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Instrumental analyses

Instrumental analyses

Chromatographic methods:

  • Analysis of liquid and gaseous pyrolysis products.
  • Special analysis and identification of gaseous mixtures or gas/air/water polutants using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (and optional thermal desorption).
  • Trace analysis of gases and volatile liquids, very low detection limits of H2, CO2, CO, hydrocarbons, etc.
  • HPLC analyses of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and other organic compounds in solutions and sorbents.

Analyses of permanent gases (CO, CO2, NOx, N2O) in ambient air and technologic exhaust gases with use of gas-phase infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).

Monitoring of enzymatic and/or protein interactions, proteomics, determination of pesticides/hormones/PCB in waters using Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging.

Spectrophotometric assays (e.g. total cyanide content, nitrogen species: ammonia-bound/nitrite/nitrate/total nitrogen, phosphorus/phosphates).

Determination of biological and chemical oxygen demand (BOD/COD).

Energetic characterization of fuel and waste materials:

  • Thermogravimetric analysis - moisture/volatile carbon/fixed carbon/ash content determination in liquid and solid samples.
  • Determination of total calorific values, calculation of net calorific values in solid samples - accredited laboratory test.
  • Determination of basic elemental composition (C, H, N, S, O).
  • Determination of organic/inorganic carbon phases.

Determination of metals in aqueous (water, sludge) and solid samples by atomic absorption spectroscopy (flame and graphite furnace atomization techniques); all common and trace metals except Hg.

Determination of elemental composition in the range of Na to U by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Chemical composition of ash, plastic material, solids, powder materials, including oils.

Isotachophoretic analysis of ions in aqueous samples.

Determination of specific area, volume and pore size distribution in micro- and mesoporous materials.

Characterisation of catalysts and sorbents – amount of reductable and oxidizable constituents, strength and amount of acidic and basic centers.

Determination of skeletal density of solid samples (helium pycnometer).

Analysis of quantum efficientcy of semiconductors.

Phase composition analysis of crystalline samples.

Volume stability testing in accordance with certified method.

Material bend-stability and pressure-stabily testing.

Noise level testing.

 
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