Analytical equipment

Isoprime visION IRMS coupled to a vario PYRO cube EA (EA-IRMS)

  • Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur concentrations and stables isotopes of organic matter 
  • Oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes of organic matter

Isoprime visION IRMS coupled to an Agilent 7890B and GC5 combustion oven (GC-C-IRMS)

  • Compound-specific stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids 

Agilent 8890 Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID)


Picarro L2130i Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer (CRDS)

  • Oxygen and deuterium stables isotopes in freshwater and seawater using a vaporizer and autosampler
  • Oxygen and deuterium stable isotopes in leaf water using the induction module


Bruker Alpha II FTIR-Spectrometer (ATR-FTIR)

  • Structural and chemical analysis of organic and inorganic materials 

Sample preparation equipment

Drilling

  • Several drilling stations with dental drill bits, blades, hand tools and stationary devices (Proxxon, Dremel)
  • Glove box

Homogenization

  • Oscillation mill (Retsch, MM400)
  • Tube mill with disposable grinding chambers (IKA, Tube Mill control, 5000-25000rpm, 40ml)

Drying/Heating/Muffle equipment

  • Freeze dryer (Labconco, FreeZone 7750030 Benchtop)
  • Laboratory furnace (Nabertherm, L9/11/B180; 1100°C)
  • Drying cabinet (Thermo, Heratherm OSG100, 250°C)
  • Vacuum drying oven (Thermo, VT6025; 200°C)
  • Precision hotplate (Gestigkeit, PZ 28-2SR; 350°C)
  • Block heaters (VWR, Digital dry block heaters, 2 blocks, 120°C)
  • Nitrogen evaporators (Thermo, Reacti-Vap 9- and 27-port)
  • Water bath

Centrifuges

  • Centrifuge with fixed-angle rotor (Eppendorf, 5804, 14000rpm,  20,913xg)
  • Benchtop swinging-bucket centrifuge (Eppendorf MiniSpin plus, 14500rpm, 14100xg)
  • Mini centrifuges (Sprout, 6000rpm, 2000xg)

Ultrasonic bath

  • Ultrasonic cleaner large (VWR, USC900D, 9.2 L, 80°C, 45kHz)
  • Ultrasonic cleaner small (EMAG, Emmi 08STH, 0.8 L, 80°C, 45kHz)

Balances

  • Microbalance (Sartorius, MSA3.6P, 3100mg, 0.001mg
  • Analytical balance (Ohaus, PA2102C, 2100g, 0.01g)
  • Analytical balance (Ohaus, PA114, 110g, 0.0001g)


Microscopes

Water system 

Shakers