Laboratory 5 - Chemistry laboratory and support workshop


Interconnectivity with supporting laboratories

   Chemistry laboratory


 Support laboratory for ensuring the good functioning of the other C400 laboratories and carrying out small chemistry tasks for the other research departments of INFLPR. The facility is specialized in evaluating the electrochemical properties of materials

  • Providing electrochemical testing and characterization services to economic agents or institutions that do not have these testing capabilities,
  • Development of study protocols for the electrochemical properties of batteries / supercapacitors / photocatalysis, which can be transferred to company users, research centers, etc.

 


  Equipment specifications


 

  • Spin Coating - Spin 150-I - NPP - SPS-Europe

          - Device for depositing films with a maximum diameter of 150 mm.

          - Speed: 1 - 12000 rpm in steps of ± 1 rpm.

          - Maximum acceleration: 30000 rpm / sec.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu

          users - Valentin Ion, Bogdana Mitu.

 

 

  • Deionized water system with UV sterilization - Adrona, Onsite + Bio UF, code CB-1915.

          - Water obtained: 18.2 MOhm • cm resistivity (25 ° C).

          - It does not require special installation, it can be easily moved from laboratory to laboratory.

          - Integrated 2 L tank for pre-treated water supply.

          - OCD: <5 ppb.

 

          responsible staff - Valentina Dinca.

          users - Valentina Dinca, Bogdana Mitu.

 

 

  • Water distiller - LAUDA PURIDEST PD 2 D.

          - Flow rate 2 L / h. No storage tank.

          - Conductivity of the obtained water: 2.3 μS / cm at 20 ° C.

          - Protection against overheating or water shutdown.

          - Cooling water consumption: 70 L / h.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu, Valentina Dinca.

 

 

  • Planetary mill - Model PM 100.

          - Speed: 100 - 650 rpm.

          - The principle of size reduction: impact, friction.

          - Maximum material size: <10 mm.

          - Final fineness: <1 μm, for colloidal grinding <0.1 μm.

 

          responsible staff - George Stanciu.

          users - George Stanciu.

 

 

  • Analytical scale - RADWAG Poland AS 60 / 220R2 PLUS.

          - LCD screen.

          - Maximum load: 60/220 g, accuracy 0.1 / 0.01 mg.

          - Minimum load: 1 mg.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu, George Stanciu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu, George Stanciu.

 

 

  • Furnace - Giorgio Bormac - Italy, Model TCF50.

          - Pt100 temperature sensor.

          - Maximum number of shelves: 5.

          - Double overtemperature protection.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu

          users - Bogdana Mitu

 

 

  • Magnetic stirrer - Model UC152D / KIT Bibby Scientific - (Stuart) - England.

          - For max. 15 L.

          - Heating surface material: ceramic.

          - Temperature range: 50 - 320 ° C.

          - Speed range: 100-2000 RPM.

 

          responsible staff - George Stanciu.

          users - George Stanciu.

 

 

  • Ultrasonic bath - ELMASONIC P120 H, WITH BODY AND COVER, CODE 101 3777 - Germany.

          - Capacity: 3.0 L.

          - Frequency: 35 kHz.

          - With heating, in the temperature range 30 - 80 ° C.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu

          users - Bogdana Mitu

 

 

  • pH meter - HI5221-02 pH / MV / temperature research multimeter, HANNA INSTRUMENTS.

          - pH measuring range: -2,000 ... +19,999 pH. Accuracy: ± 0.005 pH / ± 0.01 pH.

          - Measuring range mV: -999.9 ... +999.9 mV / -1999 ... +1999 mV / Accuracy: ± 0.3 mV / ± 1 mV.

          - Temperature measuring range: -5.0 ... +120.0 ºC, Accuracy: ± 0.1 ºC.

          - Calibrate pH to max. 5 points.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu.

 

 

  • Laboratory table.

          - Worktop resistant to acids, bases and solvents.

          - Painted enclosed metal profile frame.

          - Equipped with storage cabinet for laboratory utensils and accessories.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu, Nicu Scarisoreanu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu, Nicu Scarisoreanu.

 

 

  • Exhaust cabinets.

          - 2 cabinets for acids and bases and 1 reactive cabinet according to regulations.

          - Equipped with storage shelves, closing system.

          - Ventilation system and duct for connection to the exhaust unit included, piping and mounting accessories.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu.

 

 

  • Fume hood.

          - Exterior dimensions: 1200 x 930 x 2500 mm (width x depth x height).

          - Working space dimensions: 1070 x 810 x 1280 mm.

          - Equipped with 6 sockets, water taps.

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu.

          users - Bogdana Mitu.

