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October 10 2013 Process Analytical

Minamata And The Importance of Accurate Mercury Testing

Why is accurate mercury testing important? Just look to history and the signing of the UN treaty to control mercury in Minamata Japan. Over 50 years ago, Japan experienced that country's worst...

October 01 2013 Process Analytical

SilcoNert® 2000 Improves Flare Gas Sampling Performance

SilcoNert® 2000 (Sulfinert®) is a key component in improved sampling of flare gas streams. SilcoNert 2000 coated analyzer components improve ultra low level sampling of common flare gasses such as...

September 18 2013 Process Analytical

Mercury Continuous Emissions Monitoring Improved

GE recently patented an improved mercury ionic gas generator for continuous emissions monitoring systems US Patent 8,119,409 B2. The generator features improved corrosion resistance and inertness by...

August 29 2013 Process Analytical

Reliable Mercury Testing Using SilcoNert 2000

The National Energy Technology Laboratory uses SilcoNert® 2000 (Sulfinert®) to improve the reliability of mercury testing when evaluating new mercury emissions technology. The EERC and Corning Inc....

August 05 2013 Process Analytical

Reduce H2S Adsorption in Stainless Steel Filters

SilcoTek customer, Classic Filters, uses SilcoNert 2000 to reduce H2S and sulfur adsorption in stainless steel filters. Why? Because high durability stainless steel filters have a tremendous amount...

July 31 2013 Process Analytical

How to improve H2S stability & response in sampling lines & filters?

A customer recently approached us with a problem. Their sample system suffered from erratic readings, low stability, loss of H2S readings and long response time. The customer was sampling through...

July 26 2013 Process Analytical

How to improve vacuum performance in UHV, semiconductor systems

SilcoTek coatings improve vacuum performance in UHV and semiconductor systems by reducing outgassing and preventing ion contaminantion and corrosion. SilcoGuard 1000 is a silicon coating proven to...

July 09 2013 sulfur analysis

Improve Sulfur Detection In Coal Gasification Plants

SilcoTek Customer RR Technology chose SilcoTek's coating (SilcoNert 2000) to improve sulfur detection and minimize sulfur adsorption at a coal gasification plant project in Mississippi. SilcoTek...

December 03 2012 Process Analytical

Mars Rover Curiosity uses SilcoNert® 2000 to Improve Sampling

Curiosity Mars Rover Improves Sampling with SilcoNert® 2000 Did you know that SilcoNert® 2000 is on Mars? NASA Curiosity Mars Rover uses SilcoNert® 2000 lined MXT tubing to improve inert sample...