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Silicones can be challenging to analyze. Dow Corning’s ability to
develop new products and modify existing ones is based in part upon our
silicone analytical expertise and advanced instrumentation. Our
analytical group has been characterizing silicon based materials for over 65
years and literally “wrote the book” on analyzing silicones: The Analytical
Chemistry of Silicones.
Contact us to help you with silicone testing.
Our scientists use a variety of
analytical instruments to characterize silicone materials to better
understand the relationships between their chemistry and key application
properties. We have a wide range of practical experience in troubleshooting
problems from diverse industries – including automotive, electronics, paper,
healthcare and specialty chemicals.
Silicone Testing Solutions:
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Measure silicone deposition on hair (PDF size = 538KB) |
| Characterize silicone molecular structure |
| Silicone analysis to recommend comparable material |
| Silicone contamination testing |
| Measure silane surface treatment levels |
| Measure silicon(e) concentration |
Some of the instrument techniques we use to characterize materials
include:
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Chemical Structure Identification (PDF size = 163
KB)(Raman, IR, NMR, UV-VIS)
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Chromatography and Separations (GPC, HPLC, IC, GC)
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Mass
Spectrometry (PDF size = 180 KB) (GC-MS, LC-MS, FT-MS, MALDI-TOF-MS,
GC-TOF-MS)
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Microscopy (optical, AFM, SEM, TEM, laser confocal
microscopy)
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Surface Analysis (XPS or ESCA, contact angle, surface tension,
interferometry)
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Elemental Testing (WDXRF, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, XRD)
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Thermal
Analysis (PDF size = 172 KB) (TGA, DSC, DMA, TMA, Py-GCMS, flashpoint)
Please
contact us by e-mail or call one of our
global locations to discuss your specific testing needs.
Sources:
A. Lee Smith (ed), The Analytical Chemistry of Silicones,
Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York (1991).
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