The purpose of this laboratory is to offer integral solutions for the vegetable sector to achieve a greater product quality as well as the optimisation of the productive processes. All the agents involved in the production chain are potential users of this service. Among them are farmers, first and second grade cooperatives, distributors, stockists, wholesalers and retailers.
General equipment
- Liquid chromatography with triple quadruple mass spectometer (UPLC-TQD). Waters, ACQUITY
- ICP Optic Emission Spectrophotometer. Horiba Yobin ibon model Activa M
- High-performance liquid chromatography system (UPLC) with fluorescence Detector detectors (FLD), Diode detectors (PDA), Refractive Index Detector (IR). Waters.
- Gas chromatography with flame-ionization detector and automatic injection system. Agilent, Model FID 7890A
- Climatic chambers KBF 240 (Binder)
- Photochem (Inycom)
- Microwaves (ETHOS)
- Labmaster-aw measuring device, Novasina
- Additional equipment to prepare samples and for conservation: Analytical balances, centrifuges, pH meters, refrigerators...
CIAOVE specific equipment
- CMS700 Spectrophotometer (Konica Minolta)
- Calibre (MItutoyo)
- Firmness measurer by acoustic impulse, AFS SYSTEM (AWETA)
- Respirometer (PBI- Dasensor A/S)
- Cooling chamber (Frigo Port)
- Tecnidex controlled-atmosphere chambers
- Spectrophotometer 60 S (Thermo Scientific)
- Colorimeter Chroma Meter
- Stereoscopiic microscope with image digital camera