| Investigations | Instrument / Method of analysis | Example |
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| Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) |
| e.g: | Solid state NMR of soils and biomass | 13C-CP/MAS after RF extraction of paramagnetic sample components | Publication |
| Metabolomics | high resolution homonuclear and heteronuclear 2D-NMR | - to do - |
| investigation of structural damage | 29Si NMR of building materials | - to do - |
| GC/LC-MS-MS |
| e.g: | Analysis of fire residues for remnants of fire accelerants. | Headspace-SPME-GC-MS, VOC column | Fire cause determination |
| Fuel and lubricant analysis, contaminated sites | extraction, GC-MS-MS with split injection | Publication |
| Plant constituents, essential oils | GC/LC-MS-MS after extraction and cleaning | Practical course protocol bioprocess engineering |
| Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR and NIR) |
| e.g: | Identification and classification of polymers | Chemometrics: PCA/Ordination analysis | Comparison of two components |
| Multivariate calibration of substance concentrations in mixtures | Chemometrics: PLS | Conference proceedings (see p. 21-22) |
| Identification of functional groups | Spectra interpretation and comparison | Analysis of a color system |
