Useful tools and ‘toys’

Our Instruments

Circular Dichroism Spectropolarimeters

Chirascan
Jasco J-810 x2
CPL accessory for Chirascan

For details, see the Chirality page.

UV-Vis-NIR

Perkin Elmer Lambda 35 (190-1100nm) dual beam, with Peltier controlled sample holder

HPLCs

Agilent 1260
Perkin Elmer Series 200 with DAD and VWD
Jasco CD-2095
Jasco OR-1590
Knauer RI 2300
Sedex 55 ELSD
Jasco Fluorescence Detectors (FP-920 & FP-2020)

Additional facilities:

Semiprep setup
Spiderling Deluxe 9-column switcher
9-position fraction collectors
Recycling HPLC/GPC setup

LCMS

DCC One

Thermo Surveyor PDA Plus LC
LCQ Classic ESI MS and MSn

The Agilent

Agilent 1100 with DAD
Jasco FP-920 & OR-1590 detectors
Agilent 6120 Single Quad MS (ESI and APCI)

Flash Chromatography

Isco/Teledyne Combiflash Companion system

Microwave Reactors

CEM Discover-S with Explorer 12 Hybrid
Discover

Vapour Pressure Osmometer

Wescor Vapro 5500XR

Isothermal Titration Calorimeters

MCS-ITC “orgo” for organic solvents
MCS-ITC “aqua” for aqueous work

Software

We have developed Python-based software for controlling:

Dionex AXP
SSI LS, MX, LCP
CEM Voyager v1 metering pumps
Jasco CD-2095, FLD

HPC

Cisco C220 M4: 2 × 12-core Xeon E5-2650 V4, 442 GB RAM, NVMe storage, Clear Linux
HP Proliant DL380e Gen8: 2 × 10-core Xeon E5-2470 V2, 378 GB RAM, NVMe storage, Clear Linux
HP Proliant DL380e Gen8: 2 × 6-core Xeon E5-2430L V2, 142 GB RAM, NVMe storage, Clear Linux

Access

If you would like to use one of these instruments and are, or plan to be, in Bath, please get in touch.

Last modified: 26 Aug 2026