Purchase of a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

化学研究仪器和设施计划授予的这一奖项将有助于为西肯塔基大学化学系购买四极质谱计。将开展的研究包括：聚合物复合材料表征、生物质燃料与煤共燃的燃烧产物分析和甲烷活化的定量分析。质谱仪(MS)是一种用于探测大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的内部结构细节和获得其分子组成的技术。它为化学家提供了表征化合物的最强大的工具之一。这种质谱仪对于许多化学领域的前沿研究是必不可少的。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program will aid in purchasing a quadrupole mass spectrometer for the Department of Chemistry at Western Kentucky University. The research studies to be performed include the following: polymer composite characterization, analysis of combustion products from co-firing biomass fuels with coal and quantitative analysis of methane activation. Mass Spectrometry (MS) is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic and organometallic molecules. It affords the chemist one of the most powerful tools available for the characterization of compounds. This mass spectrometer is essential for the prosecution of frontier research in many fields of chemistry.