Mei Sun – Facility and Instruments

Available instruments in our shared laboratory:       

  • Thermo Vanquish UHPLC with Altis Plus triple quadrupole mass spectrometry       
  • Agilent 1100 liquid chromatography with 6410 triple quadrupole mass spectrometry            
  • Mitsubishi AQF-2100H furnace system for combustion ion chromatography           
  • Two gas chromatographs (Shimadzu 2014) with electron capture detector, flame ionization detector, and thermal conductivity detector  
  • Metrohm 930 ion chromatographs      
  • Shimadzu TOC-LCPH/CPN total organic/inorganic carbon/nitrogen analyzer         
  • Agilent 5100 inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry    
  • Agilent 1100 high-performance size exclusion chromatography with fluorescence spectroscopy and UV/Vis spectrophotometry
  • Agilent Cary60 UV/Vis spectrophotometer    
  • Biotage Horizon SmartPrep automated cartridge extractor    
  • Dionex ASE 350 Accelerated Solvent Extractor        
  • Organomation 5085 12 Position N-EVAP 111 OA-HEAT Nitrogen Evaporator    
  • Hach 2100N turbidimeter        
  • Hach DR2800 spectrophotometer   
  • Miscellaneous laboratory equipment: apparatus for titration, COD and BOD tests, pH and conductivity meters, centrifuge, pumps, analytical balances, grinder, freezers, refrigerators, ovens, furnaces, incubators, shaking tables, vortex mixers, rotators, ultrasonic and hot water baths

Alt text: Top left: Aerial view of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus with academic buildings, green spaces, and tennis courts in the foreground. Top right: Interior view of the EPIC building lobby with a circular ceiling design, polished floors, and a seating area. Bottom: Wide-angle view of the environmental engineering research laboratory with central bench workstations, analytical equipment, and shelves for instruments and supplies.

Alt text: Top left: Agilent 1100 liquid chromatography with 6410 triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. Top right: Shimadzu 2014 with electron capture detector and flame ionization detector. Bottom left: Agilent 5100 inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry. Bottom right: Shimadzu 2014 with flame ionization detector and thermal conductivity detector.

Alt text: Top left: Shimadzu TOC-LCPH/CPN total organic/inorganic carbon/nitrogen analyzer. Top right: Metrohm 930 ion chromatograph. Bottom left: Mitsubishi sample preparation system. Bottom right: Mitsubishi AQF-2100H furnace system for combustion ion chromatography.

Alt text: Top left: Dionex ASE 350 Accelerated Solvent Extractor. Top middle: Biotage Horizon SmartPrep automated cartridge extractor. Top right: Agilent 1100 high-performance size exclusion chromatography with fluorescence spectroscopy and UV/Vis spectrophotometry. Bottom: Anaerobic glove box chamber on a lab bench for handling oxygen-sensitive samples, with gas cylinders and laboratory supplies in the background.