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July 23 2021 LC & GC Chromatography

Not Going Far Enough When Coating GC and GC-MS Flow Paths?

SilcoTek is rooted in offering inert and non reactive coatings to the analytical and process analytical market. The only issue? Customers may not go far enough in coating flow paths. Not Going Far...

July 16 2021

Dursan Found to Significantly Reduce Listeria Formation

A recent comparative study showed that a Dursan® coated stainless steel surface significantly reduced listeria biofilm formation. Dursan Found to Significantly Reduce Listeria Formation This blog...

July 09 2021 LC & GC Chromatography

High Purity Coatings for Fragrance and Odor Analysis

Learn how high purity silicon coatings are used to in odor analysis and fragrance manufacturing. High Purity Coatings for Fragrance and Odor Analysis Long ago fragrance was made by pressing oils from...

July 02 2021 LC & GC Chromatography

Coating Surfaces for Analytical HPLC and GC

We tested the compatibility of most metals and other materials commonly used in analytical testing and sampling of natural gas. Here's what we found out. Coating Surfaces for Analytical HPLC and GC...

June 25 2021 SilcoTek

How CVD Silicon Coatings Improve Research

We discuss how and why SilcoTek® coatings are used in research. How CVD Silicon Coatings Improve Research If you do a web search for the words "SilcoTek" and "journal" you get over 4000 results....

June 18 2021 Purity

Coating Joined Parts

Are Brazed, soldered, or welded joints able to be coated? Are there compatibility problems with the coating? Let’s discuss each of these questions in detail. Coating Joined Parts First let’s discuss...

June 11 2021 Silicon coating properties

Coating Wear Resistance and Hardness Testing

In a previous blog post we discussed the difference between a hard and wear resistant tough coating. Now let's compare wear resistance and hardness test data. Coating Wear Resistance and Hardness...

June 04 2021 Process Analytical

Reliable Emissions Monitoring and Subpart Ja Flare Sampling

Learn how SilcoNert coated sample paths can improve emissions monitoring of Sulfur, SO2, H2S and VOC detection in refinery, process, stack, CEM, and flare sampling systems. Reliable Emissions...

May 28 2021 Silicon coating properties

Does the Dursan Process Change the Properties of Stainless Steel

We tested the physical properties of Dursan coated stainless steel to see if it changed the stainless steel substrate. Does the Dursan Process Change the Properties of Stainless Steel SilcoTek hired...