Instrumental analytics

Instrumental analysis deals with the identification and content determination of unknown substances, including in food, environmental and biological samples as well as in pharmaceuticals. Using state-of-the-art analysers, it is possible to track these components down to trace levels.

Chromatography as a branch of instrumental analysis is specifically concerned with the separation of homogeneous mixtures of substances and the identification and quantification of their individual components. The laboratory is equipped with a wide range of gas chromatographic (GC-FID, GC-MSD) and liquid chromatographic (HPLC, DC) methods.

Molecular spectroscopy as a branch of instrumental analysis is based on the interaction of molecules with electromagnetic fields. This enables qualitative and quantitative information about a sample to be obtained by exciting rotational, vibrational and electron states in the molecules. The laboratory has a range of molecular spectroscopic methods at its disposal: FTIR spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and 80 MHz benchtop NMR spectrometry.