LABORATORY OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS |
Dept. of General & Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University
Naugarduko 24, 03225, Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2193107, +370 5 2331004; Fax: +370 5 2330987.
e-mail: jurgis.barkauskas@chf.vu.lt
The carbonaceous materials were begun to study at the Dept. of General & Inorganic Chemistry since 1992. Later this research was developed as an individual subject.List of research projects, bachelor, master and doctoral thesis performed in the Laboratory of Carbonaceous Materials.
Currently, the research work at the Laboratory of Carbonaceous Materials is focused in the field of synthesis, examination and application of porous and electroconductive carbon forms:
SYNTHESIS: Synthesis of carbon nanotubes using Fe, Co and Ni catalysts prepared from variuos precursors. Synthesis of nano-structured carbon coatings. Combinatorial synthesis of libraries of carbon nano-structures. |
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EXAMINATION: Examination of morphology of synthesized carbon nano-structures. SEM image galery Surface analysis of carbonaceous materials (Boehm titration, FTIR spectrometry, contact angle measurement, potentiometric titration) Purification and fractionation of synthesized carbon phases. |
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APPLICATION: in enzyme biosensors as electroconductive mediators in polyfunctional films suitable for separation as well as for heat and charge transfer. |
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PROJECTS: FP6 Programm STREP Project Incorporation of Aquaporins in Membranes for Industrial Applications (MEMBAQ). 2006 2009. MEMBAQ
Collaboration Programm with Ukrainian Research Institutes Synthesis and screening of combinatorial libraries .
Programm for development of industrial biotechnoilogy in Lithuania 20072010 "Development of Bioelectrocatalysis for Synthesis and Analysis (BIOSA)"
Equipment used for synthesis and analysis operations in the Laboratory of carbonaceous materials:
Equipment for the synthesis of carbonaceous materials from the gaseous phase. | |
Programmable cabinet dryers and furnaces. SNOL 58/350; SNOL 8,2/1100 | |
Equipment for the Boehm titration. | |
Equipment for the sedimentational fractionation. | |
Equipment for sedimentational analysis. Balance KERN ABJ 120-4M with interface and software | |
Sonification equipment. Procesorius Sonex VCX-130PB (USA) | |
Equipment for the contact angle measurement. CAM-200 (Finland) with software. | |
Photos of equipment used for synthesis and analysis |
Dr. Inga Grigoravičiūtė , Research Scientist. Field of scientific interest: Synthesis and examination of carbon nanotubes. E-mail: inga.grigoraviciute@gmail.com | |
Inga Stankevičienė , PhD student. Thesis: "Synthesis and examination of nano-structured carbon coatings ". E-mail: zarzojute@yahoo.com | |
Aušra Vinslovaitė, PhD student. Thesis: "Interaction between the surface of carbonaceous materials and polymer molecules". E-mail: ausvin@vpu.lt | |
Remigijus Kuodis , Graduate student. | |
Tomas Katkus , Undergraduate student. | |
Photo of the laboratory staff |
The staff of the Laboratory of Carbonaceous Materials gives lectures, practice and laboratory exercises at the Dept. of General and Inorganic Chemistryand as well as supervises the undergraduate, graduate and PhD theses.
Crystal Chemistry for 3rd year undergraduate Chemistry students. | |
General Chemistry for 3st year undergraduate Physics students. | |
Physical Inorganic Chemistry for 1st year graduate Chemistry students. | |
Non-Equilibrium State Systems for 2nd year graduate Chemistry students. |