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Section | Techniques | Special Applications/Skills |
| Optical Spectroscopy | high resolution FTIR Systems
FTIR-ATR
FTIR with Focal Plain Array (and Standard MCT)
FTIR microscopy
FTIR StepScan and Photoaccustic Detector | Surface analysis, high resolution IR-imaging, depth profiling, reaction kinetics, quality control, quantitative determination, large collection of IR-reference spectra for structural assignment/confirmation (data base research) |
| Optical Microscopy | Transmission / Reflectance / dark field
Polarization Microscopy
Digital Imaging | Micro-manipulation tools for isolation of small sized contaminants/particles
particle size determination (ISO 16232-6.2), surface morphology |
| NMR-Spectrometry | 500 MHz and 300 MHz
1D: 1H, 13C (APT, DEPT, Inverse Gated), 31P, 19F
2D-Correlated Spectroscopy:
1H/1H: e. g., COSY, TOCSY, NOESY
1H/13C: HSQC, HMBC | X nuclei (e. g., 29Si), temperature-dependent measurements, structure elucidation/confirmation, dynamic NMR-spectroscopy, quantitative determination, quality control |
| Mass Spectrometry | EI-MS, CI-MS, ESI-MS, MALDI-MS | Direct Inlet high resolution MS, high temperature probe (800°C), measurement of MS/MS spectra, structure elucidation, method development, large number of reference mass spectra (data base search) |
| Size exclusion Chromatography (SEC) | SEC-RI/RALS/LALS/DP/UV | Determination of absolute molecular weight, branching, grafting, molecular shape, SEC method development |
| Hyphenated Liquid Chromatographic Techniques | LC-MS
LC-MS/MS (TOF, Quad)
LC-NMR
preparative LC-MS | High resolution MS, High Throughput LC-MS, open access LC-MS
sample fractionating for subsequent LC-MS, rapid sample concentration, structure elucidation, quantitative determination, quality control, LC-NMR: on-flow and stop-flow experiments |
| Hyphenated Gas Chromatographic Techniques | GC-MS/GC-IRD
Head-space GC-MS
SPME-GC-MS
Pyrolysis GC-MS | MS/MS, EI and CI, determination of the type of monomer in polymers, structure elucidation, quantitative determination, quality control, large collection of IR- and MS reference spectra for structural assignment/confirmation (data base search) |
| Elemental Analysis | X-Ray Fluorescence
X-Ray Diffraction
Atom Adsorption Spectrometer
ICP
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Thermal Analysis
Rheology | Modulated DSC
Pressure DSC
Hi-Res TGA
Research-grade Rheometer | -90 to 600°C under Nitrogen, Air, Oxygen or Argon purge
Room Temperature to 600°C, 0.5 - 7 kPa |
| Polymer Processing | Extruders
Injection Molding
Rotomolding
Accelerating Aging
Polymer Testing | Benchtop Extruder, Twin Screw Extruder, Fiber Extruder, Blown Film Extruder, Clamshell Rotomolder, Accelerating Weathering facility (Xenon-Arc, QUV), Gas Fade/NOx Test Chambers, NFPA/UL Flammability testing, Static Charge Decay equipment, Capillary Rheometer, Dynatup High Speed Impact, Instron -Tensile /Elongation |
| Surface Characterization | SEM(EDX), TEM(EDX), TOF-SIMS, AFM, FRT-Microprofiler | Composition, roughness and morpholgy of a surface from nano- to micro-scale. Surface imaging and depth profiling. |
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