V.P. Kukhar Institute
of Bioorganic
chemistry and
Petrochemistry
NAS of Ukraine

The Center for Collective Use of Scientific Instruments “Infrared Spectroscopy, Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Analysis of Texture-Heat-Resistant Properties of Materials” (hereinafter referred to as the Center) was created by expanding and renaming the Center for Collective Use of Scientific Instruments “Infrared Fourier Spectroscopy”, which was established on the basis of the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) in accordance with the order of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine dated 06.06.2007 No. 381. The head of the Center is Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor Lyubov Kazimirovna Patrylyak.

Head of the Center, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Prof. Lyubov PATRILYAK

e-mail: lkpg@ukr.net

The Center was created on the basis of the Department of Catalytic Synthesis and the Department of Fine Organic Synthesis of the Institute with the aim of the most rational use of unique and expensive scientific instruments: Fourier spectrometer VERTEX 70 (Bruker), optical emission spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma Plasma Quant PQ 9000 Elite (Analytic Jena AG), surface area and pore size analyzer NOVA1200 (Quantachrome Instruments), STA thermal analyzer РТ1600 TG-HDSC (Linseis Messgerate GmbH) and IR spectrometer with Fourier transform and ATR-attachment (Shimadzu).

1. Main tasks and organization of the Center’s work

1.1. The main task of the Center is to provide scientists of the NAS of Ukraine with the opportunity to conduct research on modern scientific instruments, operated and serviced by qualified personnel capable of maintaining the equipment in working condition and providing high-quality consulting services.

1.2. Scientific institutions and organizations of the NAS of Ukraine that need to conduct research on the scientific equipment of the Center (hereinafter referred to as the Customers) submit in writing to the Institute their applications regarding the number of hours and terms of research, the conduct of which requires the use of the Center’s scientific instruments within the limits of the distribution.

1.3 To conduct experiments on the Center’s instruments, responsible persons are appointed who are obliged to:

– study all the capabilities of the equipment and its functional features;

– adjust the instruments and other additional equipment for research that will be conducted at the Customer’s request.

1.4. The Director of the Institute determines the Center’s work schedule by his order, which is published on the Center’s website.

1.5. The allocation and distribution of working time can be carried out on the basis of: hourly distribution, weekly distribution or monthly distribution.

a) For a single-shift work regime (8 hours of working time), 4 hours are allocated for the needs of the Institute; 2.5 hours are provided free of charge for customers from other scientific organizations and institutions of the NAS of Ukraine; 1.5 hours are allowed to be provided for paid use of the Center’s equipment to other institutions, enterprises and organizations that are not under the jurisdiction of the NAS of Ukraine, in accordance with current legislation.

b) With a weekly distribution of time – 2 working days are entirely allocated for the needs of the Institute; 1.5 working days – for the needs of other institutions of the NAS of Ukraine and 1.5 working days are allowed to be provided for other organizations.

c) With a monthly distribution – proceed from the calculation of working days, the proportion of which is preserved. This creates an opportunity for representatives of the customer to conduct experiments that require significant time, which may significantly exceed the duration of one working day.

1.6. The use of the Center’s scientific equipment is recorded in work logs of the established form.

2. Application Procedure

2.1. Institutions of the NAS of Ukraine (Customer) must submit an application in the form of an official letter addressed to the Director of the Institute (Contractor), signed by the head and certified by a seal, which will indicate the number of measurements, the names of objects to be studied and the name of the topic on which the research is being conducted.

2.2. Paid services using the Center’s Instruments for the needs of institutions, enterprises and organizations that are not under the jurisdiction of the NAS of Ukraine are provided in accordance with current legislation.

2.3. To discuss the possibility of conducting research on the Center’s instruments, please contact the following address: 02094, Kyiv, st. Academician Kukhariya, 1.

3. Center Equipment

The Vertex 70 infrared Fourier spectrometer is designed to measure infrared spectra of chemical compounds in the mid-infrared range and is indispensable in the study of both fast chemical reactions of organic and biological substances (kinetic studies), and in the study of the structure of organic, bioorganic and biological molecules (proteins, peptides, etc.) in solutions and in the solid state.

Main technical characteristics of the device