Oil & Gas Testing

• CAN 72204: Determination of Formic and Acetic Acids in Petroleum Products
• AN 43161: Sprint Analysis of Lubricating Oils
• AN 40987: Simplified Analysis of Trace Elements in Gasoline
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Natural Gas Analysis & Testing

·         13C/12C Isotope ratios of methane-pentane in natural gas by GC-IRMS

• Natural Gas Analyzers – Analyzers That Meet Your Demands
•  Natural Gas Analyzer for GPA 2177
•  Natural Gas Analyzer for GPA 2186
•  Natural Gas Analyzer for GPA 2261
•  Natural Gas Analyzer for GPA 2286

• AN 43161: Sprint Analysis of Lubricating Oils
•  AN 43209: Analysis of Trace Elements in Naphtha
•  AN 40987: Simplified Analysis of Trace Elements in Gasoline
•  AN 40967: Petrochemical Series: Analysis of Biodiesel using the iCAP 6000 series ICP

Refinery Water Process Analysis

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• TN 122: Separation of Heat Stable Amine Salts in Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) Solutions Using High-Pressure IC
• AU 138: Determination of Ethanolamines in Industrial Waters by Cation-Exchange Chromatography
• AN 135: Determination of Inorganic Anions in Wastewater by Ion Chromatography
• AN 371: Analysis of High Boiling Components in Petroleum Products by LC/MS

Industrial Water Analysis

• Advances in Ion Chromatography
• Benefits of Using 4μm Particle-Size Columns
• Modular Reagent-Free HPIC System

• Application note: Trace Sodium and Transition Metals in Power Industry Samples by IC
• Application note: Trace Anions in High-Purity Waters by High Volume/Direct Injection IC
• Application note: Trace Anions in High-Purity Waters Using Direct Injection IC
• Technical note: Separation of Heat Stable Amine Salts in Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) Solutions Using High-Pressure IC

• Application Note: Uncovering the Secrets Governing the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Graphene with Rapid Raman Imaging
• Application Note: Characterizing Carbon Materials with Raman Spectroscopy
• Application Note: Graphene Protective Coating Capabilities Investigated by Rapid Raman Chemical Imaging
• Application Note: Characterizing Graphene with Raman Spectroscopy
• Technical Reference Chart for Common Calculations Involving Raman Measurements with Carbon Nanomaterials

Biomaterial Analysis

• Application Note: Characterization of Chemical Gradients and Antibody Immobilization Using XPS and ARXPS
• Application Note: XPS Surface Characterization of Disposable Laboratory Gloves and the Transfer of Glove Components to Other Surfaces
• Application Note: Small Scale Catheter Production

Metal & Metal Alloy Analysis

• Presentation: Rheology for Metal Injection Molding & Powder Injection Molding
• Application Note: Investigating the Oxidation of a Cobalt-based Catalyst Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• Application Note: Surface Chemical-State Analysis of Metal Oxide Catalysts
• Webinar: Understanding Metal Surfaces and Oxides
• Application Note: Analysis of Ferrous Base

• Application Note: Ultra-fast Analysis of Micro Inclusions in Aluminum and its Alloys with ARL iSpark Metal Analyzers
• Application Note: Ultra-fast Analysis of Micro Inclusions in Steel with ARL iSpark Metal Analyzers – Advanced Inclusion Analysis
• Application Note: Ultra-fast Analysis of Micro Inclusions in Steel with ARL iSpark Metal Analyzers – Standard Inclusion Analysis
  Application Note: CNO Option – Analysis of Low C, N and O in Steels by Optical Emission

Polymer Analysis

• Presentation: Complementary Use of Raman and FT-IR Imaging for the Analysis of Multi-Layer Polymer Composites
• Presentation: Polymer Analysis Using FTIR, NIR and Raman
• Presentation: Characterization of Food and Pharmaceutical Packaging by Molecular Spectroscopy
• Presentation: FTIR Microscopy with Image-Guided Analysis: Polymer Applications

• Application Note: Analysis of Polymer for Environmental Regulations
• Application Note: Analysis of Traces in Polymers

• Producing Polymers and Plastics Blog
• Electron Microscopy-Chemistry for Materials

Electronic & Photonic Material Analysis

• Application Note: Ultra-Fast Mapping of a Semiconductor Sample with Low Accelerating Voltage at High Magnification
•  Application Note: Multitechnique Surface Characterization of Organic LED Material</a
•  Application Note: Depth Profiling of an Organic FET with XPS and Argon Cluster Ions</a
•  Application Note: The Karlsruhe Micro Nose, KAMINA</a
•  Application Note: Angle Resolved XPS Analysis for the Characterization of Self Assembled Monolayers</a

Energy-related Material Analysis

• Application Note: Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Material with XPS
•  Application Note: Compositional XPS Analysis of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell
•  Application Note: Characterization of Thin Gold Layers on Steel Separators for Fuel Cell Applications
•  Application Note: Mapping of the Work Function of a Damaged Solar Cell
•  Application Note: EDS Analysis (COMPASS) of CIGS Solar Cell
• Lithium-Ion Battery Failure Analysis

Ceramic & Glass Analysis

• Application Note: Analysis of Glass
•  Application Note: Small Spot XRF Analysis of Inclusions in Glass
•  Application Note: Analyzing Contact Lens Samples with XPS
•  Presentation: Materials Analysis: History, Products & Markets

Composite Material Analysis

• Application Note: Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA) on Polymer Composites
•  Application Note: “Psycho-tribological“ Measurements on Cloth Materials
•  Application Note: Investigation of the Flow Characteristics of PET at Different Temperatures
•  Application Note: Pigment Differentiation in Masterbatches
•  Application Note: Examining the Fusion and Degradation Behavior of PVC Dry Blends

Materials Science Research