Laboratory Services

Type of analysis

Method

Tool

Drying

Drying oven

Salvis/Heraeus

Infrared Dryer, Balance

Mettler, Sartorius

Loss on Ignition

Muffelfarnace

Kohler, Solo Modell 111

Moisture content

Karl Fischer (volumetric)

Metrohm 658

Karl Fischer (coulometric)

Methrom 652 with KF oven 688

Inorganic analysis

Fluorine destillation

Döhr apparatus

Sulfurdetermination, Co2-Content

Special glass apparatus

pH-measurement

Metrohm pH-meter, Knick pH-meter

Ion analysis

Potentiometric, Titrimetric, pH-Measurement

Metrohm Titroprozessor 686

Spectroscopy

UV / VIS

Perkin-Elmer 781, Lambda 3, Spectrometer

IR (Infrared)

Perkin-Elmer 781, Spectrometer

Physical determinations

Melting point heat of fusion cp-Values, Glass

-transition, heat of decomp. thermalstability,

heat of reaction

Software Star 4.0,

 Mettler DSC 20,

 Prozessor TC-10 A

Viscosity (dynamic/kinem.)

Broofield RV, Höppler HV303,
Ubbelohde

Refraction

Zeiss Refractometer

Conductivity

Methrom Conductometer 660

Colour measurement

Lico 200 (Dr. Lange)

Melting behaviour

Tottoli apparatus,

 Koffler apparatus,
 Mettler DSC 20

Density

Pyknometer, Araeometer

Microscopy

Wild M3C, Microscope, Combistereo

Evaporation

Büchi-glass-rotational-evaporator

Centrifuge

Lab. Centrifuge Gerber

Particle size determination

Sieve shaker, Fritsch, Anlaysette

Particle size reduction

Agate mill Fritsch, Planetary micro mill,

 Fritsch Pulverisette 7

Melt flow index, Melt volumen index

Göttfert Typ 11.5

Gas-liquid reaction

Hydrogenation and other gas/liquid reactions

2 Laboratory autoclaves from Büchi

Chromatography

Gaschromatographie

P-E Sigma 2000, Integrationssoftware Omega

Gaschromatographie

P-E Autogc+Integrator 1022S with Autosampler

Gaschromatography with Headspace

Perkin-Elmer, PE 8700, Headspace HS-0.6

HPLC

HPLC merck La Chrom with UV Detector, Refractometer, Detec., Column oven, Autosampler, Integrationssoftware

TLC (Thin-layer-chromatography)

Standard equipment with UV-Light