Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

Special equipment

• Instruments for characterizing process water and effluents: COD reactor, BOD frigothermostat, Jar test equipment.
• Reverse osmosis equipment (OSMOTIC, CEASA).
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer (PERKIN ELMER Mod. 3110).
• Milton Roy Model 601 spectrophotometer
• SECOMAN spectrophotometer
• BECKMAN-DB UV–VSI spectrophotometer.
• Hanna Instruments HI 93703 turbidimeter.
• JENWAY 3540 conductimeter–pH meter.
• SELECTA COMBIPLPAC heating plate with sandbath adapter.
• Light microscope.

Ongoing and recently completed salient research and technology transfer projects:

• Materials and application treatments of cement mortars reinforced with plant fibres (FIBRACEM-2006). BIA2006-11302.