Characterising Renewable Building Materials

A Model 440 CHN Analyser from Exeter Analytical is being used by the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at the University of East London) to help characterise renewablebuilding materials.

With over 23,000 students from 120  countries worldwide, the University of East London (UEL) is located at the heart of Europe's largest regeneration area. Withinthe University's Sustainability Research Institute, the Environmental  Research Group (ERG) embraces research across a wide range of environmental issues, including peatland, insect and freshwater ecology, botany and ethnobotany, carbon budgeting, nature conservation, environmental quality,
sustainability and quality of life. Stuart Connop, a researcher at the ERG,  commented:"The impetus to invest in a CHN
microanalysis system was brought about by the University receiving funding to develop a renewable aggregates test centre for green roof growth aggregates". He added "After reviewing commercially available CHN analysers we selected the Model 440 fromExeter Analytical due to its unique horizontal furnace design which made it ideal for high
 throughput analysis of our soil, peat, air and water filter sample types."

Paul Hemming, European Sales Manager for Exeter Analytical said, "We are very pleased that one of our CHN analysers forms part of the vital ongoing programme of sustainable building research being undertaken by staff at UEL."