Department of Physical Properties of Plant Materials

Equipment

Bioreactors (11pcs.) – BIOSTAT® B plus

 

  • Digital control system
  • Control of temperature, pH, O2, foam and level
  • Graphical user interface with touch screen operation
  • Recirculation rate control

Portable gas analyser

 

4 wavelength optical infra-red analyser to measure gas concentrations (CH4, CO2 i O2)

 

 

 

 

Set for BZT5

 

Device to measure:

  • BZT
  • Biological decay – Oxygen consumption
  • Soil respiration
  • Biogas

Multimeter

 

Measures pH, ISE, mV, ORP mg/l, % oxygen saturation, conductivity, salinity, TDS, temperature

 

 

Thermoblock

 

  • Incubation of biological and chemical materials in Eppendorf tubes
  • Temperature adjustment between 30⁰C and 160⁰C (resolution 1⁰C)
  • Time adjustment between 1 min and 100 h (resolution 1 min)
  • Temperature and time display

 

 

 

Electric oven

 

  • Determination of organic dry matter
  • Temperature adjustment between 50⁰C and 1100⁰C
  • Max temperature: 1100⁰C
  • Time heating to nominal temp.: 50 min.
  • Temperature stability: ± 2⁰C
  • Temperature homogeneity: ± 10⁰C
  • Volume: 8.2 dm3

Ultra pure water system

 

  • Resistivity 18.2 MΩ/cm, produces up to 2 l/min
  • Conductivity 0.055 µS/cm
  • TOC < 5ppb

 

 

 

 

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