TESTING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES CELL

Testing and Analytical Services Cell ( TASC) coordinates the testing and analysis requirement of research scholars, academicians and  industries in and around Kerala. Having very sophisticated analytical equipments of state of art facilities  , CSIR-NIIST  caters to the needs of the students and small scale industries and entrepreneurs and thereby maximize the utilization of these sophisticated equipments. Though these equipments are meant for the requirements of the ongoing R&D activities of the Institute, as a policy NIIST  extends utilization of these facilities for the public in general and students in particular on payment basis. Those seeking the testing and analytical facilities of the Institute may contact the coordinator for the above cell with a written request who will give necessary guidelines for executing the analytical and testing of samples. While trying its level best to cater to the analytical and testing requirement of external students/agencies, NIIST reserves right to accept or reject the external request under circumstances of excess load on a particular analytical facility or when such equipment is down and under repair or facilities /expertise for executing the work is not available.

Coordinator:

Dr. K. HARIKRISHNA BHAT

Coordinator, Testing and Analytical Services Cell

Chief Scientist & Head, Minerals and Metallic Materials

Material Sciences and Technology Division

CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology ( NIIST)

Industrial Estate Post, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 019.

Phone: 0471-2515330 (Office)

Fax: 0471- 2491712.

 

Testing & Analytical Charges At NIIST,Trivandrum (w.e.f.05-07-2017)

                                                          AGRO PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY

SL   NO	Facility/   Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D   Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	GC-MS	1850	950	3650	Per sample
2	F.T.I.R	750	400	1500	“
3	DSC	1150	750	2250	“
4	HPLC	1500	1000	3000	“

 

                                                          MICROBIAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY

A. Assays

SL   NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D      Instt &           SSI	Students	Industry
1	Anti-microbial activity assay
	(a)    Anti-bacterial	1500	1150	3000	2 Cultures
	(b)   Anti-fungal				2 Cultures
	(c)    Anti yeasts				2 Cultures
2	Compositional analysis of biomass
	(a)    Cellulose and hemicelluloses	7500	5250	15000	Per sample
	(b)   Carbohydrate analysis	7500	5250	15000	“
3	Alcohol analysis by GC	3750	2650	7500	“
4	Nano Size Particle analysis                        ( Zeta Sizer)	400	300	800	“
5	Zeta Potential Measurement               ( Zeta Sizer)	500	400	1000	“

 

B.  Supply of Cultures

SL     NO	Facility/                Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D     Instt &          SSI	Students	Industry
1	Supply of culture(Freeze-dried)	650	500	3000	Per sample
2	Supply culture(active on slant)	950	750	4500	Fungi only
3	Freeze-drying of culture	3000	2250	15000	Ten ampoules

 

                                                          CHEMICAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY

SL    NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D             Instt &             SSI	Students	Industry
1	IR Spectroscopy	600	350	1150	Per sample
2	500 MHz FTNMR
	1H NMR	950	750	1850	Per sample
	13C NMR	1850	1500	3650	“
	2D NMR	3650	3000	7250	“
	31P NMR	1400	1150	2750	“
3	High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM)	8750	4400	17500	“
	Carbon Coated Grid	400	400	400	“
4	Scanning probe Microscope(AFM/STM)	4400	3150	8750	“
5	GCMS Analysis	950	650	1900	“
6	High Resolution mass Spectra	1900	1250	3750	“
7	Single Crystal XRD	11250	7500	25000	“
8	Transient spectra analysis	6250	3750	12500	“
9	Con-focal Raman Microscopy	1250	900	2500	“
10	Bruker – autoflex speed (Maldi – T of MS/MS) analyzer	2500	1250	5000	,,

 

