Scientific Core Facilities

Chromatography facilitates the separation, identification, and qualitative and quantitative characterization of chiral and non-chiral compounds, as well as their purification. Thermal analysis is commonly used to characterize materials, primarily for the measurement of solid-state phase transitions. The main applications of electrochemistry are the determination of water content, acidity constants, and redox processes.

The XtaLAB Synergy-ED electron diffractometer facilitates a smooth transition from data collection to the determination of three-dimensional molecular structures.

The ICIQ Energy Lab is a facility originally conceived to analyse the products from CO2 reduction reaction but the available instrumentation can be used in a wider purposes, especially in the analysis of environmental pollutants or the analysis of ionic compounds.

The ICIQ Glass Blowing Workshop supports the Institute researchers in the design, fabrication and repair of glassware, with the capability of working with borosilicate glass and quartz

It offers ICIQ researchers access to cutting-edge mass spectrometry equipment, enabling the characterisation of the diverse array of compounds commonly studied at the institute

The High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) laboratory is a resource that provides ICIQ researchers with the tools and expertise to conduct and analyse a high volume of reactions efficiently within a reduced timeframe

The ICIQ Mechanical Workshop supports the institute's research by designing and manufacturing a variety of components, with expertise in working with materials such as Teflon, aluminium, and stainless steel

The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Unit offers researchers access to a diverse array of NMR experiments, available in both automated and manual modes

The Photophysics Unit gives support to the basic and applied research on light induced physicochemical processes, such as luminescence, electron transfer and energy transfer, in solution and solid-state samples

This unit gives scientific support to the institute’s research groups in spectroscopic techniques and methods related to the testing and characterization of solid materials, regarding their structure and chemical reactivity

The X-ray Diffraction Unit gathers all the techniques which are based on the diffraction of X-rays on crystalline solids. It gives support in the characterisation of chemical compounds which are available in a crystalline state.