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The SAFC Urbana, Illinois site is dedicated to the manufacture and purification of ultra-pure materials for high technology applications. Products are mainly high-purity inorganic materials used in the fields of crystal growth for scintillators and optics, microelectronics, fuel cells, batteries, and other materials science applications.
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The dedicated facility includes R&D, bulk production, analytical laboratories, packaging and a glass shop.
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For high-temperature elemental synthesis and hydrogen reductions of inorganic materials on a gram to multi-kg scale:
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| 5 Large-scale tube furnaces (up to 1200°C) |
| 2 Medium-scale split tube furnaces |
| 5 Small-scale split tube furnaces |
For the manufacture (acid/base chemistry) and recrystallization of inorganic materials - grams to multi-ton: |
| 2 Seventy-two liter (72L) rotovaps |
| 2 Twenty-two liter (22L) Buchi rotovaps |
| 1 R&D scale rotovap |
| 10 Tray drying ovens (up to 200° C) |
| 1 55-gallon crystallizer |
| 12 5-gallon crystallizers |
| 1 50-gallon centrifuge |
| 5 5-gallon centrifuges |
| 12 Drum heaters |
| 3 Vacuum ovens |
| 5 Box furnaces (up to 1500° C) |
For the manufacture of sublimed inorganics and organics on a multi-kg scale: |
| 3 Medium-scale tube furnaces |
| 3 Diffusion pump vacuum systems |
For the manufacture of high-purity, anhydrous fluorides on a multi-kg scale: |
| 2 Large-scale tube furnaces (up to 1200° C) |
| 2 Platinum boats |
| 1 Lamellar-flow hood |
For the manufacture of high-purity metals, including alkali earth and rare earth metals on a multi-kg scale: |
| 4 High temperature stills (up to 1200° C) |
| 2 Induction furnaces (up to 2500° C or higher) |
For the proprietary manufacture of anhydrous, beaded (-10 mesh) inorganics and organics on a multi-kg scale: |
| 4 Medium-scale split tube furnaces (up to 1200° C) |
For the packaging of materials under rigorous conditions to ensure high-quality materials: |
| 1 Dry room for the grinding and packaging of hygroscopic salts like NaI |
| 7 Argon-filled dryboxes for collection and packaging of anhydrous materials |
For the manufacture of custom and production quartz and borosilicate glass vessels: |
| 2 Heathway glassblowing lathes |
| 1 Glass cutter/grinder |
| 1 Belt sander |
| 1 Annealing oven |
For the analysis of inorganic or organic materials for trace metal and water impurities: |
| 1 Perkin-Elmer DRC-e ICP-MS |
| 1 Varian AA spectrometer |
| 1 Karl-Fischer titrator (water/oxide/hydroxide analysis) |
