Balard Chemistry Analysis and Characterization Platform (PAC Chimie Balard)
The Plateforme d'Analyse et de Caractérisation (PAC) brings together equipment from the Pôle de Chimie Balard institutes (ICGM, IBMM, IEM and ICSM), ENSCM and the University of Montpellier's common services for chemistry. The aim of this platform is to provide users with state-of-the-art equipment and a network of skills in the chemical sciences.
The PAC comprises 4 entities: the Physical Measurement Laboratory (LMP), the X-ray and Gamma-ray Network (RRXG), the Electronic and Analytical Microscopy Platform (MEA), and the Technical Platform (PT-ICGM).
Its activities focus on 3 main areas:
- Analysis and characterization of solids and materials
- Characterization of organic molecules and macromolecules
- Characterization of materials and fluids used in separative processes
The Analysis and Characterization Platform offers exceptional measurement capabilities in X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, NMR Spectroscopy, IR - Raman Spectroscopy, Mössbauer Spectrometry, SQUID Magnetometry, EPR spectroscopy, XPS, mass spectrometry, textural and granulometric analysis, chemical analysis (elemental analysis, AAS, ICP-MS, X-ray fluorescence), calorimetric and thermal analysis, dielectric spectroscopy.
The various departments are organized around competence centers staffed by technical personnel dedicated to these devices, in constant liaison with researchers and Professors specializing in the field.
The Analysis and Characterization Platform of the Pôle Chimie Balard is open to the entire academic scientific community and to the industrial world (major groups, SMEs, start-ups). Access to services takes the form of services, collaborations or partnerships, including :
- analytical services provided by PAC personnel,
- research and development projects,
- methodological and instrumental developments,
- theoretical and practical training.
Label: Unité d'Appui et de Research (UAR)
Main supervisory bodies: UM - CNRS - ENSCM
Research division: Chemistry division
