Department of geomaterials

Instruments for infrared and Raman spectroscopy

NICOLET 6700 FT-IR spectrometer with NICOLET NXR FT-Raman module (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
NICOLET iN10 FT-IR microscope (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Instruments and software for microscopy and image

NIKON Eclipse 80i optical polarization and fluorescence microscope with MÄRZHÄUSER Scan-24-410 motorized scanning stage
NIKON Eclipse LVDIA-N optical polarization microscope
OLYMPUS BX 50 optical polarization and fluorescence microscope
OLYMPUS LEXT OLS 3100 laser confocal microscope
NIKON SMZ25 and NIKON SMZ2T stereomicroscopes
Image processing and analysis systems: NIS Elements (Nikon), LUCIA Vitrinite, LUCIA Concrete (Laboratory Imaging, Ltd.) and Matlab Image Processing Toolbox

Instruments for thermal analysis

SETSYS TG-DTA/DSC 24 thermal analyser with mass spectrometer (Setaram Instrumentation)
SETSYS 12 thermal analyser (Setaram Instrumentation)
Izomet 2104 – device for measuring thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of geomaterials

Instruments for measuring specific density, specific surface area and pore size distribution in geomaterials by gas physisorption methods

Equipment for preparation of analytical samples

FRITCH Pulverisette 5 laboratory planet mill - agate, ZrO₂
FRITCH Pulverisette 1 jaw crusher + Pulverisette 13 disc mill
DISCOPLAN-TS device for automatic cutting and grinding of mineralogical samples (Struers)
BUEHLER SimpliMet XPS1 mounting press for preparation of microscopic polished sections

Equipment for testing physical-mechanical properties of geomaterials

Servo-hydraulic loading system (MTS Systems Corp.) for testing strength and deformational properties of rocks, equipped with a hydraulic actuator of axial loading (max force 2,6 MN, frame stiffness 10,5 GN/m)
High-pressure triaxial cell furnished with intensifiers of in-chamber and pore pressures (max pressures 140 MPa), with cascade control of temperature during the loading (up to 200 °C) and with accessories for measuring permeability of rocks to water and other inert liquids
ZWICK 1494 mechanical press (max force 600 kN)
KTK 100 Karman’s triaxial cell with possibility of permeability measurements in deformation process (confining pressure up to 50 MPa)
FP 10 mechanical press for testing tensile strength of rocks
FPZ 100 mechanical press for testing uniaxial compression strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural and shear strength, and fracture toughness (CB test) of rocks
Micro Hardness Tester (CSM Instruments) with measurements of micro-indentation Young modulus