Pressure Chemical Company Analytical Capabilities

The analytical laboratory at Pressure Chemical Co is a process-oriented analytical lab, staffed around the clock to meet the real-time requirements of chemical process development and production. Since the founding of PCC in 1964, the onsite analytical capabilities of the company have continually evolved to meet our customers' and our own rigorous quality requirements.

Following is a list of our comprehensive analytical abilities. We supplement these capabilities by our close proximity to, and agreements with, major Universities (Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh), enabling us to carry out virtually any analysis.

Chromatography Techniques

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC - UV detector)
• Gas Chromatography (GC - FID detector)
• Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
• Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

Spectroscopy Techniques

• Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
• UV/VIS Spectrophotometry

Other Techniques

• Karl Fischer (coulometric and volumetric)
• Viscometry (capillary and Brookfield)
• Softening point (ring and ball)
• Titrimetric analysis (auto and manual)
• Color analysis (APHA and Gardner)
• Moisture / Loss on drying
• Conductivity analysis (TDS meter)
• Melting point
• Flash point

Techniques available through local arrangements

• NMR (1H, 13C, 11B, 31P, 15N, solid state)
• GC/MS
• ICP / ICP-MS / ICP-OES / AA / GFAA / CVAA
• DSC
• TGA
• Other analyses are also available upon request