                                                          MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
SL NO		For R&D           Instt        & SSI	Students	Industry
1	Scanning Electron Microscopy ( SEM)	3750	1900	7500	Per sample (Two pictures)
2	EDS Two frame analysis	3750	1900	7500	Per sample
3	EDS With X-ray dot mapping	9000	4500	18000	“
4	Liquid Nitrogen	150	150	200	Per litre
5	XRD analysis	1150	600	2200	Per sample
6	Optical Metallography (Leica DMRX microscope with digital camera and material work station )	1000	500	2000	Sample preparation charges extra
7	Stereomicroscope (Zeiss microscope with digital camera)	1000	500	2000	Per sample
8	Micro-hardness tesing(clemex,js 2000)	1150	600	2250	“
9	Mechanical Testing facilities Instron UTM; 10 ton static Universal testing Machine	1500	1150	3000	“
10	Brinell/Vickers Hardness Testing; Imported hardness tester	650	350	1250	“
11	Instron Dynamic test system for fracture roughness,  fatigue etc;10 ton Dynamic testing machine	9000	4500	18000	(6 hrs Maximum)
12	Model 8801 Wear & friction monitor DUCOM Instruments	1000	500	2000	Per sample
13	BET – Surface area Analyzer	3750	1900	7500	“
14	Thermo gravimetric/ Differential thermal analyzer ( up to 1000 o C)	3650	1850	7250	Per Sample Simultaneous analysis
15	FT IR	750	400	1500	Per sample
16	Trace Element analysis AAS	1600	1250	3150	“
17	2D XRD Charges	3150	2500	6250	“
18	Energy  Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence	950	750	1900	“
19	PPMS Charges/Hr	1250	950	2500	“
20	Dilatometry	1900	1250	3750	“
21	X-ray photo electron Spectroscopy (XPS)	4000	3000	8000
22	Thermo Gravimetric Analysis ( soft matter, polymer, organic  ( Max.temp – 800 o C)	1250	1000	2500	“
23	Differential Scanning Calorimetry ( DSC Q2000), Soft Matter, polymmer, Max. Temp. 400 o C)	2700	2000	5400	“
24	Particle size Analysis in Particle size and Zeta Potential Analyser	400	200	800	,,
25	Zeta Potential analyzer	400	200	800	,,
26	Rheological properties both in rotational and oscillatory mode	1700	850	3400

                                                         

                                                         ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

A. Instrumental Analysis

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment		Rate			Remarks
			For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	Particle size analysis/Sedigraph  5001 Micromeritics upto 2 um	2200		1150	4400	Per sample
	Particle size analysis/Sedigraph  5001 Micromeritics upto 1um	2650		1350	5250	“
2	Brightness meter Color touch ISO, Technidyne Corpn,Brightness	1450		750	2900	“
3	Zeta Potential Analyzer	3400		1700	6650	“
4	Viscometer Haake Viscosity (single) of liquid	2250		1150	4400	“
	With sample preparation	3400		1700	6650	“
5	Analysis of Dioxins (Dioxins & Furans – 17 compounds)	15000		7500	30000	,,
6	Isokinetic Dioxin stack sampler	12500		6000	25000	,,
7	Dioxin like PCBs (Dioxins, Furans, NO-PCBs, MO- PCBs – 29 compounds) & Standardization charges per order:	17000		8500	34000	,,
	1 to 10	15000		10000	20000
	10 to 25	20000		13000	25000
	25& Above	25000		15000	30000
8	Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer					,,
	Per sample upto 10 elements	2000		1000	4000
	Additional Elements	200		100	400
	Rare earth elements	2000		1000	4000
	Precious Metals	2000		1000	4000
	Standardization charges per order:	2500		1250	5000

 

   B. Chemical & Physical Characterization

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	SiO2,AI2O3,TiO2,CaO,K2O, Na2O,Fe2O3,LOI	5650	2900	11150	Per sample
2	Determination of SiO2,,AI2O3,Fe Determination of SiO2,,AI2O3,TiO2	2900	1450	5420	“
3	Determination of SiO2, only	1850	950	3650	“
4	Determination of AI2O3 only	1850	950	3650	“
5	Determination of Fe2O3 only	1850	950	3650	“
6	Determination of Fe2O3 and Tio2	1850	950	3650	“
7	Determination of SiO2,,AI2O3	2250	1150	4500	“
8	Determination of AI2O3, Fe2O3	1900	950	3750	“
9	Determination of SiO2,, Fe2O3	2250	1150	4500	“
10	Determination of Na2O, K2O	1900	950	3750	“
11	Determination of K2O, Na2O, CaO	350	1850	7250	“
12	LOI	1900	950	3750	“
13	K2O, Na2O, Fe2O3	3750	1900	7500	“
14	Ash content for carbonaceous materials	1900	950	3750	“
15	Iron oxide for Fe2O3 only	1900	950	3750	“
16	Complete chemical analysis  of high alumina refractories (AI2O3, more than 60% and SiO2,, AI2O3,MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O,LOI	5450	2750	10850	“
17	Sieve Analysis (one sieve anal.)	750	400	1500	“
18	Coarse particle in clay per IS:505-1979	950	500	1850	“
19	Grit content	850	450	1650	“
20	Slaking test	500	350	1000	“
21	True specific gravity	1000	500	2000	“
22	Apparent specific gravity/relative density	1250	600	2450	“
23	pH value	500	250	950	“
24	Water soluble matter in clay	500	250	950	“
25	Acid soluble matter in clay	600	350	1100	“
26	Bleachability(reductive)	3350	1700	6650	“
27	Physico Chemical Analysis of Water	2850	–	6250
28	Physico Chemical Analysis of Water+Microbiological testing	4750	–	8750
29	Microbiological Testing of Water	1200	–	2250

