Physico-chemical Methods
- (organic) dry matter, TS/oTS, TSS/VSS
- TOC, DOC, TC, TN
- COD
- BODn (z.B. BOD5)
- AOX
- IC (VFA, cations, anions)
- Zeta potential
- contact angle
Microbiological Methods
- microbial community analysis (e.g., turnover rates, antibiotic resistence characterisation)
- characterisation of microbial aggregates and suspensions (e.g., cultivation, fluorescence analysis, flow cytometry)
High Performance Analytics
- trace analysis applying HPLC-MSn, HPLC-DAD, GC-ECD, GC-MS
- Liquid Chromatography – Organic Carbon Detection – Organic Nitrogen Detection (LC-OCD-OND)
- elemental analysis of liquid and solid samples (e.g., ICP-OES)
- gas analysis using GC (e.g., CH4, CO2)
Spectroscopic and Imaging Techniques
- UV/vis
- FT-IR incl. ATR
- Raman micro spectroscopy
- Fluorescence Excitation Emission Matrix Analysis (FEEM)
- fluorescence microscopy (epi, CLSM)
- NMR incl. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Lab and Tech Scale Systems for Process Development and Optimisation
- Sequencing Batch Reaktoren (e.g., MBBR)
- biofilm reactors (e.g., MBfR)
- test stands for various membrane applications (e.g., flat-sheet, spiral-wound; UF, NF, RO, MD)
- Automatic Methane Potential Test System (AMPTS)
- solar simulator
- temperature controlled laboratories (e.g., for low temperature experiments at 4°C)