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February 20 2015 Corrosion

Why Choose Dursan Bio-Inert Coating?

Dursan® bio-inert coating prevents protein carryover and false readings while improving instrument durability. Medical device manufacturers, diagnostic equipment and LC instrumentation used for...

February 13 2015 Corrosion

Up The Stack Part 2: Contending With Corrosion In Stacks and Flares

Stacks and flares are ideal environments for promoting corrosion. A typical coal fired combustion gas stream will consist of several acidic compounds like: SO2 SO3 NOx HCl Add in significant amounts...

January 30 2015 Process Analytical

But For SilcoNert There Would Be No Reliable Subpart Ja Flare Sampling

40 C.F.R. 60.100 Subpart Ja mandates refinery flare sulfur detection limits as low as 8ppm. The regulation makes reliable and robust sampling and analysis of emissions more essential than ever....

January 23 2015 Corrosion

How Corrosion Resistant Is Dursan? Let's Find Out.

You may know that Dursan® is a great coating for field sampling and transfer applications (like oil & gas or environmental) . But I bet you didn't know just how corrosion resistant Dursan is. Here...

January 08 2015 Process Analytical

One Coating = 5 Ways to Improve Chromatography

Chromatographers are always on the lookout for ways to improve environmental and process analytical performance. Now one coating can dramatically improve results. SilcoNert® 2000 is an inert silicon...

December 31 2015

Inert Coatings Year in Review. Here’s to a Great Year!

It’s that time of year where we all reflect on the past year and look forward to 2015. At SilcoTek® we can sum up 2014 by saying.... "not too shabby!" Here are some highlights: We did some traveling....

December 19 2014

Does Santa Use Inert SilcoTek Coatings? You bet!

Rest assured Santa does use SilcoTek® coatings. In fact custom shipments to the north pole are at record highs. Here are just a few applications (Santa has asked us to keep most of his list...

December 12 2014

High Purity Coatings, The Secret Weapon in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Semiconductor manufacturers are now employing a new “secret weapon” in the never ending quest for improved performance and yields. As 14 nm semiconductor production ramps up, elimination of process...

December 08 2014

Managing Moisture? Hydrophobic Coatings Improve Analytical Systems

A single drop of water may appear to be harmless, but it can have a huge impact on the durability and performance of analytical and process systems. Moisture condensation in sample delivery,...