Laboratory Facility

The Centre for Environmental Research has a full fledge laboratory (about 1000 Sq. ft.) to conduct Physico-Chemical Characteristics of water and waste water, heavy metals, hazardous waste, ambient air quality and noise level.
Sr.No. Name of Instrument/ Equipment Quantity Range and Accuracy
Minimum Maximum
1 High Volume Sampler (RDS)(Envirotech-Vayubodhan) 1 0.9 m3/min 1.4 m3/min
2 High Volume Sampler, PM2.5 and PM10 (Yash, Baroda) 2 µg/m3 200 µg/m3
3 Fine Particulate Sampler for PM 2.5 & PM 10 (Envirotech) 1 2 µg/m3 200 µg/m3
4 Stack Monitoring Kit(Envirotech-vayubodhan) 1 PM- 0 LPM
Gas- 0 LPM
PM- 30 LPM
Gas- 3 LPM
5 UV Visible Spectrophotometer(EIE, Ahmedabad) 1 190 nm 960 nm
HQ40D Dual Input Digital Multi Parameter with DO, pH/ORP & TDS/Conductivity Sensors (HACH,USA) 1 DO-0.1 ppm
Condu-0.001µs/cm
TDS - 0 mg/l
pH- 2
Temp - 10 °C
DO-200 ppm
Condu-200 µs/cm
TDS - 50000mg/l
pH- 14
Temp - 110 °C
7 BOD Incubator (EIE) 1 5 °C 60 °C
8 COD Digester (EIE) & COD cooling tank 1 Ambient to 200 °C
9 Sound Level Meter (Envirotech) 1 34 dB 134 dB
10 Digital Nephlo Turbidity meter (EIE) 1 0 NTU 1000 NTU
11 Bomb Calorimeter (EIE) 1 2325 cal/g 10000 cal/g
12 Dhona Weight Balance 1 0.1 mg 200 g
13 Electronic Weighing Balance 1 0.001 mg 200 g
14 Oven 1 Ambient 250 °C
15 Muffle Furnace 1 Ambient 1200 °C
16 Heating Mental 1 - 500 ml
17 Distilled Water Assembly 1 - 4 L
18 Aquarium 1 - -
19 TDS Analyzer 1 1 ppm 100 ppt
20 Microscope 2 1 - -
21 Kjeldahl Digester 1 Ambient 100 °C
22 Kjeldahl Distillation Unit 1 Ambient 100 °C
23 Hot Plate 1 Ambient 200 °C
24 Soxhlet Extraction Apparatus 1 - -
25 Uniphos Handy Pump kit 1 - -
26 Thermocouple 1 50 °C 750 °C
27 Thermometer 1 -10 °C 110 °C
28 Stirrer- Flocculator 1 1 RPM 160 RPM
29 Water Bath 1 Ambient 100 °C
30 Air Pump 1 0 1hp
31 Refrigerator(Godrej) 1 - -
32  Handy Velocity kit 1 0 °C - 2 m/s 600 °C - 100 m/s
33 Fire Extinguisher (Safety King) 1 - -
34 Thermo electrically cooled Gas Sampling Attachment 1 15 Ambient
35 Magnetic Stirrer with hot plate 1 400 rpm 2400 rpm
36 Microbalance (citizen) 1 1 µg 5 gm
37 Portable Gas Sampler (PEM-PGS 1B) 1 0.3 LPM 3 LPM
38 Fume Hood 1 - -
39 Temperature & Humidity indicator 1 - -
Apart from the conventional instrumentation, Vidyabharti Trust has procured various sophisticated instruments to fulfill the demand of R & D, utilized for industry sponsored projects. Details of such instruments are listed herewith:
40 Gas chromatograph (Trace GC 600), Thermo-scientific 1 - -
41 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)- (AA 301) Thermo-scientific 1 - -
42 HPLC (Shimadzu) 1 - -
43 Infrared Moisture Balance 1 0% 100%
44 Bulk density apparatus 1 0 100 ml
45 Quick Freezer 1 -40 Ambient Temp.
46 Micro centrifuge (cooling) 1 -15 Ambient Temp.
47 Water Bath incubator with shaker 1 5°C 100 °C
48 Micro-wave Oven 1 Ambient 120 °C
49 Brookfield Viscometer 1 5 ml 400 ml
50 FTIR (Shimadzu) 1 2.5 um 25 um
51 UV Visible Spectrophotometer 1 190 nm 1100 nm
Laboratory Up gradation:

In order to acquire the technical competence of a laboratory, in terms of confidence in testing, better control of laboratory operations and to establish Quality Assurance System, organization has been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratory (NABL) for testing of following Parameters.

