Group News & Activities
2019
ClayLab has acquired a new ICP-OES.
Our new simultaneous ICP-OES (Agilent 5110) replaces our old AAS which greatly improves our capacities in chemical analysis e.g. of sequential extractions and exchangeable ions in clays.
2018
Thomas Blattmann has successfully defended his doctoral thesis.
In course of his PhD Thomas investigated sedimentological processes in the South China Sea and Luzon River. He investigated the nature and stability of organo-mineral interactions and their connection with mineralogical (particularly clay mineralogical) composition. Congratulations!
2017
ClayLab has acquired a brand new X-ray diffractometer (XRD).
The most frequently used technique for the identification and quantification of minerals in mineral assemblages in various material (rocks, soils, concrete …) is X-ray diffraction (XRD). Our newest Bruker D8 diffractometer is equipped with the most recent Lynxeye detector (Lynxeye XE-T) and a sample changer enabling a high throughput, without compromising on quality.
March 4, 2016
Pascal Minder is our newest PhD after defending his thesis "Applications of Chemical Modification of Smectite Clays in Geotechnical Problems".
September 30, 2015
Martin Valter defends his PhD thesis "Influence of Physical Factors on Properties of Clays in the Radioactive Waste Disposal".