Biogeochemistry
- C/N/S elemental analyser (LECO TruMac carbon, sulphur and nitrogen analyser)
- Gas chromatography (GC) (Trace 1310 — FID/TCD)
- GC-mass spectrometry (MS) (Trace 1300 — ISQ LT EI/CI)
- GC-isotope ratio MS (Trace 1300 — Delta V Plus
- GHG-GC (Trace 1300 — FID/ECD)
- Size exclusion chromatography (LC-OCD-OND; Doc Labor Stuttgart)
- UV-VIS / FDOM CDOM spectrometer (Aqualog, HPLC Flowcell)
- Portable DOC analyser (M5310 C)
- Ion chromatography (Integrion RIFC, RFID; anion/cation configuration)
- Nutrient analyser for seawater and freshwater (Gallery Plus)
- DIC coulometer (UIC Inc.)
Advanced aquarium facilities
- State of the art aquarium (360 m2)
- Saltwater system 60 000 litres
- Freshwater system 15 000 litres
- Eight independent climate controlled wet laboratories, each with gas mixing supplies
GeoEnergy
- 2 Dynchem α Sorptionanalyser, recording adsorption isotherms up to 30 MPa and up to 80C (available in spring 2018)
- Dynchem Permeameter, recording permeability on matrix or fractured samples at pore pressure up to 30 MPa, confining pressure up to 50 MPa (available in spring 2018)
- Triaxial rig, to record frictional properties of fault gauges and fault permeability evolution with sheer deformation (available from summer 2018)
- Micromeritics Gemini VII 2390t to study surface area and pore size distribution between several Angstrom and few hundred nanometers (up and running)
- Shell flow bench, as a generous donation from Shell Global Solutions, containing 4 flow cells to perform long term hydro-chemical-mechanical testing of low permeability rocks. Currently under re-design (operational in summer 2018)
Marine ecology and deep sea technology
- Deep-sea respirometer to measure sea floor metabolism (rated to 6 km depth)
- Deep-sea micro profiling lander to measure sediment porewater profiles (rated to 6 km depth)
- Deep-sea camera platform for short (24 hour) and long-term (>1 year) time-lapse investigations at the sea floor (rated to 6 km depth)
- Lab-based benthic flux chambers (40) and 3D micro-profiling systems
Modelling and visualisation
Microbiology
- Digital PCR cycler (QS 3D)
- Quantitative PCR cycler (QS 3)