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      SPECIALISTS IN CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

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PROJECTS

Some examples of the many successful projects we have completed are listed  below  to illustrate our capabilities.    Hopefully, you will get an idea of the breadth, depth  and flexibility we have to offer.    And remember, before this list was possible there were NONE !   So, if your project is not on the list (and if it is !) please contact us, and we'll  tell you how we can assist.  

Research

Industrial Forensics

Investigations

 

RESEARCH

Identification and Quantification of Odor Causing Substances in Manufactured Articles-Why Do These Things Smell So Bad ?

Quantification of Biogenic Amines in Fermented Extracts

Analysis of Lipid (fat) Oxidation Products

Detection of Trace Element Contaminants in a Chemical Vapor Deposited Ultrapure Micro Layer of a Prototype Mammography Screening Instrument

Study of Chromatographic Methods for Determining Impurities in Biodiesel Fuels--  www.biuodiesel.org

Impurities in Biodiesel That Cause Fuel Filter Plugging During Cold Weather-  presentation at the International Congress on Biodiesel- The Science and Technology, Vienna, November 5-7, 2007.

Evaluation and development of NMR, Infrared,  and Elemental analysis methods for Industrial Products Made with Phenolic Resins

Surface Chemistry of Manufactured Polyethylene and Polypropylene Products

Quantifying Impurities in Fish Oil and Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Imparting Water Repellency by Surface Treatments of Industrial Materials with Silanes

Evaluation of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) as a Tool for Monitoring Factory Phenolic Resin  Product Mix Quality

Energy Efficient Biological Wastewater Treatment Technologies for the Breakdown of Residual Solvents

 

INDUSTRIAL FORENSICS

Identification  of Corrosion Products of  Drinking Water Pipes That Contain Lead and Copper After Exposure to Various Chemical and Environmental Stresses

 Identification of Surface Corrosion Deposit  and Corrosive Source Associated with a Catastrophic Pipe Failure

Identification of Airborne Corrosive Plastic Degradation Products formed by Pyrolysis

Identification  and Quantification of Contaminants of Phenolic Resin and Causes of  Catastrophic Product Failure

What Causes the Blistering of a Film Forming Polymer ?

Microbial Biocide in Biofilm of an Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plant?

Dust Particle Identification-What Causes Those Blocked Apertures ?

Contaminated Water in a Polyethylene Container -From What ?

Where Did Those Paint Micro Spots Come From ?

Why Did That Epoxy Insulator Fail Electrically ?

Wine Acid Profile-Taste ?

Contamination of PVC Plastics

 

INVESTIGATIONS

Identification of Hazardous Chemical Residues in Damaged Clothing Article

Labeling and Authentication of  Automotive Cleaning Chemical

Water Pipe Blockage Caused by What ?

Identification of Airborne Dust Generated During Copier Use

Determining the Purity of  Ethanol Produced by Catalysis

Identification of Plastic Materials in Artistic Renderings

Sulfide Permit Limit Excursions in Wastewater

Odorous Emissions from a Process Stream

Triacylglycerol (TAG) Content of Plant Seeds

Lipid Profiling of Used Frying Oils

Characterization of Fatty Thermal Decomposition Process Products

Determination of Antioxidants and Other Additives in Polyethylene and Polypropylene Plastics

Ground Water Contamination-Identification of Source

Water System Debris-Characterization and Identification of Source

Study of Calcium Binding by Polyphosphate Additives in Water by Capillary Electrophoresis

Characterization and Identification of Water Filter Foulants

Wastewater Treatment System-Discharge Permit Excesses Mystery

Characterization of Corrosion Deposits on Failed Electrical Equipment, and Identification of Cause

Identification of PVC Plasticizers and Phthalate Ester Content

Lead Content of Plastics

Fire Retardants in Flexible Polyurethane Foam

Dielectric Fluid -Relationship of Composition to Fire Evidence

 

 

 

 

......And many, many more. 

 

 

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