CHEMICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES - Singapore Polytechnic

SCHOOL OF Chemical and life sciences
Laboratories and Centres
The Aquaculture Unit is equipped
for studying genetics and nutritional
requirements of ornamental and food fish.
The Applied Electricity and
Electronics Laboratory maintains a
complete range of equipment required in
illustrating the basic techniques involved in
electronic circuit design and measurement.
Students will have hands-on experience in
working with DC power supplies, function
generators, and a comprehensive range of
active and passive analogue components
(resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes
and transistors). The laboratory boasts
of multiple sets of measuring equipment
such as multimeters and oscilloscopes that
cater to the mass teaching requirements of
the school.
The Asian Noodle Technology
Development Centre is a collaborative
centre jointly set up by Singapore
Polytechnic and the US Wheat Associates.
It provides training and conducts research
and development in wheat-based noodle
products. The Centre houses batch and
continuous noodle processing machinery.
The Composites Laboratory provides
facilities for hand lay-up techniques, resin
injection moulding filament winding and
non-destructive testing of composites.
The Cosmetics and Fragrance Centre
provides facilities for the development and
application of fragrances and personal
care products in the chemical, cosmetics
and toiletries industries. It is equipped
with rheometers, Brookfield viscometers,
UV-visible spectrophotometer, infra red
spectrophotometer, skin and sun protection
diagnostic meter, Karl Fischer titrator, and
a GC-MS.
The Display Technology Centre
provides complete facilities for the
manufacture of liquid crystal display.
It is equipped with state-of the-art
testing instruments and computer
simulation software.
The Electroplating Laboratory houses
facilities for various plating applications,
including plating on metals and plastics.
The Engineering Applications
Laboratory houses a wide range of pilot
plants to demonstrate the basic chemical
engineering principles. These pilot plants
include plate and frame filter unit, pump
circuit unit, pressure relief valve operation
unit, blender pilot unit, level control
unit, physical-chemical treatment plant
and a active pharmaceutical ingredient
manufacturing pilot plant. A real working
environment is created for students to apply
theories learnt.
The Environmental Technology
Laboratory has a range of facilities to
measure levels of pollutants in air and
water. It houses a full-range of equipment
for the testing and characterisation
of petroleum products e.g. gas
chromatograph, viscometers, aniline
point apparatus, etc. An AC-impedance
potentiostat for measuring the rate of
corrosion and an air sampler for gases
are available.
The Fermentation Laboratory
provides facilities for various aspects of
fermentation studies. Equipment available
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