Major Departmental Instruments

The Chemistry Department at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University has tried to maintain a complete holding of modern instruments. These instruments are used by students and faculty in coursework and research. A list of the major instrument holdings is given below.  Select the instrument of choice.

• Varian Gemini 2300; 300 MHz FT-NMR
• Mattson Galaxy 5000 FT-IR
• Varian Saturn 2000 GC/MS System
• Hewlett-Packard 1050 High Performance Liquid Chromatograph/
  ThermoFinnigan Surveyor LC
• Varian SpectrAA-220 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
• Hewlett-Packard 8452 Diode Array Spectrophotometer
• Shimadzu GC-8A Gas Chromatographs
• Hewlett-Packard 5880 Gas Chromatograph
• OLIS DM-45 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
• ThermoFinnigan LCA Advantage HPLC/MS
• ThermoFinnigan Surveyor HPLC

In addition to the links to the above instruments, we also have links to operating procedures and manuals for a number of these and other instruments available within the Chemistry Department.

• Operating Tutorial for the Varian Saturn 2000 GC/MS System
• Operating Tutorial/Manual for the OLIS DM-45 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
• Manual for Spectronic 20 UV-Visible Spectrophotometers
• Manual for Beckman F31 pH Meter
• Manual for CMS pH 102 pH Meter
• Manual for Fisher Acumet AB15 pH Meter
• Operations Manual for LCQ/Advantage HPLC/MS