable zone with Crystallization study
|
Crystallization study |
50-100 mL solution |
800/- |
800/- |
1,600/- |
| Universal Testing Machine (UTM) |
For further inquiry please drop an email at nodalofficer_cif@rgipt.ac.in |
600/-
(per hour) |
600/-
(per hour) |
1,200/-
(per hour) |
| Spectroscopic Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Confocal Raman Spectrophotometer |
It provides information about depth and buried structures of thin samples and gives the highest spatial resolution, as well as allowing the acquisition of depth profiles in three-dimensional thin structures
|
Measurement of Raman Spectrum |
02-05 g sample |
3,000/- |
3,000/- |
6,000/- |
| Fluorescence Spectrophotometer |
Measurement of fluorescence emitted by substances when exposed to uv / visible or other electromagnetic radiation
|
Measurement of fluorescence spectrum |
Liquid, Thin Film, Powder |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) |
Functional group identification
|
Measurement of IR spectrum |
Liquid, thin-film and solid |
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer |
Structural Conformation for Chemical compounds |
Measurement of NMR spectrum |
5 mg sample for 1H and 10-20 mg for 13C Deuterated solvent: at least 0.6 mL for a sample tube |
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) |
SAXS gives access to information about the structure of materials at the nano- and mesoscale |
SAXS Analysis |
Liquid nanoparticle dispersions/ colloids, Nanopowders, Nanocomposites,
Polymers, Surfactants, Microemulsions,
Biomacromolecules, Liquid crystal |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Time-correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) System |
TCSPC is a versatile technique for emission lifetime and anisotropy measurements |
TCSPC Signal |
Liquid, thin-film and solid |
400/-
(per hour) |
400/-
(per hour) |
800/-
(per hour) |
| UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer with the option of DRS |
To determine the optical properties (transmittance, reflectance and absorbance) of materials |
UV-VIS-NIR Spectrum |
Liquid, Thin Film, Solid, Powder |
200/- |
200/- |
400/- |
| Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) |
WAXS gives access to information about the structure of materials at the nano- and mesoscale
|
WAXS Analysis
|
Nanopowders, Nanocomposites,
Liquid crystal |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) |
Lattice parameter determination
Determination of crystallinity of polycrystalline materials
|
Phase and crystallinity Measurement of Materials |
Thin film/Power (2 gm) |
400/- |
400/- |
800/- |
| X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) |
Used to determine the chemical composition of materials |
Elemental Composition |
Solid, pressed pellets and beads liquids |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) with UPES |
Surface chemistry of chemical and biological materials
|
Elemental composition
Chemical oxidation states of elements
Valence band spcotrum |
Drop caste on substrate, pellets |
800/- |
800/- |
1,600/- |
| Surface/Image Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) |
Imaging the topography of chemical and biological materials
|
Surface imaging |
Powder, solid film and liquid |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Dynamic Light Scattering Particle Size Analyzer |
For characterizing nano- and microparticles in dispersions and solutions |
Zeta Potential |
10 mL, Max 5 samples per application |
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS |
Surface morphology |
EDS elemental Identification
EDS elemental mapping |
10 mg |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HR-TEM) |
TEM images are utilized for detecting/ collecting morphological, compositional and crystallographic information on samples
|
TEM imaging, HRTEM Imaging, Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED) and High Resolution Lattice Fringes Elemental Mapping |
02-05 g sample and compatible grid |
1,200/-
(Rs. 500/- will be charged extra for grid and sample preparation) |
1,200/-
(Rs. 500/- will be charged extra for grid and sample preparation) |
2,400/-
(Rs. 500/- will be charged extra for grid and sample preparation) |
| Pulse Chemisorption/ Desorption System |
Measures the dispersion and size of the active metal on catalysts
Measures acidic and basic sites on heterogeneous catalysts
|
Temperature programmed desorption (TPD), Temperature programmed reduction(TPR), Temperature programmed Oxidation (TPO) and Pulse Titration using reactive gases employing automatic injection loop to deduce active metal area, dispersion and average metal particle size
|
Powder, approx. 100 mg |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |
| Surface Area (BET) Analyzer |
Surface area analysis of the solid and porous materials such as carbon, ceramics, metal powder materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), COFs and Zeolites
|
BET Surface Area, Pour Size, Pour Volume Measurement |
10-100 mg |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |
| Thermal Analyses |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) |
Glass Transition temperature (Tg)
Melting and Crystallization temperature
Study of oxidation as well as chemical reaction
|
Glass Transition temperature
Melting and Crystallization temperature
|
Liquid, polymer, solid, powder
5-15 mg |
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| Electron Beam and Thermal Evaporation Based Deposition Unit |
Depositing of materials on thin film |
Coating of materials |
All consumables including deposition material and crucibles are to be provided by the users |
1,000/- |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) |
Analysis of characteristics decomposition pattern
Investigation of degradation mechanism and reaction kinetics
|
TG Analysis |
Solid, Liquid, Powder Sample
25 mg (max)
|
500/- |
500/- |
1,000/- |
| Specialized Research Facilities |
Facility |
Application |
Name of Test |
Sample Requirement |
External Users
Cost (Rs.) per Sample (GST Extra @ 18%) |
| Academics |
R&D Centers |
Industries |
| High-Pressure High-Temperature Reactor System |
Reactors can be utilized for screening and kinetic studies of different solid catalyst(s) of any industrially important processes in gas/liquid phase reactions. Reactions are carried out under dynamic conditions, whereby the reactants are continuously fed to the Reactor and products analyzed
|
Screening of Catalyst(s) |
01-05 g catalyst and feedstock |
4,000/- (per catalyst) |
4,000/- (per catalyst) |
8,000/- (per catalyst) |
| PEM Fuel Cell Workstation |
Single PEM fuel cell testing using ORR catalyst |
Polarization curve for PEM Fuel Cell |
200 - 500 mg |
4,000/- |
4,000/- |
8,000/- |
| Rotating Ring Disk Electrode (RRDE) |
Number of electron transfers and peroxide determination in ORR process |
Rotating Ring Disk Electrode |
5 - 10 mg |
2,000/- |
2,000/- |
4,000/- |