The analysis of unknown organic compounds associated with manufacturing processes is a particular strength of M-Scan. Whether the unknowns are impurities in pharmaceutical products, residues or adulterants in food, the analysis of an oilfield production chemical or petrochemical product, an agrochemical, a fuel or odour associated with transportation, an impurity in a gas supply, or a small change in formulation affecting the physical properties of a polymer, M-Scan has expertise in analysing a wide range of samples from a number of industries.
Being specialist in bespoke methods of analysis rather than simply reliant on set pre-developed methods, M-Scan can bring together its expertise in the development of new analytical methods and interpretation of chromatography and mass spectrometry data, with its extensive inventory of instruments, to provide clients with detailed information on the unknown compound from their process. Below are just a few examples:
- Unusual material caught in filters
- Hydrocarbon deposits poisoning catalysts
- Unexpected product colouration
- Unwanted odours from a product
- Purity analysis on feedstocks and final product
- Analysis of fuels
- Leachates from containers or packaging
- Nuisance odors in outdoor or indoor air samples
- Workplace air sampling
- Solvent residues
- Changes in chemistry of polymers
- Analysis of detergents and surfactants
- Process-indicative impurities used by M-Scan to resolve patent disputes
M-Scan Brochure: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Analysis (8pp.)