Synthesis and characterization of materials

Imagen equipment by default
Kind of infrastructure
Platforms/Labs
Typology
Materials / solid state / nuclear physics
University
Torino (UNITO)
Application / Industrial sector
Agrifood
Circular & Bioeconomy
Cultural heritage
Electromagnetic properties
Energy & environment
Health
Mobility & transportation
Smart technologies
Space
Description of equipment

APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
- Development of new materials
- Analysis and quality control of materials, in all production sectors
- Analytical measurements
- Feasibility studies and state of the art analysis (scientific and patent literature)
- Scientific assistance in the development of new products
- Scientific assistance for quality control
- Investigations and problem solving for process and product criticalities
- Training of technical staff
- Sharing of university laboratories for the development of new products / processes
- Organization of seminars, courses, congresses in collaboration with companies

Location
Department
Department of Chemistry
Features
Equipment list
LAB-0141 Materials synthesis Laboratories
- Synthesis of inorganic, organic, metal-organic and composite materials
- Hydrothermal and controlled atmosphere synthesis
- Oxides, microporous materials, catalysts and adsorbents
- Organic materials, polymers and their composites, new materials for 3D printing
(metals and polymers), development of alloys, materials for rapid solidification e
metallic glasses
- Materials for photochemistry and electrochemistry
- High temperature materials for the aerospace sector (alloys, heat shields)
- Conductive and piezoresistive polymers
- New materials for photovoltaics and the energy sector
- Photocatalysts and other materials for the abatement of pollutants
- Biomaterials and materials for prostheses
- Materials for the restoration and protection of cultural heritage
- Materials for biomedical diagnostics
- Textile chemistry

LAB-0142 Material characterization laboratories
- Chemical analysis of materials with the main spectroscopic techniques,
chromatography and mass spectrometry
- Thermal analysis of materials with gravimetric and calorimetric techniques
- Structural analysis of materials on a macroscopic and microscopic scale
(microscopies, diffraction techniques)
- Mechanical tests on materials
- Characterization of porous materials
- Characterization of adsorbents (low and high adsorption techniques
pressure, up to 200 bar)
- Characterization of catalysts with in-situ and in-operand techniques and of reactors
laboratory
- Electrochemical and photochemical characterization
- Surface and coatings analysis
- Failure analysis of systems subjected to chemical stress
- Characterization of packaging materials (manufacturing, food,
pharmaceutical)
Price list
Rates are defined according to specific requests.
Possibility of on-site measurements
It is possible to access the infrastructure by reservation, accompanied by authorized staff, and / or send samples for analysis (without directly accessing the structure). The technical feasibility of the request is evaluated and the experiments.
Contact
Person name
Claudia BAROLO
Email
direzione.chimica@unito.it