Central Chemistry Laboratory
The Central Chemistry Laboratory offers students and researchers at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt opportunities to work on laboratory practicals, study and research projects. It houses modern practical laboratories, provides expert advice, supplies the necessary infrastructure for academic experiments, carries out service tests and lends out equipment for field trials.
It has six modern laboratories (two practical labs, an AAS lab, a lab for elemental analysis and spectrophotometry, a lab for flow injection analysis and a lab for soil physics), together with the requisite storage rooms, covering an area of over 320 square metres.
In terms of teaching and research, it is equipped for a modern and wide-ranging spectrum of chemical analysis and soil physics tests, which are supplemented by the specialist labs in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Conservation / Restoration at the Altonaer Straße campus.
We look forward to supporting you in your studies and research projects!
Services and Analysis
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The central chemistry lab carries out compulsory and elective practicals for the following degree programs on behalf of the faculties. Rooms 9.2.25 and 9.2.26 are equipped as classic chemistry labs. Rooms 9.1.15 and 9.1.18 house the soil laboratories.
- Chemistry practical for the Bachelor's in Building Services Engineering (module BGE 1010) in room 9.2.25
- Chemistry practical for the Bachelor's in Horticultural Plant Production (module BGA 1040) in rooms 9.2.25 and 9.2.26
- Laborübungen Pflanzenernährung für den Bachelorstudiengang Gärtnerischer Pflanzenbau (Modul BGA 2040) in Raum 9.2.25 und 9.2.26
- Laborseminar für den Bachelorstudiengang Landschaftsarchitektur (Modul BLA 3130) in Raum 9.1.15 und 9.1.18
- Laborseminar für den Masterstudiengang Landschaftsarchitektur (Modul BLA 3130) in Raum 9.1.15 und 9.1.18
Preparing for practicals: For safety reasons, it is essential that you attend the safety briefing, which takes place on the first regular course date (according to the timetable) in the respective lab. If you do not attend, you cannot take the course. Unfortunately, it is not possible to start the chemistry practicals at a later date. Protective clothing (protective overalls and goggles) is provided on loan and does not have to be purchased privately.
Informationen zu den Lehrveranstaltungen entnehmen Sie bitte den aktuell gültigen Stundenplänen und den entsprechenden Moodle-Kursen ihrer Fachrichtung.
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If required, the Chemistry lab can lend members of the FHE the following equipment for water and soil analysis outside the labs:
- hand-held pH meter
- portable conductivity meter
- hand-held oxygen meter
- test sieves
- portable scales
- piercing cylinder
- water sample collector
If you would like to borrow an appliance, please contact us.
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Upon request, the Chemistry lab can carry out tests for members of FHE using the following equipment or parameters:
- FT-IR, e.g. for analyzing binders
- UV spectroscopy, e.g. for water analysis
- pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, e.g. for the analysis of coatings such as hard polymerized compounds that can no longer be dissolved
- ion chromatography (chloride, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate, fluoride content), e.g. for determining the content of nutrient solutions for plants or chloride in cement
- microscopic examinations incl. photos and measurements
- particle size distribution by means of sieve analysis
- pH measurement
- conductivity testing
- turbidimetry
- moisture content
If you are interested in our services, please contact analysen@fh-erfurt.de.
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Dr. Juliane Träger is the Hazardous Substances Officer at Fachhochschule Erfurt and has the following responsibilities:
- contact regarding the handling of hazardous substances
- checking the list of hazardous substances and standard operating procedures for hazardous substances
- providing advice on the preparation of risk assessments for activities involving hazardous substances (especially when determining protective measures such as PPE)
- ensuring that legal requirements are implemented (e.g. REACH, CLP, ChemG, GefStoffV, TRGS, ASR, BG regulations)
- monitoring the procurement of hazardous substances
- providing assistance and advice on systems safety and protection against explosions
- carrying out inspections at workstations where hazardous substances are present
- attending the occupational safety committee meetings
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The Chemistry lab organizes the annual disposal of hazardous substances at Fachhochschule Erfurt and informs those responsible in each department by email. If you need to dispose of a hazardous substance and your area is not yet included in the distribution list, please contact us at the following email address : gefstoff@fh-erfurt.de. The next disposal is expected to take place in summer 2024. We will inform you by email as soon as a date has been set.
Note on the duty of documentation: Any hazardous substances disposed of must be documented. Please use the form provided in the downloads section and send it immediately after disposal to the secretary's office.
