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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 &RI 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