Determination of :

-- structure conformity

-- purity of material

-- molecular weight

-- degree of functionality (end group and/or backbone)

-- composition of random/alternating and block copolymers

-- degree of deuteration in deuterated and/or partially deuterated products

Instrument:

-- Bruker Avance-III 500 MHz spectrometer

-- Varian Oxford AS 400 MHz spectrometer

Solvents :

-- Chloroform-d (CDCl₃)

-- Dimethylsulfoxide-d6 (DMSO-d₆)

-- N,N-Dimethylformamide-d7 (DMF-d₇)

-- Deuterium oxide (D₂O)

-- Acetone-d6

-- Methanol-d4 (CD₃OD)

-- Trifluoroacetic acid-d (TFA-d)

-- Tetrahydrofuran-d8 (THF-d₈)

Quantity of sample required :

-- 30–50 mg

Price :

-- 50 USD/sample in CDCI₃, D₂O, and for deuterium NMR (any solvent)

-- 100 USD/sample in DMSO-d₆, Acetone-d₆, Methanol-d₄, TFA-d

-- 150 USD/sample in DMF-d₇

Determination of thermal stability of materials:

-- onset temperature of decomposition

-- degradation maximum

-- influence of isothermal annealing on the weight loss

Instrument:

-- TA Instruments Discovery TGA 550

Effective temperature range :

-- between room temperature and up to 800°C

Quantity of sample required:

-- 30–100 mg

Price:

-- 100 USD/sample for temperature range test, 25-500°C at 10°C (to determine temperature of degradation)

-- 150 USD/sample/hour for isothermal test (to determine stability at specific temperature)

-- 250 USD/sample for temperature range and isothermal test (to determine moisture and ash contents)

Determination of chemical structure by identification of organic compounds.

Instruments:

-- Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two FTIR spectrometer

-- Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 FTIR spectrometer

Analysis can be performed:

-- in solution using KBr cell

-- in a film using KBr pellet / sandwich

Quantity of sample required:

-- 50–100 mg

Price:

-- 60 USD/sample

Measurement of the rheological properties of material:

-- viscosity

-- elastic and viscous moduli (G’ and G’’)

-- yield stress

Instrument:

-- TA Instruments AR-2000ex Rheometer

Effective temperature range

-- between 0° and +150°^.C.

Measuring systems – Geometry:

-- parallel plate (0°)

-- cone and plate (2°)

-- concentric cylinder and DIN rotor geometry

Quantity of sample required:

-- for solid material: 5–10 g

-- for liquid samples: min. 20 mL

Price:

-- Prices vary (please, send an inquiry specifying the tests needed to get the price quote)

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GC System available on site:

--Agilent 8890 (manual injection – no ALS available) with FID detector

--Agilent 7697A Headspace Sampler

--Agilent 5977B MSD

Columns available on site:

--Agilent DB-1 (60m x 0.32mm x 3.00μm) (P/N : 123-1064)

--Agilent HP-5MS (30m x 0.25mm x 0.25μm) (P/N : 19091S- 433UI)

--VF-624MS (30m x 0.32mm x 1.80μm) (P/N : CP9104)

Analysis available :

--Purity (a/a%)

--Reaction conversion rate (%)

--Trace analysis (ppm level) (ex : Residual solvents)

--Compound identification by MS

--Assay (%) (if a reference standard is provided)

--Method development

Note: Solid, liquid or in solution samples can be submitted