
Materials & chemical processing
We help build faster, more efficient materials & chemical processing capability for customers facing complex scientific challenges.
Our analytical capability in macromolecular characterization helps deliver new insight for customers - from understanding the relationship between the presence of ‘branching’ in synthetic polymer to the properties of high performance materials.
We have more than 50 years of know how in the analysis of the molecular composition of bio-or synthetic polymers. It comes through our long-standing experience in materials as part of the DSM family; but also through access to new - and often commercially unavailable techniques – developed through our scientific network.
In fact, our work in macromolecular characterization ranges from polyolefines; to difficult-to-dissolve polyamides; to complex polyesters; to waterborne polyoxazolines, polyamides, lipids and even peptides and proteins.
Just two ways that our macromolecular capabilities have helped customers:
Our capability in macromolecular characterization is driven by our competences in molecular structures, quantification and data analysis & statistics.
Our competence covers our ability to identify and characterize molecules - and of course knowing which technologies to apply. In our experience it often requires multiple technologies to fully understand a molecule - and then integrate the data to describe it.
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SS- & L-NMR spectroscopy (500, 600 & 700 MHz) |
HT & meltprobe |
FTIR & Raman spectro- & microscopy |
UV-VIS microscopy |
Fluorescence microscopy |
Ion mobility spectrometry |
Mass spectrometry (MS/MS) |
MALDI/ESI ASAP/EI/DCI, TOF-SIMS (Imaging) & MALDI Imaging |
Quantification covers our ability to quantify molecules and assemblies of molecules.
In addition to asking ourselves ‘how much?’, we also need to ask how much a molecule is actually doing? And indeed what is it doing? From sample taking to preparation, detection and weighing, the only way to achieve this is with repeatable precision accuracy.
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L-NMR GC-(FID/NPD/SCD/AED) |
GC-MS/MS, 2D-GC, (UP)LC, (UP)LC-MS/MS |
Ion chromatography |
HT-, LT- & Aq-SEC, SEC-MS, SEC-LC, SEC-MALS/RI/IR/Visco, SPE, SPME, Soxhlet, ASE, TREF, Fractionation, XRF, µ-XRF, ICP-AES, NAA, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, CHN |
Titrimetry, density, TOC |
Exposure measurements - Gas sampling |
Our capability includes our ability to process analytical raw data to enable its interpretation…and ultimately create information. Our ability to analyze and link data at different scientific levels is the key to increasing information density for our customers - and giving them new insight into their applications and how to improve them.
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DoE |
White box modelling (reaction kinetics) |
Numerical mathematics |
Method validation |
Data mining |
Chemometry (PLS, PCA) |
6-sigma support |
Image data analysis |
Algorithm development |
Tools development (macros in Excel, GUI) |
Sensometrics |
We help build faster, more efficient materials & chemical processing capability for customers facing complex scientific challenges.
Our capability in molecular imaging helps to shed valuable new light on our customers’ applications.
We use small molecule profiling to give customers fresh insight into their complex materials.