Technique: Light-element diffractometer
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Daniel Bowron Why do we need Sandals II?The upgraded instrument will enable the study of compositionally complex materials and wider mapping of sample phase space, and deliver transformative changes to the study of amorphous pharmaceuticals, green solvents, battery electrolytes, thermal energy storage media, and homogeneous catalysts. The understanding generated by Sandals-2 will enable key materials science challenges to be met in the UK’s strategies for Net Zero, life sciences, and green industrial revolution.
What will Sandals II do?
Sandals will have applications in chemical engineering in amorphous and liquid samples. The instrument will study multi-component samples used in catalysis, drug release, hydrogen storage, oil industry systems and polymers.
Watch Prof John Holbrey from Queens University Belfast describe Sandals-II:
Watch Dr Lorna Dougan, University of Leeds, discuss what Sandals-II will offer in the life sciences:
Technical success criteria
• Increased count rate by factor 3 through increased detector coverage and installation of a 90o detector bank.
• Two orders of magnitude increase in signal to noise through a new vacuum tank.
• New sample access port to allow more complex sample environment equipment
