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Equipment

The laboratory is divided into two parts: a Sample Preparation Unit and an Analytical Unit.

State-of-the-art equipment was bought to meet a demand of a serious Soil Biogeochemical Laboratory, such as:

(For Sample Preparation Unit)

• Sonicator Labsonic M
  
• Centrifuges Rotanta 460R and SL-40RF
  
• Rotor Evaporators Buchi
  
• Climatic Chambers Lovibond
  
• Different small equipment
  

(For Analytical Unit)

• IsoPrime100 (IRMS)
  
• IsoPrimeGC5
  
• Vario Isotope Cube
  
• Agilent Group (5977A MSD, 7890B GC System)
  
• Picarro 2201-i and SSIM
  

Methods of the Laboratory

• Density fractionation of the soil (sonicator)
  
• Incubation experiments
  
• CN concentrations in the soil analyzing (Vario EA)
  
• Lignin analysis (GC)
  
• PLFA analysis (GC)
  
• δ¹³C analysis
   - bulk soil (IRMS – CN Isotope ratios measurements)
   - PLFA after GC preparation (IRMS – CN Isotope ratios measurements)
   - CO₂/CH₄ and their δ¹³C a (Picarro)
  
  • In the field
    
  • Laboratory incubations
   - Labeling experiments
  

The joint usage

There are three stages of access of the equipment:

• The works for Mega Project are preferential
• The Laboratory is welcoming Russian and foreign projects that will be collaborating with us
• All the others will have their opportunity of usage for some fee for the analytical work

Agilent Group + IsoPrimeGC5

IsoPrime100 (IRMS)

Vario Isotope Cube

Picarro 2201-i and SSIM