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October 29 2015 Process Analytical

Boo!  Afraid Of Ghost Peaks?  Inert Coatings Exorcise The Spirit

Ghost peaks don't have to be scary! On this Halloween, focus your energy on watching for the real thing, not ghosts in your sampling system or GC. Seemingly unexplained peaks can be attributed to...

October 23 2015 Process Analytical

The Best Way To Assure VOC Test Reliability

Environmental regulations and process conditions continue to demand lower detection limits and improved reliability of sample transfer and analytical systems used in VOC analysis. GC/MS purge and...

October 16 2015 Process Analytical

How Inert Dursan Is Your All In One Analytical Solution

Monitoring process conditions and emissions are critical to plant performance. Unfortunately process sampling can be a complex and frustrating endeavor. Often analysts are frustrated by seemingly...

October 09 2015 Process Analytical

3 Signs Your Glass May Be Causing Test Errors

If you're having problems getting adequate results from your GC or sample system, it may not be the machine, or your method. It could be glass surface reactivity. Here are 3 signs your glassware is...

October 02 2015 Process Analytical

Inert Coatings Keep Auto Manufacturers Honest And Save The Environment

Recent revelations about diesel emissions highlight SilcoTek's contribution to improving exhaust emission testing. How do regulatory agencies detect low level NOx and sulfur emissions? Advances in...

September 25 2015 Purity

Three Ways Inert Coatings Improve Instrument Durability

SilcoTek® coatings offer major improvements to inertness in sampling systems. But keeping your flowpath inert may not be the only issue to consider. If the sample or sample environment is corrosive,...

September 16 2015

3 Tips For Improved Sampling Reliability

My GC is working like a top, yet I'm not getting results. What's wrong? The problem may not the GC, it may be the sample pathway. If the flowpath is not inert, sample reliability will suffer. What to...

September 03 2015 Process Analytical

Our Not So Secret Weapon Against Difficult Inert Coating Applications

Selecting the right inert coating for your application can be a difficult and confusing job. Sometimes one of our standard coatings aren't the best fit for the job; other times the application is...

August 21 2015 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Want To Improve Engine Efficiency? Anti-Coking Coatings can help.

Automotive and aerospace engine manufacturers strive to improve efficiency, but over time catalytic coking and carbon fouling become a major engine efficiency robber. Fuel nozzles over time slowly...