List of Method / Procedure followed for Analysis of Water & Waste Water

Sr.
No.
List of Parameters MinimumSpecification Standards
(Technique) used
Maximum Range of Testing Limit
1 Colour IS: 3025 (Part – 4) – 1983 Pt-co. Method
(Reaffirmed 2012)
2 to 99 Co-Pt units
2 Temperature IS: 3025 (Part – 9) – 1984
(Reaffirmed 2002)
2 °C to 99 °C
3 pH Value IS: 3025 (Part – 11) – 1983
(Electrometric Method) (Reaffirmed 2002)
1 to 14 pH units
4 Total Solids IS 3025 (Part 15) (1984, Reaffirmed 2003) 5–1000 mg/l
5 Total Suspended Solids IS 3025 (Part 17) (1984, Reaffirmed 1996) 5–1000 mg/l
Total Dissolved Solids IS 3025 (Part 16) (1984, Reaffirmed 2006) 5–1000 mg/l
7 Total Hardness IS 3025 (Part 21) (2009) 5–1000 mg/l
8 Dissolved Oxygen IS 3025 (Part 38) (1989, Reaffirmed 2003) 0.2 to 15 mg/l
9 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) IS: 3025 (Part – 44) – 1993
(Electrometric Method) (Reaffirmed 2003)
5 to 1000 mg/l
10 Oil & Grease IS 3025 (Part 39) (1991, Reaffirmed 2003) 0.5 to 100 mg/l
11 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) IS 3025 (Part 58) (2006) 1 mg/l & above
12 Ammonical Nitrogen IS 3025 (Part 34) (1988, Reaffirmed 2009) 0.2-12 mg/l
13 Nitrate Nitrogen IS 3025 (Part 34) (1988, Reaffirmed 2009) 2 - 25 μg/l
14 Nitrite Nitrogen IS 3025 (Part 34) (1988, Reaffirmed 2009) 0.1 - 5 mg/l
15 Nickel IS 3025 (Part 54) (2003) 1 -1000 mg/l
16 Lead IS 3025 (Part 47) (1994, Reaffirmed 2009) 0.5 – 1000 mg/l
17 Arsenic IS 3025 (Part 37) (1988, Reaffirmed 2003) 0.05-10 mg/l
18 Mercury IS 3025 (Part 48) (1994, Reaffirmed 2003) 0.02-10 mg/l

List of Method / Procedure followed for Analysis of Solid Waste
Test No. List of Parameters Specification Standards (Technique) used Range of Testing Limit
1 Loss on dying ASTME 1868 – 10 0 – 90 %
2 Loss on ignition ASTME 7348 – 13 -
3 Calorific value ASTME d2015 >3000 Cal/gm
4 Proximate Analysis ASTME d5142 - 02a -

List of Method / Procedure followed for Analysis of Air Gas & Atmosphere
Test No. List of Parameters Specification standards (Technique) used
1 Suspended particular matter (SPM) IS 5182 (Part 04) (1999, Reaffirmed 2010)
2 Repairable Suspended particular matter (RSPM) IS 5182 (Part 23) (2006, Reaffirmed 2012)
3 Sulphur dioxide(SOx) IS 5182 (Part 02) (2001, Reaffirmed 2012)
4 Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) IS 5182 (Part 06) (2006)
5 PM 2.5 CPCB manual (Vol. 1.1, may - 2011)

List of Method / Procedure followed for Analysis of emission of Stack
List of parameter Specification standards  (Technique) used Range of Testing Limit
Particulate matter IS 11255 (Part 01) (1995, Reaffirmed 2012) >10 mg/Nm3
Sulphur dioxide (SOx) IS 11255 (Part 02) (1995, Reaffirmed 2009 >4 mg/Nm3
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) IS 11255 (Part 07) (2005, Reaffirmed 2012) >5 mg/Nm3