Powder and Suspension Characterization

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The focus of process description, control and optimization but also quality protection lies on the analysis of the used materials. The accredited laboratory (DIN EN ISO/EC 17025) for powder and suspension characterization offers the assessment of materials with different chemical compositions: From ceramics based on oxides, carbides and nitrides over metals and carbides to glasses and organic materials.

 

Services offered

 

  • Assessment of the processing properties of powders
  • Suspension characterization for metrological supported slurry development
  • Online analysis for the assessment of surface charges
  • Characterization of ceramic components by gas adsorption and mercury porosimetry
  • Analysis of nanoparticles
  • Assessment of health and environmental impact of nanoparticles
  • Services and consultancy in the field of powder and suspension characterization

 

Technical equipment

 

  • Electrokinetic metrology
  • Electroacoustic metrology
  • Particle size analysis based on laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Rotation and oscillation viscosimetry
  • Particle shape identification using dynamic image analysis
  • Mercury porosimetry
  • Surface area analyzer by gas adsorption (BET)
  • Helium pyknometry

Current research

Decomposition of plastics in real conditions at river mouths

Current research

Material weathering under real conditions in the marine environment

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Assessment of the environmental impact of nanoparticles

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Characterization of nanoparticles for human toxicological investigations

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Material analysis for maritime applications

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Material development for fouling prevention for maritime structures

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Nano particle characterization

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Online measurement technoloqy for characterization of suspensions

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Powder and suspension characterization under REACH

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Processing properties of powders

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Slurry development

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Surface measurement technologies

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Wetting analysis using the captive bubble technique