Solutions
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21.05.12
Determination of the flammability of different liquid products- Determination of the flammability of products enables companies to ensure adequate handling, storage and transport conditions.
Flammability is determined by a flash point test, which is the lowest temperature at which a flammable or combustible liquid releases vapor in sufficient quan (...)
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- 03.04.12
Chemical analyses for conformity to RoHS directives - The European market is subject to different directives which regulate the characteristics of products, processes or production methods. Some of them are more specific and refer to the presence of restricted chemical substances in products based on the hazard they pose to consumer health and to the e (...)
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- 02.04.12
Interlaboratory programs in chemical and physicochemical analyses - IPT\'s Metrological References Laboratory (LRM) provides two kinds of interlaboratory programmes to the industry and academic laboratories: Proficiency testing schemes and Interlaboratory method validation programmes.
P (...)
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- 14.02.12
Atmospheric and marine environment in-field corrosion tests - [img=2114,legenda=Floating laboratory installed at the canal of São Sebastião city, São Paulo, Brazil]
IPT has pioneered studies of atmospheric corrosion in Brazil. The first study began in 1974 with the project "Studies of the behavior of metallic materials in diffe (...)
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- 16.12.11
Identification of combustion products - Upon burning, many materials release toxic substances that may be harmful to the environment. To enable the identification of substances generated by combustion, the material is subjected to pyrolysis at a controlled temperature varying from 300 to 900ºC, and the resulting combustion products a (...)
