Smithers performs product composition investigation, identification and quantification of the contents in a technical grade product subject to registration. Our capabilities include screening of ingredients to 0.1% and lower. Smithers has considerable experience in trace level analysis for the detection and identification of toxicologically significant impurities for 5-batch analysis, as well as structure elucidation.
Product Chemistry Capabilities:
- Melting Point/Freezing – OECD 102
- Boiling Point – OECD 103
- Relative Density – OECD 109
- Vapour Pressure – OECD 104
- Surface Tension – OECD 115
- Water Solubility (Shake Flask Method) – OECD 105
- Water Solubility (Column Elution Method) – OECD 105
- Partition Coefficient (HPLC) – OECD 117
- Partition Coefficient (Shake Flask Method) – OECD 107
- Partition Coefficient (Slow-stirring method) – OECD 123
- Partition Coefficient (pH metric method) – OECD 112
- Dissociation Constant – OECD 112
- Flash point (Liquid only) – EC A9
- Flammability (Solid on ignition) – EC A10
- Flammability (Gases) – EC A11
- Flammability (Contact with Water) – EC A12
- Pyrophoric Properties of Solids and Liquids – EC A13
- Explosive Properties (Liquid) – EC A14
- Explosive Properties (Solid) – EC A14
- Auto-ignition Temperature (Liquid) – EC A15
- Relative Self-Ignition Temperature (Solid) – EC A16
- Oxidising Properties (Solid) – EC A17
- Oxidising Properties (Liquid) – EC A21
- Viscosity – OECD 114
- pH, acidity and alkalinity – OECD 122
- Hydrolysis as a function of pH – OECD 111
- UV/Visible Absorption – OECD 101
- Color (Munsell System) – OCSPP 830.6302
- Corrosion Density – OCSPP 830.6320
- Certificate of Analysis
- Explodability – OCSPP 830.6316; (for solids EC A.14 can be used)
- Miscibility – CIPAC MT 23; OPPTS 830.6319
- Odor
- Oxidation/Reduction – OCSPP 6304
- Particle Size (sieving)
- Physical State – OCSPP 830.6303
- Preliminary Analysis (5-batch analysis) – OCSPP 830:1700
- Solvent Solubility
- Fat solubility – OECD 116
- Storage Stability