The services offered by our in-house laboratory encompass chemical, analytical and physical assays to characterize materials and processes for quality assurance.  Appropriate analytical methods can be developed and introduced at the customer's request.

 

Organic-instrumental analysis

Substance assays using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array, variable wavelength and refractive index detection (HPLC system Agilent 1100 and Waters 2690)

 

Water assays

• IR drier (HR 73;Messrs. Mettler-Toledo)
• Karl-Fischer titration (KF-Titrino 701; Messrs. Metrohm)

 

Wet-chemical assays

• pH-assays (DMP-Titrino 785; Messrs. Metrohm)
• Potentiometric titration (DMP-Titrino 785; Messrs. Metrohm)
• Colorimetric characterization of optically  clear transparent liquids (Liquid-Tester LTM 1; Messrs. Dr. Lange)

 

Physical analyses

• Particle size distributions (Cilas Granulometer 920 L; Messrs. Quantachrome)
• Screen analyses (KS-1000; AS 200-control“g“,  KMF 10 basic; Messrs. Retsch)
• Measurement of the dust content
• Measurement of the dispersability
• Determination of bulk and rammed weights