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April 07 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoTek Receives Outstanding Technical Company Award

SilcoTek, led by entrepreneur Paul Silvis, has been named the 2013 “Outstanding Technical Company” by the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County (CBICC). Each year, the CBICC presents the...

March 28 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoNert Used to Evaluate Sulfur Adsorption in SNG Plants

A recent paper by Hong Cui, Scott Q. Turn & Mark A. Reese of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa studied methods to effectively remove sulfur compounds and measure...

March 21 2014 Process Analytical

Reduce Imperfections and Improve the Appearance of Stainless Steel

By Dr. Min Yuan Various surface imperfections present in stainless steel can ruin the appearance of the product you worked so hard to create. Unfortunately, most of the damage done to the appearance...

March 14 2014 Process Analytical

How to Remove Rust, Corrosion on Stainless Steel

Despite the name, stainless steel can stain and rust. We review the best ways to remove rust from stainless steel in industrial applications. How to Remove Rust, Corrosion on Stainless Steel...

March 07 2014 Process Analytical

Ammonia sampling? What't the most inert surface?

A recent study by the Olavi Vaittinen of the University of Helsinki, Finland compared ammonia adsorption rates of common materials used in sample transfer and analysis. The study concluded that...

February 28 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoNert, The Number One Suflur Inert Coating For Oil and Gas

Long term stability comparisons with stainless steel show SilcoNert® 2000 improves H2S/sulfur sampling reliability by orders of magnitude. But how does SilcoNert® 2000 stack up against the...

February 21 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoTek® in Space! Our Inert, High Durability Coatings in Action!

SilcoTek® coatings are used wherever high durability, inertness or improved material performance is needed. Our coatings can be found miles below the earth or millions of miles above us. Two space...

February 14 2014 Process Analytical

How to Improve Sulfur Sampling & HF Corrosion Resistance in Flares

Phil Harris, Senior Scientist at Haritec, & O'Brien Analytical recently published a paper outlining opportunities to improve both hydrofluoric acid (HF) corrosion resistance and low level sulfur...

February 07 2014 Process Analytical

Cleanliness is next to…a reliable, inert coating.

By Dr. David Smith SilcoTek offers the finest inert coatings. The key to reliability, a clean surface. Case 1: A customer from the UK was frustrated with the long turnaround time and frequent...