 

 

 

  • Potentiostat/Galvanostat: Autolab PGSTAT302N + BOOSTER20A

Autolab PGSTAT302N
          - maximum current of 2 A (20 A with booster) and compliance voltage of 30 V
          - bandwidth of over 1 MHz
          - Electrode connections 2, 3, and 4
          - Potential range +/- 10 V, accuracy +/- 0.2%,  resolution 0.3 μV
          - Current ranges 1 A to 10 nA, accuracy +/- 0.2%, resolution 0.0003% (of current range)
          - Input impedance > 1 TOhm

 

 

 

 

 

 


   Support Workshops


   Mechanical laboratory


  

   Facility for the design, manufacture and evaluation of the technical characteristics of parts made in INFLPR, partner laboratories, etc;

  • L5P1Offering services for processing metal parts with different geometries by EDM,

  • Providing services for determining the dimensions, execution tolerances and shape deviations of the parts manufactured using a coordinate measurement system in 3 axes, with probe with a resolution of 1.9 μm + L / 300,

  • Providing services for determining the roughness of parts using a roughness measurement system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  Equipment specifications 


 

  • Coordinate measurement system

          - Resolution 1.9 μm + L / 300

          - Importing CAD models

          - Automatic indexable head

 

          responsible staff - Alexandru Iamandi

          users - Alexandru Iamandi, Mihai Sopronyi

 

 

  • Roughness measurement system

 

L5Eq2

 

          - 38 roughness parameters

          - Resolution 0.001 μm

          - Accuracy ± 3%

 

 

          responsible staff - Alexandru Iamandi

          users - Mihai Sopronyi, Cristian Borz

 

 

  • Electrical Discharge Machine

    L5Eq3

     

 

 

          - Surface quality (finishing index): smaller or equal to 0.1μm

          - Repetitive Z axis machining

          - Repetitive processing

          - Scalar processing

          - Orbital processing

          - Side processing

 

 

          responsible staff - Alexandru Iamandi

          users - Mihai Sopronyi, Cristian Borz

 

 

 


   Optical laboratory


 

   Facility for designing and processing lens crystals. Milling, grinding and polishing are done using high precision equipment.

  • Providing laser lens processing services.

 


Equipment specifications


 

  • Grinding machines

         responsible staff - Cristian Borz

         users -

 

  • Wire / disc cutting machine for crystals / ceramics

         responsible staff - Cristian Borz

         users -


Laboratory Team 


 

   AIamandi

      

   Eng. Alexandru Iamandi

   alexandru.iamandi@inflpr.ro

 

   MSopronyi

      

 

 

   Dr. Mihai Sopronyi

   mihai.sopronyi@inflpr.ro


  CBorz                             

 

 

   Cristian Borz

   daniel.borz@inflpr.ro

 


Research and development activity:


 

  • Processing of hard and extra hard materials with complex shapes and with a roughness coefficient of up to 0.1 µm,

  • Design and manufacture of assemblies or subassemblies with complex shapes necessary for various research activities,

  • Performing high precision measurements using a coordinate measurement system,

  • Performing measurements of the roughness coefficient on parts made in the workshop.

 

 


   Electronic laboratory


  

   Usual signal measurements for the current activities in the C400 center.

 


 Equipment specifications


 

  • Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO 7354C

 

L5elecE1

       

 

 

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu

          users - Constantin Catalin, Simion Sandel, Stochioiu Andrei, Manica Dumitru.

 

 

  • Signal Generator Tektronix AFG 31101

 

 

L5elecE2

 

 

 

          responsible staff - Bogdana Mitu

          users - Constantin Catalin, Simion Sandel, Stochioiu Andrei, Manica Dumitru.

 

 

 

 


   Computational Center


 

       Provides state-of-the-art modeling and design capabilities for the research and applications developed at the center.

     Services offered:

  • 2D and 3D design, overall design and technical sketches specific to RDI activities,

  • Ultrashort laser pulse propagation analysis and modeling,

  • Design and modeling of multiple dielectric layers and thick layers, including reverse design,

  • Analysis and processing of imaging data.

 


  Equipment specifications


 

  • Dell Precision Workstation     

          responsible staff - Achim Alexandru

 

  • Imaging data processing software     

          responsible staff - Dobrea Cosmin

 

  • Image processing software

          responsible staff - Dobrea Cosmin

 

  • Electrochemistry module     

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana

 

  • Heat transfer module for Comsol     

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana

 

  • Livelink module for matlab

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana

 

  • Structural mechanics module     

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana

 

  • Wave optics module for console     

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana

 

  • Software for simulating laser resonances     

          responsible staff - Scarisoreanu Nicu

 

  • "Zemax" Software     

          responsible staff - Craciun Alexandru

 

  • "Solid Edge" Software - Premium Floating Licence    

          responsible staff - Grigore Oana