Laboratory

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At the Institute of Geography we have two well-equipped research laboratories. These offer a wide range of options running different analyzes for research projects and for teaching. In the working group Water and Soil Resources Research, we mainly focus on analysing components of biochemical cycles. An important part is the determination of carbon and nitrogen parameters in soils. ´Beside classical methods we are working with spectroscopy to increase sample throughput. Moreover, modern imaging microscopes, e.g. 3d confocal laser microscope, are available actually used for microplastic analysis.

 

Would you like to take measurements in our laboratory? Get in touch with Prof. Fiener to get access to our  laboratory and resource calendar .

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

 

Centrifuge
Sigma

Centrifuge

  • Sigma

 

 

 

 

 

 

CN
Elementar

CN Analysator

  • Elementar – Vario EL cube
  • Determation of carbon and nitrogen of soils through combustion

 

 

 

 

 

 

GC
ThermoFisher

Gaschromatograph

  • GC Trace 1300 Thermo Fisher
  • Incubation gas measurements
Vertex
Bruker

FTIR-Spectrometer

  • Bruker, vertex 70 HTS-XT exension
  • MIR & NIR

  • Spectal range: 250-12.000 cm-1

 

 

 

 

 

Mastersizer
Malvern Panalytical

Partical size analyser

  • Malvern Panalytical, Mastersizer 3000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOC
Shimadzu

Total Organic Carbon Analyser

  • Shimadzu TOC-L & ASI-L

  • NDIR detection method

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mic
Keyence

3D Laser Confocal Microscope

  • Keyence, Laserscanning Microscope

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