# Surface & Thermal Testing

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# Surface & Thermal Testing

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#### [1- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, AXIS Ultra DLD (XPS) including (SAM,ISS,MS &UPS)](#collapse1)

Applications:

- XPS for Elemental surface analysis with identification of the oxidation states for each element and surface chemical bonding's
- AES for Surface elemental analysis with the top layer of thickness of few angstrom
- UPS for the Valance band energy and band gap of semiconducting materials All of the above using Depth profiling as option

#### [2- X–ray diffractometer (XRD) for Material morphology, surface analysis ,catalytic activity and catalyst characterization](#collapse2)

#### [3- Handheld X–ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer for analysis of elements in metal alloys](#collapse3)

#### [4- ChemiSorb 2750, dual-station Chemisorption Analyzer for pulse chemisorption and Physisorption analysis of dispersed metal catalyst materials](#collapse4)

Applications:

- BET Analysis (only surface area)
- TPR,TPD,TPO and TP Reactions

#### [5- High pressure Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) (RUBOTHERM)](#collapse5)

Applications:

- Thermal analysis and measuring gas adsorption on solid materials at high Pressure and temperature
- Corrosion studies, catalyst testing, modification and decomposition studies

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