Sediment geochemistry laboratory



Acid sample digestion system

made: PicoTrace, DAS

contact: Volker Karius
room: 331
phone: 19503

- total digestion of rock and plant samples
- 32 digestion vessels
- used acids: HF, HClO4, HNO3, HCl (all purified by sub-boiling distillation)

ICP-AES (Cooperation with Department of Geochemistry)

made: PerkinElmer, Optima 3300 DV

contact: Volker Karius
room: 331
phone: 19503

- 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

Carbon & Sulfur Analyser

made: Eltra, Metalyt CS 1000 RF

contact: Volker Karius
room: 331
phone: 19503

- 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

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