Personnel & Equipment

All activities in the Application Lab are performed by experienced scientists with assistance of well educated students coming from all over the world.

The laboratory is equipped with Sympatec's latest technology basing on Laser Diffraction, Image Analysis, Photon Cross Correlation Spectroscopy and Ultrasonic Extinction. In addition, the classical air-jet sieve analysis with sieve meshes from 32 to 4000 microns is present.

Laser Diffraction (LD) System HELOS

Vitamin E Sensor: HELOS, dispersing system: RODOS, measuring range R3, primary pressure: 1 bar

Image Analysis (IA) System QICPIC

Zinc Sensor: QICPIC, dispersing system: GRADIS/L, measuring range: M7

Photon Cross Correlation Spectroscopy (PCCS) NANOPHOX

Latex Sensor: NANOPHOX, dispersing liquid : water ultrasonication: 5 minutes with external probe, evaluation mode: Cross correlation, dilution: 1:50

Ultrasonic Extinction (UE) OPUS and NIMBUS

Monomer Droplets Sensor: OPUS, frequency interval: 2 - 20MHz, speed of sound: 1480m/s, no. of frequencies: 31, gap width: 6 mm