Testing and Analysis
Kemitek offers testing and analysis services supporting its research projects or on a fee-for-service basis. We are particularly specialised in the development and execution of complex or tailor-made testing that requires advanced expertise.
Testing and analysis services
Examples of testing and analysis projects
- Characterization of used frying oils
- Characterization of petroleum based greases
- Identification of additives
- Acetone content determination
Complete list of testing and anaysis offered
- Acid number
- Pour point
- Melting point
- Fire point
- Saponification index
- Iodine index
- Fatty acid composition
- Triglyceride composition
- Kinetic viscosity at 40°C and 100°C
- Dynamic viscosity (Brookfield)
- Low temperature viscosity (-10, -20 and -35 °C)
- Viscosity index
- Consistency measurement by penetrometry
- Flash point (open cup and closed cup)
- Cloud point
- Unsaponifiables
- Free fatty acid
- Refraction index
- Color (Lovibond)
- Lubricant film efficiency (four-balls wear test)
- Cyanate quantification (TDI/MDI)
- Water content (Karl Fisher)
- Fatty acid distribution by GC
- Oxydative stability (Rancimat)
- Total and free glycerin
- Sulfated ashes
- Peroxyde index
- Hydroxyle index
- Iodine value
- Insoluble matter
- Humidity and volatiles content
- Methanol content
- HPLC-MS
- GPC
- Specific gravity
- 1H and 13C NMR
- TGA
- DSC
- GC-MS
- Oxydation resistance measurement (RPVOT)
- Centrifugation test
- Freeze / thaw cycle testing (3 cycles)
- UV-Visible spectrometry
- FTIR spectrometry
- Alpha et beta acid quantification by UV-Visible spectrometry
- Cone bleed test (ASTM D6184)
KEMITEK
835, rue Mooney Ouest
Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada G6G 0A5
Phone : (418) 338-1318
Fax : (418) 338-1338
Email : info@kemitek.org
Monday to Friday: 9h – 17h
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
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