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Polymer Laboratory Testing Services, part II. |
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Intertek operates a global network of polymer testing laboratories, providng an extensive range of testing capabilities for compounds, plastics, resins, elastomers, monomers, polymer additives and related materials. Polymer labs provide significant areas of expertise in polymer analysis.
Polymer Laboratory Capabilities:
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Plastics and Polymers Mechanical Testing
Plastics and Polymers Weathering Testing
Polymer Additives Analysis:
- Primary and secondary polymer additives, antioxidants, slip agents,
anti-static, anti-block agents, UV-stabilisers, metal deactivators,
fillers, plasticisers, acid-acceptors, lubricants impact modifiers,
process stabilisers.
Impurity Analysis:
- Residual metals in polymers, residual monomers, xylene insolubles,
hexane extractables.
Monomer, Polymer Composition:
- Structure identification, short-chain and long-chain branching,
branching ratio.
Monomers Analysis
Thermal Analysis:
- Thermal analysis, Glass transition, Melting point, purity, thermal history, thermal and oxidative stability, heat of fusion, heat of cure, weight loss, and melt flow.
Surface Analysis:
- Morphology, gel, degree of crystallinity, crystallization
pattern, crystal structure, polymer surface defects, etc.
Polymer Dispersion Analysis
Wet Chemistry Test Methods
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Polymer Molecular Weight:
- Molecular weight number, molecular weight averages, viscosity average, membrane osomometry, intrinsic viscosity, molecular weight distribution, radius of gyration, copolymer molecular weight, polydispersity, particle size.
GLP GMP Molecular Weight Laboratory
Physical Analysis:
- Bulk density, brookfield viscosity, melt index porosity, morphology.
Catalyst Analysis:
- Polymer catalyst activity, polymer yield, catalyst impurities.
Residual metals in polymers, residual monomers, xylene insolubles,
hexane extractables.
Contamination:
- Physical and chemical defects, inorganic fillers, lubricants,
gels, nibs, fish eyes, deposits, leaching, stains, particles and
residue in polymers.
Problem Solving for Polymers:
- Polymer discolouration, odour, sealing problems, printing problems,
deformulation, reaction kinetic studies, processing failure, etc.
Polymer Addtives Leaching Studies
Packaging Anaysis and Testing
Food packaging, Drug packaging, Consumer goods packaging and other packaging products and materials.
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