Equipment

ACQUITY UPLC SYSTEM liquid chromatograph

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex mixtures.
• Identification of separated compounds based on the retention times.
• Determination of concentration levels of various chemical compounds in samples.

Examples of use:

• Determination of composition of complex mixtures.
• Analysis of natural products and extracts.

FLUOROMAX-4P spectrofluorometer

• Measurements of molecules dynamics in solutions, micellar systems, etc. (anisotropic measurements).
• Recording of emission and excitation spectra (fluorescent molecules, nanoparticles, etc.).

Examples of use:

• Detection and determination of all fluorescent substances.
• Detection of trace components in food products (amino acids, vitamins, proteins, toxins), detection and determination of traces of enzymes, coenzymes, lipids, proteins, chlorophyll.

ICP OES – iCAP 6500Duo spectrometer

• Analysis of elements contents in food, water and soils.
• Quick and simultaneous analysis of multiple prime and trace elements.
• Determination of high excitation potential elements (e.g. W, Cl, Br, I, S, U)

Examples of use:

• Examination of elements composition of organic and inorganic samples.
• Examination of elements composition, detection of pollution with heavy metals.

Cary 300/Biomelt spectrophotometer

• Recording of light absorption and transmittance spectra in relation to the light wavelength.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds based on recorded absorption spectra.

Examples of use:

• Analysis of compounds absorbing visible light and UV.
• Determination of organic substances (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones, amines) and inorganic substances (i.e. rare earth elements, ozone, SO₂) which exhibit absorption in the UV range; determination of visible light radiation absorbing compounds, including dyes and colour metal salts (e.g. KMnO₄, CuSO₄).

Nicolet 6700 FT-IR spectrometer

• Analysis of environmental pollution.
• Analysis of pollution of waters and soils, e.g. with aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons.
• Examination of biological materials.

Examples of use:

• Qualitative analysis of organic compounds, testing of time-dependent variations in concentration.
• Determination of physical and chemical properties (structure of compounds), analysis of chemical functional groups.

ASE 350 fast sample extractor

• Testing of food, fodder, soils; environmental monitoring.
• Extraction of compounds soluble in food products.

Examples of use:

• Analysis of substances soluble in food products, fodder and water.
• Determination of residues of pesticides, antibiotics, contaminants, etc.

Speed Four mineraliser

• Preparation of samples for further studies.
• Mineralization of organic compounds in fodder, plants, soils and water.

HG63 dry mass determination set

• Extraction of dry mass from plant biomasses.
• Determination of the dry mass content in samples and their preparation for further research.

Laboratory X-ray system for the determination of plant material structures

• Apparatus for generation of X-ray images of biological material with the digital camera.
• Imaging of biological material defects, e.g. transverse fractures of the grain endosperm, infestation level of  insect pests.
• Can be used to create a system for detection of internal damage of cultivated fruits and plant sprouts, caused by insect pests.

SKCS 4100 equipment for determination of physical properties of grain

• Measurement of mass (12-80 mg), conventional diameter, humidity (9-19%) and hardness of wheat grain.
• Examination of the processing hardness of wheat, triticale and barley grain of different varieties

Extensograph E

• Determination of rheological properties of dough during controlled stretching.
• Measurement of the dough energy, stretchability and stretching resistance in accordance with international standards: ICC 114/1, AACC 54-10 and ISO 5530-2.
• Assessment of usability of flours and doughs.

Farinograph E

• Determination of rheological properties of wheat doughs in the kneading process.
• Measurement of functional properties of flours and doughs in accordance with ICC 115/1, AACC 54-21 and ISO 5530-1.
• Assessment of usability of flours and doughs.
• Measurement of water absorption of flours, dough rise times, dough consistency and its softening.

Examples of use:

• Assessment of baking properties of flours.
• Control of the influence of processing additives (e.g. proteolytic enzymes, emulsifiers, pro-health additives) on the quality of dough.
• Examination of the influence of processing (e.g. kneading time and intensity, seasoning time) on rheological properties of doughs.

Glucomatic 2200 gluten quality and quantity determination system

• Leaching of gluten from whole-grain grinding mill feeds and flours.
• Determination of wet gluten quality according to ICC 155.
• Determination of wet gluten quantity and gluten index.

Examples of use:

• Impact of heat treatment on gluten expansion capability.
• Impact of wetting and drying of grain on gluten quality and quantity.
• Effect of grain grinding effectiveness on gluten quality.

Falling Number 1800 α-amylase determination apparatus

• Determination of the activity of α-amylase in grain using Hagberg-Perten method, in accordance with ICC 107, AACC 56-81B and ISO 3093.
  Measurement of the falling number.
• Examples of use:
  – Impact of weather conditions before harvest on wheat grain quality.
  – Wetting effects on grain amylolytic activity.

Stress-Tech rotation-oscillation rheometer

Zeleny test machine with software

• Determination of protein quality in flours.
• Measurement of sedimentation ratio.