                                                                                 

                                                         ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Method/        Instrument	Rate
			For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry	Charges for additional samples(50% for students,20% for Industry
1	Colour comparison	Visual	350	200	650	100
2	Conductivity	Conductivity Meter-Schott	600	350	1100	150
3	pH	pH Meter Systronics 320	1250	650	2450	250
4	Suspended solids	Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
5	Settle able solids	Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
6	Volatile Suspended solids	Gravimetry	1500	750	3000	250
	Dissolved solids	Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
8	Total solids	Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
9	Turbidity	Nephleometry/ELICO Nephelometer	600	350	1100	150
10	Acidity	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
11	Alkalinity	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
12	Aluminium	VA,Colorimetry 746,VA TraceAnalyzer,Elico	1500	750	3000	250
13	Arsenic	VA,746 Trace Analyzer	3000	1500	6000	500
14	Boron	Colorimetry, Elico	1500	750	3000	250
15	BOD	5-Day,20@C	2100	1100	4100	375
16	Cadmium	VA,746VA Trace Analyzer	1350	700	2600	250
17	Calcium	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
18	Carbon dioxide	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
19	COD	Dichromate	1500	750	3000	250
20	Chloride	ISE	1350	700	2600	250
21	Chloride(Residual)	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
22	Chromium	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	3000	1500	6000	500
23	Cobalt	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
24	Copper	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
25	Dissolved Oxygen(DO)	DO Meter	1500	750	3000
26	Fluoride	ISE	1350	700	2600	250
27	Hardness	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
28	Iron	VA,Colori-metry 746 VA Trace Analyzer	1350	700	2600	250
29	Lead	VA,746 VA	1350	700	2600	250
30	Manganese	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
31	Magnesium	Titrimetry	1350	700	2600	250
32	Nickel	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
33	Nitrate	Colorimetry, Elico	1500	750	3000	250
34	Nitrite	Colorimetry, Elico	1350	700	2600	250
35	Nitrogen(Ammoniacal)	ISE/Distillation	2100	700	2600	250
36	Nitrogen(Kjhelda	ISE/Distillation	2100	1100	4100	400
37	Oil & Grease	Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
38	Phenols	Colorimetry, Elico	1350	700	2600	250
39	Phosphate(Ortho)	Colorimetry, Elico	1350	700	2600	250
40	Phosphate(Toatl)	Colorimetry, Elico	2100	1100	4100	400
41	FlamePhotoMetry,Systronics 128	Chem.Lab	200	150	350	100
42	Silica	Colorimetry, Elico	1350	700	2600	250
43	Sodium	Flame photometry, Systonics 128	1350	700	2600	250
44	Sulphate	Turbidimetry Gravimetry	1350	700	2600	250
45	Sulphide	Iodometry	1500	750	3000	250
46	Tin	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
47	Vanadium	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	3000	1500	6000	500
48	Zinc	VA,746 VA Trace Analyzer	1500	750	3000	250
49	Microbiological testing total plate count	Spread plate, Laminar flow, Chamber	1500	750	3000	250
	Total Coliform count	MPN, Laminar flow chamber	1500	650	3000	250
	Faecal streptococci	MPN, Spread plate, Laminar flow chamber	2100	1100	4100	400
	Suspended solids	MPN, Laminar flow chamber	2150	1100	4100	400
50	TOC analyzer	Combustion method LiquiTOC II ElementaR	6000	3000	12000	1000
51	Perchlorate analysis	IC method	2250	1500	4500
52	Perchlorate analysis	Electrode method	1150	750	2250

 

  Testing Charges (155.7 KiB, 2,322 hits)

Important Notice for Mode of Payment:

In an effort to go cashless mode of transaction , CSIR-NIIST doesn’t accept payments in cash, DD or cheque towards analytical services with effect from January 01, 2017.
The charges towards analytical services along with applicable GST @ 18% is to be paid only through e-transfer which can be made using the following account details:

Name of the Account Holder	Director, NIIST (CSIR), Trivandrum
Complete Contact Address	Industrial Estate P.O, Trivandrum – 695019
Institution Account Name ( as per Bank Record)	(NIIST) Regional Research Laboratory
Account Number	67047723825
IFS Code	SBIN0070030
Bank Name	STATE BANK OF INDIA
Branch Name	Pappanamcode. (RTGS enabled)
Complete Branch Address	Pappanamcode, Trivandrum , Kerala -695019
MICR No.	695002943
Account Type	SB

After making the payment, a print out with the details of the transaction has to be submitted along with the application for the testing and analytical services. CSIR-NIIST shall provide the analytical services only after ascertaining the credit of the charges into the NIIST bank account.