Membrane Technology Facilities

Laboratories

Our research group has access to several research laboratories. Most of our bench-scale experimentation is carried out in our main state-of-the-art laboratory equipped with;

• ample bench space, storage cabinets and fume hoods,
• a separate radiotracer facility,
• a controlled environment room for high precision experiments,
• a laboratory water purification system,
• extensive cross-flow, stirred cell, submerged and electrodialysis membrane filtration systems, and
• a suite of analytical instruments and computerized data recording systems.

Field-scale reverse osmosis and electrodialysis systems are also available in a shared laboratory for larger-scale applications while our pilot systems are accommodated at Heriot-Watt University.

Instrumentation

The University of Edinburgh hosts first-class research facilities and most instruments can be accessed on campus or through either Scottish Research Pooling facilities or UK Research Council facilities UK-wide. The following instruments are currently available in our laboratory for sample analysis;

• Liquid scintillation counter,
• Nutrient analyser,
• Total organic carbon (TOC) analyser (liquid and sediments),
• Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer,
• Nanosizer for nanoparticle size and zeta potential analysis, and
• Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer.

Address

William Rankine Building

University of Edinburgh

The Kings Building

W Mains Road

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH9 3JN