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The team of analytical chemists at SGS-IPS Testing can provide you with valuable information about your product. Whether it’s part of your ongoing quality control program, or a problem with production or performance of your product, SGS-IPS Testing can help solve these issues in a timely matter. Our analytical team specializes in solving problems in the paper, pulp, nonwovens and health care industries, with years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment. Analytical services SGS-IPS Testing offers include: pH, titrations, ash analysis, CONEG metals analysis by ICP-OES, FTIR, EDS, GCMS-Volatile, GCMS-Semi-volatile, Olfactory Detection, reverse engineering, and component analysis of consumer products.
If your needs are not completely met by an existing testing method, SGS-IPS can develop customized analytical methods to meet the needs of your company’s research and production objectives. This can save your company considerable time and money when it comes to bringing new products and services to market. Give us a call and our team of experts will work with you and custom design a testing protocol.
| Test Method | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Acidity/Alkalinity | TAPPI T 428 | |
| Acidity/Alkalinity ASTM | ASTM D548 | |
| Alkali Solubility | TAPPI T 235 | For bleached (delignified) pulps |
| Alkaline Reserve | TAPPI T 553 | % Calcium Carbonate (detection limit of 2%) |
| Alpha, Beta and Gamma Cellulose | TAPPI T 203 | For bleached (delignified) pulps |
| Alpha Cellulose only | TAPPI T 203 | For bleached (delignified) pulps |
| Ash at 525 °C | TAPPI T 211 | For any wood, pulp, paper or paper products |
| Ash at 900 °C | TAPPI T 413 | For any wood, pulp, paper or paper products |
| Ash, Acid-Insoluble | TAPPI T 244 | Pulp sheets, Sand analysis can be added |
| Binder Analysis | SGS-IPS Method | |
| Carbohydrate | TAPPI T 249 | Mininimum of 2 samples. Acid-insoluble lignin can be added |
| Copper Number | TAPPI T 430 | |
| Deconstruction of Consumer Product | Reverse Engineering | |
| Extractives (soxhlet) | TAPPI T 204 | Contact for solvent options |
| Heavy Metals | By ICP | |
| Kappa Number | TAPPI T 236 | Single determination |
| Lignin, Acid-Insoluble Klason | TAPPI 60(10): 143 - 1977 | Mininimum of 2 samples (detection limit of 2%) |
| Odor Analysis | By GCMS with Olfactory Detection Port | |
| pH - Cold Extract | TAPPI T 509 | Don’t touch sample with hands |
| pH - Hot Extract | TAPPI T 435 | Don’t touch sample with hands |
| pH - Surface | TAPPI T 529 | Don’t touch sample with hands |
| Quantitative Analysis of Textile Fiber | ASTM D629e | Requires a fiber ID before testing |
| Reducible sulfur | TAPPI T 406 | Requires standard curve |
| Sand Analysis in Pulp | SGS-IPS Method -uses TAPPI T 244 | |
| Starch | TAPPI T 419 | |
| Volatiles | By GCMS | |
| Semi-volatiles | By GCMS | |
| Wax extraction | TAPPI 405 | Duplicate determination |
| Troubleshooting - Inorganic ID | Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) | |
| Troubleshooting - Organic Identification | Infrared Spectroscopy |