Materials, Synthesis and Characterization Platform
Pr. Khalil El Mabrouk
k.elmabrouk@ueuromed.org
Presentation
This platform includes several laboratories for chemical synthesis, materials processing and their physical and physicochemical characterization. Several research projects are conducted with academic and industrial partners in the field of active molecules, bio-sourced molecules, composites, nanomaterials, biomaterials and ceramics.
Microscopy and Spectroscopy

Videogranulometry

Scanning electron microscopy

Optical and electronic microscopy

Morphological imagery (particle size and shape)

FTIR-ATR

UV
Synthesis

Chemical synthesis hoods and fume cupboards

Implementation of ceramics

Microwave synthesis

Microwave synthesis

Freeze dryer

Centrifuge

Spin coater

Planetary Ball Mill

Supercritical dryer

Oven

Oven

Muffle furnace

Muffle furnace and tubular furnace
Physico-chemical characterization

BET (Porosity)

GCMS (gas chromatography and mass spectro)

HPLC (Liquid Chromatography)

Pycnometer: Density measurement

Thermal conductivity

M-DSC (Modulated Scanning Chalorimetry)

Contact angle

Osmometry (Density)
Mechanical and Thermo-mechanical characterization

Vickers hardness and Rockwell hardness

TMA: Thermal Mechanical Analyzer

Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer

Dynamic and continuous rheometry

Linkam: Rheo-optics
Optical characterization

Optics laboratory Geometric and physical optics laboratory

Dispersion and resolving power of the prism and a network spectroscope

Michelson interferometer

Focometry bench
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