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May 25 2018 sulfur analysis

How New IMO Low Sulfur Rules For Shipping Will Increase Prices

In 2016 the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a stand for cleaner air by setting stricter standards for sulfur content in fuel oil used to power global shipping. Don't care about...

May 18 2018 Oil & Gas Upstream & Downstream

How to Prevent Coking and Fouling in Refinery Applications

Can SilcoTek coatings prevent fouling and coking in refinery applications? Read on and get some pretty impressive results! In this blog you will learn: How fouling impacts refineries Problems with...

May 11 2018 bio-medical

Prevent Protein Carryover Contamination in Medical Diagnostic Testing

A bioinert sampling and test system is critical to consistent, accurate HPLC and medical diagnostic test results. But over time inert surfaces can degrade and test flow paths can corrode due to...

May 04 2018 Hydrophobicity & Moisture Resistance

New Coating Improves High Temperature Hydrophobicity & Oleophobicity

How to improve high temperature hydrophobicity and oleophobicity in demanding fuel injector and combustion applications? SilcoTek® answered the challenge by developing a new high temperature moisture...

April 27 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

How to Test an Inert Coating For Reactivity and Purity

Customers interested in improving instrument sensitivity and precision often evaluate the coating surface for reactivity to confirm the coating meets performance parameters. But what's the most...

April 20 2018 sulfur analysis

How Reliable Sulfur Detection Is Leading to Cleaner Air Worldwide

The US is not the only country enacting improved clean air standards. What's the key to meeting of all the standards? Reliable sulfur detection and sampling. Here's how SilcoTek® is improving sulfur...

April 13 2018 SilcoTek

Where Can I Buy CVD Coated Products?

Did you know that you can buy SilcoTek CVD coated products directly from the manufacturer? Do you care? Well you should because it could save you time and money in the long run. Our network of...

April 06 2018 SilcoTek

How Silicon CVD Coating Material Compatibility Can Impact Your Product

Did you know the base material can have an impact on the performance of CVD coatings? We tested the compatibility of most metals and other materials commonly used in analytical testing. Here's what...

March 30 2018 SilcoTek

Wear Resistant CVD Coating Tests Put Dursan on Top

We smashed stretched and burned our impact resistant coating. What we found was alarming, for the other test coupons.... It looks like our R&D staff had some pent-up anger lately. We set them lose on...