Analytical Equipment

Instrumentation for standard water and effluent analyses

• Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD₅) analyses
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) analyses
• Spectrophotometers of dual and single beam (Shimadzu UV-1700 PharmaSpec, Helios)
• Instrumentation for SDI (Silt Density Index) and NTU measurements
• ICP Elemental analysis (Perkin Elmer) (in collaboration with the Analytical Services Unit / CPERI/CERTH)

Chromatography units for organic pollutants analysis

• Full system of gas chromatography / mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for organic pollutants determination (AGILENT GC 7890A / 5975C INNERT MSD SYSTEM)
• System of gas chromatography (GC) with Electron Capture Detector (ECD) and Nitrogen-Phosphorous Cetector (NPD) for organic pollutants determination (AGILENT GC 6890N / NPD / ECD)
• Unit of Gel Permeation Chromatography / High Performance Liquid Chromatography (GPC/HPLC) for molecular weight distribution analyses and organic pollutants determination (Shimadzu LC-10ADvp with UV-Vis and Refractive Index-RI Detectors)

System for particle size and zeta-potential measurements

System for particle size and zeta-potential measurements (Zetasizer, Malvern)

Analysis of Total Organic Carbon

Analysis of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) with a Shimadzu TOC-5000A analyzer.

Inorganic ions determination in aquatic samples

• Ion Chromatograph, Metrohm 690
• Laboratory polymeter (pH-meter, conductivity-meter, ion-meter) (WTW inoLab® pH/ΙΟΝ / Cond 750 SET)

Experimental Equipment

Special bench-scale membrane units

• Bench-scale, high pressure cells for dead-end filtration, for various well-controlled tests
• A special bench-scale set–up for MF and UF filtration studies; direct observations under the microscope, video-recording and image processing to clarify fouling mechanisms

Flat cross-flow test sections

• Two special systems with flat cross-flow test sections, fully instrumented, for studying membrane (MF, UF, NF, ULP-RO) fouling and scaling characteristics

MBR, laboratory-scale system

• MBR, laboratory-scale system, fully instrumented; immersed-type membranes
• Photocatalytic submerged membrane reactor system for organic species degradation

Special pilot membrane units

Two pilot plants, fully instrumented and computer-controlled, for intermediate and high pressure membrane (NF and RO) studies with commercial membrane elements. A pilot photocatalytic membrane reactor (UV-C/TiO₂/UF), fully instrumented and PLC controlled.