Soil science and geology belong to the fields where a whole range of our measurement methods are used. In the field of geology e.g. pores play an important role for various processes, whereas sediments are often characterized by particle size and particle shape. Small pores e.g. micropores in humus often play a characteristic role in soils. Soil samples belong to complex types of samples because they consist of mixtures of very different composition.
| ANALYSIS METHOD | PARAMETER | MEASURING INSTRUMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Laser diffraction (wet or dry) | Particle size of powder | Bettersizer S3 series Bettersizer 2600 Bettersizer ST |
| Image analysis | Particle shape | BeVision D2 Bettersizer S3 Plus |
| DLS – dynamic light scattering (Photon correlation) | Particle size in nanometer ranges | BeNano series |
| Mercury intrusion porosimetry | Pore analysis (pore volume, pore size distribution, raw density) | contract analysis |
| Dynamic vapor sorption – DVS | Water uptake and -release | 3P graviSorb series |
| Gas pycnometriy | Density | 3P densi series |
| Tap volumetry | Tap density | BeDensi T series |
| Gas adsorption | BET surface area and pore analysis | 3P micro series 3P meso series 3P sync series 3P surface DX |
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