Department of Green Chemistry and Technology

Analytical technology

Research

The analytical technology supports the research performed at campus Kortrijk. Analytical methods are being developed and validated to meet the specific needs of ongoing research, such as:

  • Determination of PAH’s and biocides in rainwater runoff of building materials;
  • Determination of heavy metals in soil, plants and water to monitor phytoremediation;
  • Determination of heavy metals in fish (accumulation in fish cultivated in a former gold mine);
  • Identification of plastics and additives;
  • Determination of additives in plastics and textiles.

 

GC lab

Contact: prof. dr. Ann Dumoulin

Services

We provide support to public and private entities. We offer a broad spectrum of analytical technology for testing, process engineering and quality and quantity services for water, environment (water, soil), plastics, textiles:

  • Water quality parameters (BOD, COD, Hach test kits);
  • Sample preparation (Soxhlet extraction, Kjeldahl destruction, microwave digestion, dry ashing);
  • Element analysis (ICP-OES);
  • Molecular identification and quantification (GC, GC-MS, LC, FTIR, UV-VIS, fluorescence);
  • Particle size distribution;
  • Viscosimetry.

 

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