General Applications
- Identifying unknown chemicals or materials
- Analyzing competitor’s products
- Providing analytical data to support chemical synthesis, product development, alternate sourcing, product comparisons, or process troubleshooting
Organic Chemistry Applications
- Determining detailed chemical structures of organic molecules or polymers
- Testing chemical components or formulations for impurities or contaminants
- Quantifying the components of a known mixture or formulation
- Determining the composition of an unknown mixture
- Fire damage analysis
- Analysis and reformulation of racing fuels, coolants and additives
Applications in the Fiber & Textile Finish Industries
- Identifying lubricants, surfactants, and antistats used in finish formulations
- Deformulating fiber and textile finishes to determine their chemical makeup
- Determining the composition of finishes extracted from fibers or fabrics
- Measuring the EO content of ethoxylated surfactants
- Measuring the components of phosphate ester surfactants (monoester, diester, triester, pyrophosphates, and inorganic acid) by phosphorus-31 NMR
- Characterizing EO/PO copolymers for EO/PO ratio, block vs. random structure, initiator type, and approximate molecular weight by proton and carbon-13 NMR
- Identifying the functional side chains in modified (e.g., aminofunctional) silicones
- Identifying cationic (quaternary ammonium) compounds by ESI-MS
Other Applications in the Fiber and Textile Industries
- Identifying polymers used for synthetic fibers and the additives and/or comonomers present in those polymers
- Determining the chemical structures of soluble dyes, fluorescent whiteners, flame retardants, light stabilizers, and other additives
- Identifying deposits/buildup/residues from fiber and textile processing machinery
- Determining fiber blend ratios
- Measuring the poly(ethylene glycol) content of PEG-modified polyester fibers
Applications in Polymer Industries
- Identifying the polymer(s) used in manufactured articles
- Measuring the vinyl acetate content of EVA copolymers
- Distinguishing nylon 6 from nylon 66
- Identifying and measuring comonomers in polyester bottle resins
- Determining the degree of substitution of modified cellulose and starch
- Identifying extractable additives in polyolefin resins
- Determining the composition of pigmented masterbatch resins