Characterisation

  • Materials Properties

    - Micro hardness (Vickers)

    - Corrosion behaviour testing (potentiodynamic polarisation)

    - Absorbance / Transmittance in Uv –Visible / Energy band gap

    - Surface free energy / Surface tension/ Contact angle

  • Photocatalytic/self-cleaning evaluation of powders and surfaces

    - Evaluation of photocatalytic activity under UV

    - Evaluation of self-cleaning properties (hydrophobicity / hydrophilicity) under UV

  • Water-Physicochemical analyses

    - pH

    - Alkalinity

    - Hardness

    - Salinity

    - Chlorides

    - Conductivity

    - Total, suspended and dissolved organic and inorganic solids

  • Other Scientific Services

    - Complete characterisation and problem-solving service, regarding nanomaterials and surface coatings (chemical composition, crystalline structure, mechanical and electrochemical behaviour)

    - R&D contract research for third parties