MobileLab

MELLONCELLI MobileLAB is an indispensable and effective tool for the management of the property, from the knowledge project to conservation work, with particular attention to planned maintenance.

Optical microscope

Optical microscope analysis: portable USB microscope, min 10X, max 150X magnification and integrated LED lighting.

Reporting software

Mobile Lab for Linux – v.1.0, multilingual (available in Italian, English, French, German, Portuguese), with an interactive guide to carrying out analyses, project database management, automatic technical report writing, automatic update functions via the web, calculation of estimate for laboratory analysis, user manual

Portable thermo-hygrometer

In pocket format for measuring ambient temperature and humidity, dew point and wet bulb temperature

Analysis of sulphates, nitrates, chlorides

UNI 11087:2003 – Cultural heritage – Natural and artificial stone materials – Determination of the content of soluble salts Quantitative analysis of sulphates, nitrates and chlorides Photometer for transmission measurements, LED source, Wavelength 525nm, Operating range: SULPHATES: 5-150mg/L, NITRATES: 0.1-45mg/L, CHLORIDE: 0-210mg/L, weighing kit, drying, sample treatment by MELLONCELLI MOBILE LAB by IBIX.

Measurement of soluble and total salts and PH

UNI 11087:2003 – Cultural heritage – Natural and artificial stone materials – Determination of soluble salts’ content Measurement of total soluble salts Conductivity meter and pH meter, operating range: pH from 0.00 to 14. 00, EC from 0 to 3999 µS/cm, resolution: pH 0.01, EC 1 µS/cm, accuracy: pH ±0.05, EC ±2% FS, temperature ±0.5°C, automatic temperature compensation, weighing kit, drying, sample treatment by MELLONCELLI MOBILE LAB by IBIX.

Moisture weighting method

UNI 11085:2003 – Cultural heritage – Natural and artificial stone materials – “Determination of water content: Weight method” Moisture measurement by weight method, weighing kit, drying, sample treatment by MELLONCELLI MOBILE LAB by IBIX®.

Colour measurement

EN 15886:2010 “Conservation of cultural property – Test methods – Colour measurement of surfaces” Colorimetric and spectrophotometric analysis in reflectance spectrophotometer, spectral range 410-740nm, automatic calibration, colourimetric space used: CIE L*a*b*, Illuminant D65, Observer: 10

Hygrometer

Measurement of environmental parameters. Infrared pyrometer for surface temperature measurement with measuring range: -20_+270°C, resolution 1°C, accuracy: ± 3 % of measuring value -1 °C , Measuring point (distance/dimension ratio): 8:1, emission grade 0.95 Psychrometer with measuring range 0-100%U.R., 30…+100°C, Resolution: R.H. 0.01%, Temperature 0.01°C, Accuracy: ± 2.0 % R.H. at 25°C, ± 0.5° C at 25°C , calculation of wet bulb temperature and dew point.

Sample preparation for laboratory analysis

In situ sample collection

Laser thermometer

Measurement of environmental parameters. Infrared pyrometer for measuring surface temperature with measuring range: -20_+270°C, resolution 1°C, accuracy: ± 3 % of measuring value -1 °C , measuring point (distance/dimension ratio): 8:1, emission grade 0.95. Psychrometer with measuring range 0-100% R.H., 30…+100°C, Resolution: R.H. Temperatura 0.01%, Temperature 0.01°C, Accuracy: ± 2.0 % R.H. at 25°C, ± 0.5° C at 25°C , calculation of wet bulb temperature and dew point.