Sections
Text Area
Effective from 1 July 2025.
| Name of Equipment (a) | HKUST internal users: Instruction use and academic research | 1) HKUST internal users: Non-RGC/UGC government projects 2) Sister institute users: RGC/UGC funded projects | External industrial users, service contracts (b) | Online Booking/Request |
| Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence | $264/polymer sample, $360/sample (5 samples or less) or $1818/day (operated by staff) | $288/polymer sample, $402/sample (5 samples or less) or $2112/day (operated by staff) | $786/polymer sample, $1092/sample (5 samples or less) or $5670/day | XRF (under maintenance) |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrophotometer [Varian] | $211/hour | $342/hour | $870/hour | ICP-Varian |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrophotometer [Perkin Elmer/Avio 200] | $211/hour | $342/hour | $870/hour | ICP Avio(d) |
| (d) The current setup of Avio ICP is for aqueous sample analysis. If user needs to analyse organic samples, please contact ENVF staff (envflab@ust.hk) first. | ||||
| Gas Chromatograph with Mass Selective Detector System in Electron Ionization (EI) mode | $240/day | $720/day | $3192/day | GC-MS-EI |
| Gas Chromatograph with Mass Selective Detector System in Electron Ionization (EI) mode + Headspace Sampler | $312day | $852/day | $3588/day | GC-MS-EI + Headspace(c) |
| (c) To use Headspace Sampler, please contact ENVF staff (envflab@ust.hk) for the installation arrangement. | ||||
| Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture Detector + Headspace Sampler | $174/day | $726/day | $3066/day | GC-ECD + Headspace(c) |
| FID is the current detector attached to the GC. If user needs to use ECD, please inform ENVF technician beforehand. (c) To use Headspace Sampler, please contact ENVF staff (envflab@ust.hk) for the installation arrangement. | ||||
| Gas Chromatograph with Mass Selective Detector (+chemical ionization) System (Agilent 7890B GC/5977B MSD) | $282/day | $864/day | $3822/day | GC-MS-CI |
| Total Organic Carbon Analyzer | $288/half day (4 hrs) | $600/half day (4 hrs) | $1758/half day (4 hrs) | TOC |
| HPLC System with PDA & FLR Detector | $192/half day (4 hrs) | $408/half day (4 hrs) | $1338/half day (4 hrs) | HPLC |
| HPLC System with PDA & Evaporative LS Detector | $240/half day (4 hrs) | $510/half day (4 hrs) | $1674/half day (4 hrs) | HPLC2 |
| RAMAN Microscope | $100/hour | $200/hour | $1452/half day (4 hrs) | Out of order |
| UV/VIS/NIR Spectrometer | $100/hour | $200/hour | $1260/half day (4 hrs) | UVVIS NIR(e) |
| (e) A new Lambda 1050+ UV/Vis/NIR Spectrophotometer has replaced the old Lambda 950 one. Users please consult our technicians if they are in doubt of the new one’s operation. | ||||
| Scanning Electron Microscope with EDXS System | $100/hour | $200/hour | $3048/day | SEM(f) |
| (f) Please note that the function of elemental maps is currently unavailable as the EDS is out of order. | ||||
| Liquid Chromatograph (LC) - Mass Spectrometer (MS) with Triple Quadrupole System (QTRAP System) | $456/day | $1524/day | $4572/day | LCMS |
| LCMS data processing PC | - | - | - | LCMS-PC |
| Portable Water Quality Measurement System (DO, pH, ORP, Temperature, Conductivity, Phycocyanin) | $120/day | $240/day | $600/day | PWQMS |
(a) All instruments (except for XRF) are operated by users after training. Note: | ||||
Charging Scheme for Biological Facilities
| Name of Equipment / Facility | Charges for HKUST Users | Request |
| Autoclave for sterilization | $135/4 hours, cap at $270/day | Autoclave |
| Biological Safety Cabinet (Class II) for bacterial/fungi culture | $90 per use or per day | BSC1 |
| Biological Safety Cabinet (Class II) for cell line culture | $90 per use or per day | BSC2 |
| Microbiological Incubator (28C for fungi) | $90 per use in 24 hours | Incu28 |
| Microbiological Incubator (37C for bacterial culture) | $90 per use in 24 hours | Incu37 |
| Orbital Shaking Incubator (for bacterial culture) | $90 per use in 24 hours | IncuShak |
| CO2 Incubator (for human/animal cell line culture) | $90 per use in 24 hours | IncuCO2 |
| Beckman GS-15R Centrifuge (for cell culture only) | $113/4 hours, cap at $225/day | Centrifuge |
| Freezer (3 larger units and 1 small unit for -20C storage) | large unit: $150/unit/month or $1200/unit/year small unit: $75/unit/month or $600/unit/year | Freezer |
| Cold room (16 60x60x60cm3 units for 4C storage) | $150/unit/month or $1200/unit/year | Coldroom |
Other Lab Equipment and Service
| Category | Name of Equipment | Charges for HKUST Users* | Request |
| Other Equipment | Electronic Balance | Free (1) | General Request Form |
| Furnace & Oven | Free (1) | ||
| Ultrapure Water System | Free (1) | ||
| PM2.5/PM10 sampling set | Free (1) | ||
| Gas sampling pump for sorbent tube application | Free (1) | ||
| Gas sampling bag (3L and 5L) | Free (1) | ||
| Calibration flowmeter (0-30 L/min and 0-5 L/min) | Free (1) | ||
| Calibration flowmeter (5ml-500ml/min) | Free (1) | ||
| Others | Free (1) | ||
| General Service | |||
*Please note that the charge will subject to change without prior notice. It does not include consumables.
1 Kindly note that only equipment cost is free.
Environmental Database and Computational Cluster (Effective from 1 July 2025)
Environmental Database Usage Policy and Guidelines
- HK$600/month/PI (including usages of students and subordinate research staffs)
- HK$100/hour/user for computational equipment and cap at HK$3,000/month
- HK$250/hour for staff cost and cap at HK$4,000/month
HKUST Air Quality Research Supersite (Effective from 1 July 2025)
Supersite Usage Policy and Guidelines
- HK$600/month/PI with major installations at supersite