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January 03 2020 sulfur analysis

Tips for Improved Natural Gas Sampling

The quality of natural gas testing results are only as good as the method, tools and training. We discuss some helpful tips and sampling guidelines. Tips for Improved Natural Gas Sampling...

December 27 2019 SilcoTek

Wishing You a Happy New Year!  Our Year in Review

Welcome to 2020! Where did the decade go? Well for SilcoTek it was a decade of impressive growth and improvement. We review our progress and look forward to 2020. Wishing You a Happy New Year! Our...

December 20 2019 SilcoTek

A Very Merry Christmas Case Study

We do a case study with Santa. Let's see how it turns out! A Very Merry Christmas Case Study In this blog post you will learn: Absolutely nothing! How to have fun at Christmas (Note: This blog post...

December 13 2019 SilcoTek

Moving Day!  Some Facts About our Building Expansion

Just in time for the holidays our new building expansion is complete! Our team began moving into the new facility last month. Let's take a quick tour shall we? Moving Day! Some Facts About our...

December 06 2019 LC & GC Chromatography

Identifying and Preventing Metal Ion Leaching in HPLC Systems

Chromatographers use Bio-inert HPLC systems to prevent interaction with stainless steel surfaces. They may not realize that bio-inert doesn't mean metal free. Keywords: Bio-inert, metal free, HPLC,...

November 29 2019 Process Analytical

Barrier Coating Benefits and Pitfalls

People use barrier coatings to improve the performance of their products. For example, coatings can improve corrosion resistance, make surfaces inert, reduce product contamination, or for improve...

November 22 2019 Corrosion

Tips on How to Improve Aluminum Galvanic Corrosion Resistance

Galvanic corrosion can can selectively destroy critical components. That's why prudent materials management is critical. Sometimes material selection options are limited. That's where silicon...

November 15 2019 Purity

Protection Against Metal Ion Leaching by Organic Solvents

Metal ion leaching is of interest to a variety of industries. Aggressive solutions, such as acids or bleach, can cause a significant number of metal ions to dissolve into the liquid. Learn how to...

November 08 2019 Corrosion

Can Long Tubes be Coated to Improve Corrosion Resistance?

At SilcoTek, we coat lots of tubing with our corrosion resistant and inert coatings. But what's the longest tube I can have coated? That all depends on the tube. Read on to learn more. Can Long Tubes...