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Research profile
The majority of the research is in inorganic main group chemistry with a particular 
focus on the synthesis and characterisation of chalcogen-nitrogen compounds. This is 
fundamental in nature and mainly carried out along classical lines for preparation and 
investigation of molecular species. However, their use as precursors in film formation 
is one benefit. Also related applied problems such as the study of exhaust catalytic 
systems and polysulfides in the oil field industry are investigated. Other applied areas 
are biofuel and bioash analysis and water purification chemicals.
The inorganic analytical group develops methods to tackle challenging analytical 
problems involving the determination of trace and ultra-trace elements in, for 
example, ice cores and the environment. The expertise of the group is in atomic 
spectroscopy and is directed towards sample preparation, which is a particular and 
crucially important step in the analysis. Work is commencing on speciation of metals, 
which is an intended future development.