Environment area

SERVICE	TECHNIQUES/EQUIPMENT	RESPONSIBLE/S
The department has a large variety of facilities for carrying out tests, studies, reports, projects, experiments, analyses, and synthesis relating to chemical engineering. Of note are the areas of polymers and plastics, environment, processes and biotechnology, corrosion, nanotechnology, surface treatment, artistic heritage and fibres. Services can be hired ranging from short services with rapid, simple results to large applied research or development projects in cooperation with other companies or institutions, with opportunities for government funding. Furthermore, professional continuing education courses can be organized within the areas of expertise of different lecturers. For further information, contact each lecturer.
Evaluation of atmospheric pollutants(emission)	Gas cromatograph with flame photometry detector Continuous analyser of CO, SO₂, NOx, O₂ and CO₂	LCMA
Evaluation of environmental pollutants (inmission, closed spaces)	Gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometer VOC asnalyser Particle and black smoke collector	LCMA
Determination of pollutant load in urban and industrial effluent	TOC	IMEM
Studies of forest fires	Studies of past forest fires Modelling of forest-fire behaviour Determination of the properties of forest fuels Laboratory for small-scale tests of fire propagation Radiometers, infrared thermographic camera and thermocouples	CERTEC
Analysis of inorganic pollutants	HPLC chromatography Atomic absorpion analyser UV-Visible spectrophotometer	R2ME
Analysis of heavy metals in soil and water	ICP-MS HPLC Laser spectroscopy	R2ME
Determination of organic pollutants	TOC GC-MS FT-IR CE	R2ME
Recovery of precious metals and membranes	Equipment for determining surface area	R2ME
Management and recovery of waste	Gasification plant Pressurized thermal balance	CEPIMA
Environmental diagnostic and life-cycle based studies	Public data EcoInvent database license SimaPro package	CEPIMA
Abatement of pollutants in air and water	Catalytic reactors Photocatalytic reactors Gas chromatographs	NEMEN
Valorization of waste	Catalytic reactors Photocatalytic reactors	NEMEN