Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Routine and Tailored Analyses of Chemical Samples

Explore Our Analytical Laboratory

The analytical laboratories at BC Research Inc. are equipped with a comprehensive suite of instruments to support our research and development efforts. Our analytical expertise spans from method development for unconventional samples, materials characterization, trace impurity quantification, analysis of high-salinity samples, decoupling complex chemistries, and providing robust quality control and assurance. Through extensive experience with non-standard analytical testing, we have developed the insight and capabilities needed to clearly define analytical requirements and deliver reliable outcomes for chemically complex samples. Our approach to ensuring results of the highest accuracy is to employ multiple complementary techniques to verify our findings.

Our analytical laboratory is equipped with a wide range of chromatographic, spectroscopic, and microscopic techniques, supported by numerous instruments for characterizing material properties and interfacial phenomena. Please see below for a full list of our analytical chemistry capabilities.

Available Equipment

Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy

Agilent Technologies
Model: 78720A
Detector model: 5977B
Autosampler model: 7693 (150 vial)

Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector

Agilent Technologies

Model: 6850

Autosampler model: G2880A (27 vial)

Gas Chromatography with Micro Thermal Conductivity Detector

Agilent Technologies

Model: 490

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detector

Agilent Technologies/HP

Model: 110

Detector model: G1315B DAD

Autosampler:  150 vial

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Variable Wavelength Detector

Agilent Technologies/HP

Model: 1260

Detector model: 67114A VWD

Autosampler model: G7129A 1260 (132 vial)

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Evaporative Light Scattering Detector

Agilent Technologies/HP

Model: 1260

Detector model: G4260B 1260 Infinity II ELSD

High-Pressure Ion Chromatography

Thermo Scientific

Model: DionexTM IntegrionTM HPIC System

Autosampler model: Dionex AS-DV (50 vial)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Agilent Technologies

Model: 8900 Triple quadrupole

Autosampler model: SPS 4 (201 vial)

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry with Attenuated Total Reflectance

Bruker

Model: Invenio

Photoacoustic cell available

Fourier Transform Infrared Gas Analysis Spectrometry

Bruker

Model: MATRIX MG01

Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Perkin Elmer

Model: AAnalyst 400

Ultraviolet and Visible Light Spectrometry

Thermo Scientific

Model: Evolution 201

Gas analysis cuvette available

Spectrophotometry with Heating Block

HACH

Model: DR3900

Heating block model: DRB200

Thermogravimetric Analysis

TA Instruments

Model: TGA 55

Differential Scanning Calorimetry

TA Instruments

Model: DSC250

Rotational viscometry

Fungilab

Model: SMART R  

Low viscosity LCP/B adaptor available

Rheometry

TA Instruments

Model: DHR-2

Available geometries: cone, flat plate, rotor conical

Tensiometry

Krüss

Model: K100

Spinning Drop Tensiometry

Krüss

Dynamic Light Scattering and Zeta Potential

Anton Paar

Model: Litesizer 500

Also measures zeta potential, polymer molecular mass and refractive index

Mastersizer

Malvern Panalytical

Model: Mastersizer 3000 

Hydro MV sample holder available

Confocal Microscope

Carl Zeiss

Model: Litesizer 500

Sample plate: LTS 120 large sample area Peltier heated plate

Available objective lenses: 10×, 20×, 63×

Scanning Electron Miscroscope with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDS)

Hitachi

Model: TM4000PLUS

Detector: UVD

EDS: Bruker QUANTAX 75

Magnification range: 10 – 250,000×

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