ICSTM

Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology
Valahia University of Târgoviște

ICSTM

ICSTM

Valahia University of Târgoviște

Infrastructure

The existing research infrastructure is valued closed to 6.5 M Euros and consists in over 20 research equipment with an individual value of more than 100,000 Euros considered fundamentally for increasing the ICSTM of VUT chances of absorbing funds from:

  • national and international CDI projects
  • the institutional development fund (CNFIS-FDI)
  • contracts with other universities, institutes, agencies, organizations and economic agents.

The certified/accredited research equipment from the ICSTM endowment is presented in detail on the platform https://eeris.eu/ERIF-2000-000Y-0122 and https://916.icstm.ro/.

Laboratory Oven ED056

Temperature range: ambient temperature plus 5 °C to 300 °C, • Up to 30% lower energy consumption compared to conventional units on the market, • High-temperature accuracy thanks to APT.line™ technology, • Natural convection, • Controller with LCD display.

Flash point tester PMA5

Automatic Pensky Martens closed-cup flash point tester suitable for flammability applications on both biodiesel and biodiesel-blended fuels along with distillate fuels like diesel, heating oil, and kerosene. Applications up to 405 °C, resolution 0.1 °C; Ignition – gas and electric (interchangeable), Flash point detection – Thermocouple; Sample temperature – Pt100 glass probe; Gas supply – test flame: 50 mbar of propane or butane – fire extinguisher: 6 bar to 12 bar of nitrogen or carbon dioxide.

Laboratory Furnace Nabertherm L3/11-B180

Muffle furnace suited for a large number of processes in the field of material research and heat treatment. Volume: 2 liters Tmax: 1100°C (heating from two sides by ceramic heating plates) Electronic controller for temperature (resolution 1°C) and time (resolution 1 minute).

Rotary Evaporator R215

Equipment for solvent extraction under controlled conditions of temperature and pressure (vacuum). Components of the system: rotavapor, heating bath (4 liters), condenser, vapor duct, vacuum seal, evaporating flask (1 liter), receiving flask (1 liter), flask holder, vapor temperature sensor, vacuum pump, circulator, digital controller for temperature / pressure.

Laboratory Centrifuge Rotofix R46

Laboratory centrifuge of general use – separation of solid-liquid phases. Max. Capacity: 4 x 100 mL Max. speed: 984 g / 2000 rpm.

Laboratory Centrifuge DLAB D3024

High speed micro-centrifuge with fast cooling of the rotor and low energy consumption. Capacity: 24 x 1.5 / 2 mL, 18 x 5 mL Max. speed: 21380 g / 15000 rpm Dimensions: 280 x 364 x 266 mm

Stereomicroscope STEMI 2000-c

The Stemi 2000-c stereo microscope is completely customizable, the trinocular viewing head allowing the possibility of attaching a video camera for capturing images/video in real-time. The microscope’s eyepieces have a visual field of 10x / 23 mm and the magnification steps are between 0.65x and 5x, thus allowing to reach a variable magnification range between 6.5x and 50x. The microscope mechanism allows the modification in steps (by click) of the magnification settings as follows: 0.65, 0.8, 1.0, 1.25, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4.0 and 5.0. This model can be used successfully both in biotechnology and medical technology, as well as, in technology, materials science, or the study of semiconductors etc.

Oxidation Stability Tester – PetroOxy

PetroOxy has been developed as a testing device for the oxygen stability, of commercially available fuels stability. The patented Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test (RSSOT) provides a complete oxidation stability analysis of petroleum products, automatically in a very short test time. The results include all volatile and nonvolatile oxidation products, providing a comprehensive analysis of the sample.

Installation for thin film deposition in vacuum with electron beam (E-BEAM)

HEX MANTIS Deposition LTD is a modular system for submitting metal and dielectric thin films in high vacuum. SPECIFICATIONS: • Quick change of deposition sources without having to use tools; • Quartz microbalance with (QCM) and independent shutters from sources and sample holder with the size of 100 mm, which allow highly accurate thin films up to monolayer and sub-monolayer; • An electron beam evaporator in vacuum, with 32 mm diameter, water-cooled and electronic control of software for monitoring the flow rate control; • Power supply 250W, with bar evaporation and crucible without requiring hardware changes; • A crucible Molybdenum volume 390 mm3 and a Molybdenum connector for bar evaporation; • The turntable that sits the sample contained cooling water to allow the deposition of metal films on a polymeric substrate (lift-off procedure) for processing samples lithographed; • Turbomolecular pump capacity 80 l/s; • Software that allows programming sequences for submission by the user from the computer; • The rate of deposition evaporator to 100mm distance: submonolayer/min ≈ 5 nm/min from the bar and ≈20 nm/min from the crucible; • An automatic shutter for the flow of electrons and one for QCM; • Quartz system for independent monitoring of deposits, measurement resolution deposits is 0.1Angstrom; • Electronics for power and control of deposits (temperature, pressure, layer thickness).

Installation for thin film deposition by spinning (SPIN-ON)

VTC-100A is a optimal equipment for deposition of layers on different surfaces by spinning. The device is compact, the sample it is mounted on the support by of vacuum and this equipment is used for sol-gel deposition on substrates of up to 100 mm in diameter. Specifications: • Aluminum casting case to keep spinning stable; • Disk made of Polypropylene (PP) to resist most of the corrosive solutions; • Drainage outlet and vacuum pump connector are on back panel; • Chamber diameter: 225 mm.

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