Posts by Cruz-Garcia, Ashley

Pac/OptiPDM. Micro distillation unit certified to ASTM D396, D975, D1655, D2880, D3699, D4814, D6751, D7467, D7566, D8147 and correlation with ASTM D86, D1160.

Density meter/Excellence D5. High precision density meter with 0.00005g/cm3 accuracy. Temperature control from 0 to 95°C. suitable for organic and aqueous samples. Measuring range 0-3g/cm3.

Frontier/MIR NIR spectrometer. Capable of wavenumber 8,300 to 350/cm in the MIR range and 14,700 – 2,000/cm suing a Caf2 beamsplitter. In addition, it is ATR capable. Has capability to analyze biodiesel FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) using the ASTM D7371-07 and EN 14078:2003 methodologies.

IKA/C6000 Global standard. Energy density measurement following DIN, ISO, ASTM, GOST standard methods. Capable of adiabatic, isoperibol and dynamic operating modes.

TGA 8000. Capable of ambient temperature to 1200°C at heating rates 0.1 to 500°C/min. Ability to run under inert or reactive atmosphere. Applications include decomposition and thermal stability measurements, reaction kinetics, combustion, oxidation process monitoring etc.

Lab-Sys/DSC 8500. Double furnace providing real differential scanning capabilities for increased sensitivity. Temperature range -100 to 750°C at heating rates of up to 750°C. Ability to perform analysis under inert atmosphere or reactive atmosphere with oxygen etc.

GC/8890 MS/5977. Two dimensional GC with flow modulator. Set up with FID and MS detection.

GC/7890A. Distillate/petroleum fractions SimDis following ASTM D2887. Adapted for renewable fuels.

GC/7890A. High temperature SimDis following ASTM D7169. Can be adapted for Bio oil.

GC/7890AGC/7890A. Gas chromatograph with single quad mass spectrometer. Set up with two inlets and two column to two detectors for quantitative and identification. MSD can be configured in electron impact ionization or chemical ionization.

GC/Clarus 690 MS/Clarus SQ8T. Gas chromatograph with single quad mass spectrometer. Set with simultaneous FID and MS data acquisition for peak identification and quantification on single runs.