Sediment geochemistry laboratory
Acid sample digestion system made: PicoTrace, DAS contact: Volker Karius |
- total digestion of rock and plant samples - 32 digestion vessels - used acids: HF, HClO4, HNO3, HCl (all purified by sub-boiling distillation) |
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ICP-AES (Cooperation with Department of Geochemistry) made: PerkinElmer, Optima 3300 DV contact:
Volker
Karius |
- simultaneous measurement of
over 30 elements in liquid matrices - axial and radial view - detection limits 0.1-100 µg/l - sample demand approx. 1-3 ml - sample trough-put approx. 3 min/sample |
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Carbon & Sulfur Analyser made: Eltra, Metalyt CS 1000 RF contact:
Volker
Karius |
- measurement of
C and S in geological samples - dual range measurements of C - inductive heating and combustion with Fe, W in an oxygen stream - IR detection as CO2 and SO2 |