Instrumental Analysis
Analytical techniques & instrumentation
Analytical testing services covering chromatography, spectroscopy, microscopy, thermal and surface characterisation. Each technique below lists what it measures and the instrumentation behind it.
Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Analysis
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GCGas Chromatography
Purity and impurity profiling of organic compounds up to a boiling point of 300 °C, including residual solvent quantification by head space.
GCMSGas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Triple-quadrupole GCMS for identifying unknown volatile organic components and screening regulated contaminants such as PCBs, PAHs, PBBs and PBDEs.
HPLCHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography
Purity and impurity profiling of non-volatile compounds across UV-Vis, PDA, RI and ELSD detection, with a full range of analytical columns.
Prep-HPLCPreparative HPLC
Isolation, purification and characterisation of individual organic impurities at preparative scale.
LCMSLiquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Identification of unknown non-volatile organic components by mass fragmentation pattern, up to 2000 m/z.
GPCGel Permeation Chromatography
Molecular weight, molecular number and polydispersity determination for polymers, polysaccharides and carbohydrates.
HPTLCHigh Performance Thin Layer Chromatography
Fingerprint profiling and semi-quantitative separation for herbal, pharmaceutical and formulation samples.
ICIon Chromatography
Quantification of anions and cations in aqueous samples down to trace level.
Spectroscopy Analysis
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UV-VisUV-Visible Spectroscopy
Determination of UV maxima and extinction coefficient for organic compounds.
FTIRFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Functional group identification and polymer matching against a reference spectral library, in transmission and ATR modes.
NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Structural confirmation of fine chemicals by multinuclear and two dimensional NMR.
MacbethColour Measurement by Macbeth Spectrophotometer
Instrumental colour measurement in CIE L*a*b* space, with whiteness, brightness and colour difference indices.
Elemental Analysis
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ICP-OES / ICP-MSInductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy
Multi element quantification across more than 40 elements at trace and ultra trace level.
AASAtomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Single element quantification of metals and metalloids in solution.
ED-XRFEnergy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Non-destructive elemental quantification from sodium to uranium, for metals, minerals, cement and glass.
CHNS-OCHNS-O Elemental Analyser
Percentage carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen in organics, polymers and minerals by the Dumas method.
TOCTotal Organic Carbon Analysis
Total organic carbon in water and soil, as a purity and contamination indicator for environmental and process monitoring.
Microscopy Analysis
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SEM / FE-SEMScanning Electron Microscopy
High resolution surface morphology and particle sizing, with EDX elemental composition and elemental mapping.
TEM / HR-TEMTransmission Electron Microscopy
Direct measurement of nanoparticle size, shape and distribution at high resolution.
AFMAtomic Force Microscopy
Three dimensional surface roughness, texture and morphology of polymers, metals and ceramics.
X-Ray Analysis
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Thermal Analysis
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Particle Size Analysis
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MastersizerParticle Size Analysis by Malvern Mastersizer
Laser diffraction particle sizing from 0.02 µm to 2000 µm, in dry powder and wet dispersion modes.
SedigraphParticle Size Analysis by Sedigraph
Sedimentation based particle sizing from 0.1 µm to 45 µm, suited to fine mineral powders.
DLSNano Particle Size Analysis by Nanosizer
Dynamic light scattering for nanoparticle sizing from 0.3 nm to 5 µm.
ZetaZeta Potential Analysis by Zetasizer
Colloidal stability assessment by electrophoretic measurement of surface charge in millivolts.
Surface and Porosity Analysis
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BETSurface Area & Pore Volume Analysis by BET
Specific surface area and porosity by multipoint nitrogen physisorption, for catalysts, carbons and nanoparticles.
Hg PorosimetryPorosity Measurement by Mercury Porosimeter
Total porosity, pore size distribution and pore volume by mercury intrusion under controlled pressure.
TensiometerSurface Tension by Surface Tensiometer
Surface tension and contact angle measurement by platinum ring and droplet methods.
Chemical and Microbiological Analysis
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MicroMicrobiological Analysis
Microbiological testing across textiles, water, food, paints, polymers and antimicrobial formulations, to published IS, ISO, ASTM, AATCC and JIS methods.
Wet ChemWet Chemical & Physical Testing
Classical titrimetric, gravimetric and physical property testing across more than thirty routine parameters.
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