Instruments for Teaching in Graduate and Undergraduate Laboratories

The e-corder and potentiostat recording systems are ideal for teaching. They can be used at all tertiary levels of chemistry / biochemistry / physics experimental courses to perform both simple and advanced experiments. No programming is required to develop applications and the software is easy to use, without compromising on features. Replace expensive, single-purpose analytical instruments with an e-corder or potentiostat system.

Need equipment?
The Mega Teaching Kit includes all the hardware*, software and electrodes required to quickly develop a wide range of exciting experiments for chemistry and biochemistry laboratory courses. (*computer not included).

Examples of experiments that can be performed using an e-corder or potentiostat (included with the eDAQ Mega Teaching Kit) include:

• Electrochemistry

  • Quantitative analysis of copper, lead and cadmium in tapwater by anodic stripping voltammetry at a mercury film electrode
  • Cyclic voltammetry of ferrocene carboxylic acid
  • Electrochemistry of a glucose sensor
  • Electrochemical measurement of corrosion

• Potentiometry

  • pH electrode calibration and the Nernst equation
  • Determining the fluoride content of a toothpaste sample with a fluoride ion selective electrode
  • Belousov–Zhabotinsky oscillating chemical reactions
  • Amino Acid Titrations

• Thermochemistry

  • Calibration of a 'coffee cup' calorimeter 
  • Heats of reaction
  • Enzyme kinetics of catalase

• Conductivity

  • Conductiometric Titrations
• Chromatography: The ER181 PowerChrom is an ideal data acquisition system for teaching chromatography. It is economical, easy to use and can be used to teach students about GC, HPLC and IC.
• Photometry experiments can also be performed.
• Differential Thermal Analysis experiments can also be performed.