The iR laboratory has the following facilities.

Chemical synthesis and nanoparticle dispersion:

• Chemical fumehoods

• Accurate temperature controlled ovens

• Hotplate stirrers with temperature controller

• Overhead stirrer system

• Batch reactors

• High temperature high pressure batch reactors

• High-temperature furnace

• High-temperature tube furnace

• Gas flow meters

• High power mill

• Customized pellet press

• Large ultrasonic bath

• Programmable ultrasonic liquid processor Q700

• Centrifuge

Surface modification and production of coatings, membranes and 3D printed materials:

• Dip coater

• Spin coater

• Automatic film applicator

• Air brush and spray paint gun

• FDM 3D printer

Electrochemistry:

• ElectraSyn with potentiostat and cyclic voltammetry

• Potentiostat/galvanostat with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

• Battery testers

• Coin cell assembly equipment

Chemical characterization:

• ATR - FTIR spectrometer with measurements possible at a temperature of up to 90 °C

• Ion chromatograph

• High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Physical characterization:

• Rotational viscometer

• Sliding angle measurement equipment

• Automated pull-off adhesion tester (PosiTest)

• Infrared thermometer

• Infared reflectivity meter

Other equipment is also available on our campus (Bruges), e.g. ball milling equipment, contact angle measurement equipment, dynamic scanning calorimeter, dynamic mechanical analysis, tensile mechanical tester. All required characterization equipment (such as X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy) is available in nearby campuses and can be used by our group members.