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Spectrometer – iCAP 6500 Duo ICP OS, Thermo Scientific

analysis of major and trace elements
high performance CID detector, wavelength range of 166 – 847 nm
simultaneous analysis of multiple elements with detection limits at the ppb level

Mineralizer – Berghof Speedwave

sample preparation device for elemental composition determinations
mineralization of up to 12 samples simultaneously
mineralization of solid or liquid samples with concentrated acids under increased pressure and in the presence of microwaves

Photobioreactors – BIOSTAT®PBR 2S, Sartorius Stedim Systems GmbH

for the culture of unicellular plant organisms
control of parameters (including temperature, pH)

Clark’s oxygen electrode – Oxytherm+ Control Unit, Hansatech Instruments Ltd

provides measurement of oxygen in a wide range of liquid phase samples

Climatic Chambers With Phytotron System – ALGAETRON AG230, Photon Systems Instruments

allows to provide optimal growth conditions for microalgae, cyanobacteria or plant tissue culture on Petri dishes or in Erlenmayer flasks
3 shaker shelves with a capacity of 3.5 kg
temperature control in the range of 15-45°C
illumination intensity of the upper panel up to 500 µmol(photon)/m2.s (at a distance of 30 cm from the light source) and on the two lower panels up to 100 µmol(photon)/m2.s (at 30 cm from the light source)
possibility to connect the GMS 150 gas mixing system

Gas Mixing System GMS 150, Photon Systems Instruments

automatic mixing of up to 2 gases
independent regulation of each gas component

Spectrophotometer – DR 3900, Hach

absorbance measurement in the wavelength range 320 – 1100 nm
operation on commercial test kits

Inverted optical microscope – CKX41, Olympus

number of lenses: 4
scale: 10, 20, 40, 60

Calorimeter –AC600, LECO

analysis of organic and inorganic materials such as solid fuels, liquid fuels, biomass, food products
nominal weight approx. 1 g
water system with temperature stabilization

Ultrasonic disintegrator – VCX500, SONICS

sonicator with a maximum power of 500 watts
tip diameter 19 mm
sample size from 0.2 ml to 1 L
vibration amplitude adjustable from 20 to 100 % amplitude

Analytical balance AS 62.5Y included with antistatic ionizer DJ-05, RADWAG

load range: 0.001 – 62 g
reading accuracy 0.01 mg
tare range -62 g
leveling system: semi-automatic – LevelSENSING
ionizer removes excess ions from the balance, balance elements and its surroundings

Moisture analyzer – HG63, METTLER TOLEDO

enabling the determination of moisture content using the loss after drying method
weight measurement range: 0.001-61g
accuracy of the balance reading: 1 mg

Vacuum evaporators with vacuum pumps – Hei-VAP Advantage and Hei-VAP Precision, Heidolph

Hei-VAP water baths allow temperatures of 210 °C to be reached
programming and adjustment of heating speed and temperature

Kjeldahl complete– behr Labor-Technik

system for determination of total nitrogen according to Kjeldahl method
12-station digester for standard 250ml vessel volumes
fully automated steam distiller
detection limit of 0.2 mg N

Determination kit – BOD OxiTop®-i IS 12, Xylem Analytics Germany (WTW)

respirometric measurement system for determining biological oxygen demand (BOD)

Muffle furnace – SNOL 30/1100 LSF01 with E5CC controller, SNOL

determination of organic dry matter content
temperature control range: 50-1100 °C
chamber capacity: 30L

Thermostatic cabinet – ST 2, POL-EKO

temperature range 3- 40°C
usable volume of the chamber 122 liters
forced temperature circulation
possibility to insert a shaker with a maximum shelf load of 10kg

Laboratory dryer with forced air circulation – VENTICELL, Binder FD 53

temperature range from 5°C above ambient temperature to 100 °C and 300 °C (Binder FD 53)
digital controller with integrated timer from 0 to 99 h 59 min or continuous operation

Laboratory incubator – Q-CELL 60, Pol-Lab and C-65G Wamed

incubation of the test material at a precisely defined temperature with an accuracy of 0.1ºC
possibility of continuous operation up to 31 days temperature range +3ºC to +40ºC

Compact microbiological incubator – Heratherm IMC18, Thermo Scientific

provides optimal incubation of microbiological samples
volume: 18 l
forced air circulation
temperature range: 17° to 40°C

Thermoblock – RD 125, Lovibond

incubation of biological, biochemical and chemical material
the device operates at three temperatures (100 / 120 / 150 °C) and three times (30 / 60 / 120 minutes)

Thermoblock with two independently adjustable blocks – NANOCOLOR VARIO 3, Macherey-Nagel

incubation of biological, biochemical and chemical material
possibility of simultaneous incubation of 24 samples in 16 mm diameter tubes
heating range from 40 to 160°C with an accuracy of ± 1°C
incubation time from 1 min to 9 h 59 min

Water bath – SWB, Laboplay

water bath with shaker
operating range +5°C above ambient temperature to +100°C
equipped with a stand for test tubes

Shaker with incubator- Unimax 1010, Heidolph

orbital shaker with speed control 30-500 rpm
maximum load of 5 kg.
working time: continuous or from 1 to 999 minutes
operation in the temperature range from 5°C above ambient temperature to 65°C

Centrifuge – ROTANTA 460 RS, Hettich

separation of biological mixtures, separation of biomass, sludge
working temperature range: -20 to +90 °C
maximum speed 15 000 RPM (rotor 15-2ml)
maximum rotation 9 500 RPM (rotor 15-50ml)

Laboratory water purification system – XIO P, SolPure

constant quality of produced water (resistivity of the order of 18.2 MΩ/cm), treatment of water at a flow rate of up to 2 l/min
conductivity of the obtained water 0.055 µS/cm

Autoclaves – Tuttnauer 110L and 52 L

automatic steam sterilization process
4 programs designed to sterilize liquids, instruments and wastes
constant monitoring of temperature and sterilization time

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