Analytical equipment of the sub-department of Environmental Technology
The sub-department of Environmental Technology has the following selection of analytical equipment available.
| System | Equipment | Description | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC-MS | Trace GC – PolarisQ iontrap MS (Interscience) with Unity thermal desorber (Markes), direct injection and AS-2000 autosampler | Suitable for set up on specific research questions (isotope monitoring, PAHs, pesticides) | Hans Beijleveld |
| GC-1 | 6890 GC (Agilent) – FID and µTCD with direct injection | Suitable for set up on specific research questions (capillary VFA and headspace ethyl acetate) | Jan Kubiak |
| GC-2 | 5890 GC (Agilent) – TCD with direct gas injection | Routine hydrogen analysis (also oxygen, nitrogen, methane) | Hans Beijleveld |
| GC-3 | GC 2010 (Shimadzu) – uTCD with direct & loop gas injection | tine biogas analysis (oxygen, nitrogen, methane, carbon dioxide) | Hans Beijleveld |
| GC-4 | Trace GC 8000 – FID and ECD with loop gas injection | Routine biogas analysis (oxygen, nitrogen, methane, carbon dioxide) on ppm level. With other possibilities | Jean Slangen |
| GC-5 | 5890 GC series (Agilent) – FID with autosampler | Routine VFA analysis (VFA up to C8 ) in water | Jan Kubiak |
| GC-6 | 5890 GC series II (Agilent) – FID with autosampler | Routine mineral oil analysis | Jan Kubiak |
| GC-8 | 5890 GC series II (Agilent) – ECD with autosampler | Routine analysis of halogenated organic compounds (pesticides) | not in use |
| GC-9 | GC 8000 Top (Interscience) – FID with purge & trap (Tekmar), direct injection and autosampler AS-800 | Suitable for set up on specific research questions (BTEX, Polychlorinated ethenes) | Hans Beijleveld |
| GC-10 | 5890 GC series II (Agilent) – FID with autosampler | Routine alcohol analysis (mainly MeOH & EtOH) | Jan Kubiak |
| SYS-1 | HPLC system – UV detection with autosampler | Analysis of PAHs, methanethiol | Ilse Gerrits |
| SYS-2 | HPLC system UV, refractive index or conductivity detection with autosampler | Analysis of lactate, sugars, formic acid or ammonium in water | Ilse Gerrits |
| SYS-3 | Combined with SYS 2 | ||
| SYS-4 | HPLC system (Dionex) with autosampler | Specialistic analysis of arsenite and arsenate | Ilse Gerrits |
| SYS-5 | Ion chromatograph (Dionex) – conductivity detector with autosampler | Routine analysis of anions in water (halogenides, nitrite/nitrate, sulphate, thiosulphate, phosphate) | Jan Kubiak |
| ICP | ICP-OES (Varian) with hydride technique option and autosampler | Routine analysis of cations in water | Ilse Gerrits |
| XRD | Philips XRD | Study mineral structures | Vinnie de Wilde |
| EA | Elemental Analyser (Interscience) | Analysis of C, H, N, O and S composition in solid matrices | Jean Slangen |
| drLange | Xion 500 spectrophotometer | Routine analysis of different ions in water matrices using Hach Lange kits | Hans Beijleveld |
| Milli-Q | Millipore Integral 5 | Supply of pure and extra pure water | Bert Willemsen |