The Chemical Research Laboratory located in MITEC is equipped with an advanced device infrastructure which allows the determination of macro and microelement contents of soil samples and heavy metal analyzes of environmental samples.

Our team of scientists with basic sciences background, each of whom specializes in their fields, provides the following infrastructure and test services to industrial organizations from different sectors in addition to our researches within the company

Chemical Research Laboratory Device Infrastructure

Device List

Device Features

Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)
  • Sequential absorption measurement in a short time
  • Autosampler with 180 sample capasity
  • Automatic solution preparation support
  • Determination of 10 elements per sample <2 minutes
  • High accuracy and precision in analyzes

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
  • Wavelength operating range 190 – 1100 nm
  • Spectral bandwidth 1 nm (190 – 1100 nm)
  • Wavelength accuracy ± 0.3 nm
  • Wavelength repeatability ± 0.1 nm

Potentiostat / Galvanostat
  • 60 pA-600 mA, 11 currentvrange
  • ± 10 V
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: 10 µHz-1 MHz

Kjeldahl Distillation Device
  • Semi-automatic total N, mineral N and organic N analysis
  • Repeatability (RSD) ≤ 1%
  • Determination limit ≥ 0.1 mg N
  • Distillation time: 4 minutes to collect 100 mL distillate
  • Automatic water, sodium hydroxide addition and waste disposal

Flame Photometer
  • Determination of Na, K, Ca, B and Li by emission spectroscopy
  • Low temperature, single channel
  • Flame failure safety system
  • Power: 190-250V, 50 / 60Hz
  • Measurement range, 0 – 199.9 ppm,
  • Determination limits 0.2 ppm Na, 0.2 ppm K, 0.25 ppm Li, 15 ppm Ca, 30ppm Ba

Conductivity Meter (EC meter)
  • Conductivity : 0.00 — 19.99 µS/cm

                 : 0.000 — 1.999 µS/cm

                 : 0.0 — 1000 mS/cm / ± 0,5 %

  • Temperature : -5.0 °C… +105 ºC /  ± 0.1 ºC
  • Salinity : 0.0… 70.0
  • TDS :         0 — 199.9 g/l

                   0 — 1999 mg/l

pH meter
  • Measurement accuracy : ± 0,005 pH, ± 0,3 mV, ± 0,1 K
  • Measurement range: -2,000…..19,999 pH, ± 1999 mV,  -5…105,0  °C

The list of tests carried out in the chemistry research laboratory infrastructure upon request is given below.

Tests Conducted In Chemical Research Laboratory

The Name Of The Test

The Method That Is Used

DTPA Extractable Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn Determination in Soil Samples (AAS)

AAS

Determination of Exchangeable Na and K in Soil Samples (Flame Photometer)

Photometric

Determination of Nitrogen in Soil Samples (Kjeldahl Device)

Kjeldahl

Determination of Lime Content in Soil Samples (Schiebler Calsimeter)

Schiebler Calsimeter

Determination of Electrical Conductivity in Soil Samples (EC meter)

Conductometric

Determination of pH in Soil Samples (pH meter)

Potentiometric

Determination of Plant Available Phosphorus in Soil Samples (UV-Vis Spectrophotometer)

Spectrophotometric

Determination of Plant Available Boron in Soil (UV-Vis Spectrophotometer)

Spectrophotometric

Determination of Exchangeable Ca and Mg in Soil Samples (Automatic Titration System)

Titrimetric