{"id":11,"date":"2026-06-26T14:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/life-health-chemical-sciences\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:32:41","slug":"analytical-facility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/life-health-and-chemical-sciences\/study\/our-facilities\/analytical-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this lab helps me to achieve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>measure ultraviolet\/visible absorption spectrum of liquid and some solid samples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>separate components of a liquid sample based on polarity, size and charge and identify by mass spectroscopy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>analyse organic compounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>determine chemical bonds present in your sample by infra-red spectroscopy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identify organic gas present in your sample<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identify, separate and quantify components in a volatile liquid sample by gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectroscopy (MS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>quantify fluorescence in your sample<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>determine the temperature at which your material undergo phase changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>determine organic volatile compounds in your sample SIFT\/Mass spectrometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>all STEM students, academics, visiting researchers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What instruments are there<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UV-Vis spectrophotometer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UHPLC\/HPLC with diode array fluorescence detectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NMR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FTIR spectroscopy with solid auto sampler and ATR sampler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GC-MS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HPLC\/Mass spectrometer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fluorimeter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto-titrator acid base titrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>thermal analyser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SIFT-MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is the lab located<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venables A and C wing, Robert Hooke, Perry D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is responsible for this lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:brett.keith@open.ac.uk?subject=analytical%20lab%20enquiry\">Brett Keith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:george.bryant@open.ac.uk?subject=analytical%20lab%20enquiry\">George Bryant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:matthew.kershaw@open.ac.uk?subject=Analytical%20lab%20enquiry\">Matthew Kershaw<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:michael.batham@open.ac.uk?subject=Analytical%20lab%20enquiry\">Mike Batham<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research groups using this lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/science\/life-health-chemical-sciences\/people\/npp32\">Nick Power<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/science\/life-health-chemical-sciences\/people\/npc87\">Nick Chatterton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/science\/life-health-chemical-sciences\/people\/src367\">Simon Collinson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn5.open.ac.uk\/course\/format\/sciencelab\/section.php?name=nsw_sxhl288\">measure levels of nitrates in this free experiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn5.open.ac.uk\/course\/format\/sciencelab\/section.php?name=flame2\">do a flame test in this free experiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn5.open.ac.uk\/course\/format\/sciencelab\/section.php?name=pest01\">analyse pesticides with GC-MS in this free 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