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February 06 2015 Chemical Inertness

Inert Coatings Up The Stack, Tips Assure Reliable Mercury Measurement

The last 15 years have shown an increasing need for inert coatings to improve analytical results obtained in systems used for mercury and sulfur sampling. Regulations for mercury emissions from coal...

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 14 2015

What Goes Into the Best Inert Coatings? Outstanding Material Science!

Materials characterization capabilities of SilcoTek® Materials characterization capabilities serve an essential role at SilcoTek® to develop new inert coating products, and an equally essential role...

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,...