Chemical/Analytical Testing- Scope of Services at Smithers Scientific Services, Inc.

Our chemical laboratory can efficiently and accurately analyze raw materials and components of

polymer products. Hundreds of manufactured products are routinely tested using a wide variety of analytical methods and wet chemistry techniques to identify and quantify constituent materials.

TGA

Plasticizer, polymer, black and ash content

Infrared Analysis

Type polymer
Bloom/surface analysis
ATR
KBr pellet
Impurity analysis
Fiber analysis

Complete Chemical Analysis

Type polymer
Type plasticizer
Type carbon black (including particle size and TEM)
% ash (filler analysis)
% total and free sulfur
Halogen presence
% extracts (acetone and chloroform)
Antidegradant analysis
Specific gravity
Suggested formula reconstruction

DSC

Melt point
Crystallinity
% purity
% cure
Tg


Materials Testing

Chemical/Analytical Testing - Scope of Services