Category Archives: Chemical
Quantitative Evaluation of Perfume Fleuressence Samples
Sonia Rykiel, a renowned French fashion designer defined the importance of perfume in one’s life and said, “Perfume is like a parenthesis, a moment of freedom, peace, love and sensuality between the disturbances of modern living”. No doubt people treasure perfumes. What … Continue reading
Real Time Chemical Process Measurements Using a GC/SAW System
In the sphere of pharmaceutical chemistry, process chemistry revolves around the development and optimization of a synthetic scheme and manufactures compounds for the drug development phase. Chemical engineers also sketch large-scale processes to convert raw materials, chemicals, living cells, energy … Continue reading
Testing Natural Gas Using the zNose®
The natural gas, used by consumers is the processed one which is free from any impurity and very different from the natural gas, brought from underground up to the wellhead. Though the processing of natural gas is less intricate than … Continue reading
How to identify unwanted Odors in Foam Samples
Do you know polyurethane foam outgasses organic vapors that lead to unwanted odors? Polyurethane foam is a synthetic foam produced by a wide assortment of volatile organic compounds (VOC). It is a combination of isocyanate and polyols, which are derived … Continue reading
Measurement of VOCs and Odors from Metal Casting in Foundries
Did You Know that casting is a part of metalworking? Well, Casting is a process in which liquid metal is poured into a mold- that contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to cool and solidify. … Continue reading
Detecting the presence of Ethanol in Air and Water
Ethanol also commonly called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is the principal type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Drinks with 0.5% or more ethanol are called alcoholic. When people talk about it, they often name it simply as … Continue reading
Detection and Analysis of VOCs in Wastewater
Virtually any chemical may be found in Wastewater. Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. Wastewater can originate from a combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff or stormwater, and from … Continue reading
Methyal Isocyanate – A Hazard to Life
In our society today, many dangerous chemicals are produced and transported. Because of the vast use of these chemicals, more and more chemical accidents with huge loss of human life are getting reported. In Bhopal, India, accidental acute inhalation exposure … Continue reading
Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in Odors from Plastics
A study says, the production of plastic in 2014 was whooping 311 million metric tons, 4% higher than the previous year’s. And as economies are expanding day by day, the demand and the usage of plastic is growing rapidly each … Continue reading
The Need for Fuel Contamination Testing!
The fuel contamination incident in Bangor, County Down attracted U.K’s media largely in 2015. Cars of the customers broke down and got damaged severely, due to the contaminated fuel bought from Tesco’s service station. BBC’s report regarding the issue stated … Continue reading