SERVICE TO INDUSTRY: ANALYSES

The Environmental Technology group offers his 25 years of expertise in the physical/chemical/biological characterization of wastewater, solid waste and off-gases to industries, R & D institutes and public administrations.

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL ANALYSES

  • CODtotal and CODsoluble (Standard methods-closed reflux)
  • BOD5 (Standard methods)
  • TOCsoluble (TOC-VCSH Shimadzu analyzer)
  • TOCsolids (SSM-5000A Shimadzu analyzer)
  • IC (TOC-VCSH Shimadzu analyzer)
  • TS, VS, TSS & VSS (Standard methods)
  • NH4+ (Specific NH4+ sensor & distillation + titration)
  • NO3- & NO2- (HPLC-IC)
  • TKN (Standard methods)
  • TN (TNM-1 Shimadzu analyzer)
  • PO43- total & PO43- soluble (Standard methods-spectrophotometry)
  • SO42- & S2O32- (HPLC-IC)
  • VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (HPLC-UV & GC-FID)
  • pH
  • ALKALINITY (UNE standards)
  • CONDUCTIVITY
  • OIL & GREASE (Standard methods)
  • PARTICLE SIZING AND COUNTING
  • COLOUR (Standard methods)
  • TOXICITY TEST (Respirometric and luminescence assays)
  • RESPIROMETRIC ASSAYS
  • VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (GC-MS & GC-FID)
  • PERMANENT GASES – BIOGAS (O2, CO2, CH4, H2S, N2, H2) (GC-TCD)

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ANALYSES

  • MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS MONITORING IN BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS:
    • * PCR-DGGE (POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS): POPULATION STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS.
    * FISH (FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION): IDENTIFICATION & QUANTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS.
  • MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE: PROCESS PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION.
  • MONITORING THE EXPRESSION OF KEY SPECIFIC GENES IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BY RT-PCR (REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION).

ANAEROBIC ASSAYS

  • BIODEGRADABILITY (SOLID & LIQUID FRACTIONS).
  • MICROBIAL ACTIVITY TESTS.
  • TOXICITY AND INHIBITION ASSAYS.
  • DEWATERABILITY (FILTERABILITY & CENTRIFUGABILITY).
  • REOLOGY OF SLUDGE.
  • HYGENIZATION OF SLUDGE.