Hydrothermal Laboratory

Christian Schmidt

doi:10.17815/jlsrf-2-135

Abstract

The hydrothermal laboratory is equipped with horizontal and vertical cold-seal pressure vessels for the synthesis of crystals or glasses or to study interactions between minerals/rocks, melts, and fluids at hydrostatic conditions. An advantage is that long-term runs can be done to investigate equilibria between solid phases. This facility, operated by the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, is open to all academic applicants, both national and international. There is no external steering board. Requests to use the laboratory are evaluated based on scientific quality and feasibility of the project.

Highlights

Hydrothermal experiments provide essential information to understand geologic processes at the conditions in the Earth’s crust, and are an important tool for the synthesis of materials of interest in chemistry and physics
Requests to use the laboratory are evaluated based on scientific quality and feasibility of the project
The GFZ operates a hydrothermal laboratory, which is equipped with vertical rapid quench and horizontal cold-seal pressure vessels (Figure 1)

Summary

Introduction

Hydrothermal experiments provide essential information to understand geologic processes at the conditions in the Earth’s crust, and are an important tool for the synthesis of materials of interest in chemistry and physics. For this purpose, the GFZ operates a hydrothermal laboratory, which is equipped with vertical rapid quench and horizontal cold-seal pressure vessels (Figure 1). The GFZ operates a hydrothermal laboratory, which is equipped with vertical rapid quench and horizontal cold-seal pressure vessels (Figure 1) This facility is used for academic research, largely for experiments from numerous German and international collaborations, and for in-house projects and for education of students including Master’s and doctoral theses.

Typical Applications

Technical data – specifications