Analytical Devices

Gas Chromatography
Auto-sampling devices:
- HP (FID/WLD)
- Agilent (FID/WLD/MSD)
- Shimadzu ( FID/MSD)
We use it for:
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of miscellaneous organic substances (polar/apolar/chiral) and gases

High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Device:
- VWR/Hitachi
We use it for:
- Preparation, separation, identification and quantification of non-volatile substances
- Operation as two separate systems or continuous variation of mixing ratios of solvents

High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy
Device:
- Bruker „compact QTOF“ with ESI source in the chemical department of TU Dortmund
We use it for:
- Characterization of novel products
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry
Device:
- Thermo Elemental IRIS Intrepid
We use it for:
- Determination of catalyst leaching

Infrared spectroscopy
Devices:
- Bruker Vertex 70 (transmittance spectrum)
- Mettler Toledo ReactIR 15 (attenuated total reflexion IR probe)
We use it for:
- In-situ analysis
- Real-time analysis

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Devices:
- Bruker Corp. DRX300, DRX400 and DRX500 or ARX300 devices in the chemical department of TU Dortmund
- SPINSOLVE PHOSPHORUS 60 MHz ULTRA (1H,19F and 31P) portable benchtop NMR device
We use it for:
- Real-time reaction monitoring
- Short-term analysis of purified products
- Solvent supression

Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
Devices:
- Varian Cary 100
We use it for:
- Evaluation of separation techniques
- Quantification of catalyst leaching

Melting Point Apparatus

Coulometry
Devices:
- TitroLine 7500 KF trace
We use it for:
- According to Karl Fischer for water determination in organic solvents

Refractometer
Devices:
- Zeiss
We use it for:
- Determination of the refractive index

Microwave
Devices:
- Mars 6
We use it for:
- Chemical digestions for ICP analysis

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Location & approach
The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.
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