Laboratory dedicated to the development and optimisation of analysis methods based on chromatographic techniques. Also dedicated to method validation, transfer and analysis of chemical products in general. It has consolidated experience in the chromatographic analysis of a wide range of matrices, from pharmaceuticals to environmental pollutants.
Equipment and technologies
Application of chromatography (HPLC and GC) and other chemical analytical techniques to determine the composition of chemical products in general, products from pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, fine chemicals, food, environmental matrices, etc.
- Raw materials, active ingredients, excipients, drugs and products of the pharmaceutical industry according to GMP requirements based on own methods, pharmacopoeia methods or methods provided by the customer
- Determination of richness, related substances, traces and impurities
- Residual solvents
- Nitrosamines
- Development and optimisation of chromatographic methods. Validation. Method transfer
- Expert advice on chromatographic techniques
- Composition analysis of chemical products in general
- Determination of siloxanes
- Amino acid analysis
- Fatty acids
- Organic halogens
- Water by Karl-Fisher
- Nitrogen by Kjeldahl method
Equipment and technologies
- Liquid chromatographs (HPLC, UPLC) with UV, diode array (DAD), fluorescence, refractive index (RI), conductimeter and mass spectrometer (MS) and triple quadrupole MS/M with ESI and APCI probe
- Gas chromatographs with capillary (HRGC) and packed (GC) columns and FID, ECD, TCD, NPD, and MS detectors
- Ion chromatograph with conductivity suppression
- Static headspace (HS) and thermal desorption modules
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment (HPCE) with DAD detector
- Potentiometric titrator with different selective electrodes
- Karl-Fischer Titrator
- Accelerated Solvent Extractor (ASE)
- Bomb calorimeter
- SO2 distiller
- Microkjeldahl
- Conductimeter
- Total organic carbon (TOC) analyser
- Flash Point Testers (Penksy-Martens)
Research group
EQBA – Electrochemistry and Bioanalysis Group
The group's activity is structured around the different analytical, spectrometric, chromatographic, electrochemical and optical techniques, both in their application and development.
GESPA – Engineering and Simulation of Environmental Processes Group
GESPA's research is focused on the topics of environmental sustainability from a transversal perspective. GESPA is a consolidated research group by the Catalan Government (2021 SGR 00321) and consists of a multidisciplinary team of scientists who combine chemical engineering, biotechnology and advanced chemical analysis with a theoretical-experimental approach to improve the sustainability of our society.