Technique X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) is used to identify minerals and other phases. It characterizes materials by a non-destructive method, if they have already been reduced to powder form....

Technique A scanning electron microscope (SEM) connected to an energy dispersion system (EDS) for microanalysis is a tool which enables non-destructive investigation to provide precise...

Technique The polarised light optical microscope makes use of polarised visible light, with wavelength from the near infrared to ultraviolet, to analyse translucent crystalline substances....

Technique Infrared spectroscopy is a non-destructive absorption spectroscopy technique used in the characterization of materials to study chemical bonds. It is an effective analytical technique...

Technique Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a thermal scanning method which measures the differences between the heat flows, in relation to the temperature of the sample, in the substance...

Technique A technique which is able to measure the weight of a sample while it is heated with controlled temperature increase. This analysis provides graphs (weight against temperature) known as...

Technique The main method for measuring the specific surface of a microporous material is by gas adsorption (BET method). The measurement is made at low temperatures and pressures and assesses the...

Technique Granulometric analysis measures the dimensions of the particles within the sample and classifies them. Applications Physical characterization of a powder

Technique Spectrophotometry performed on any coloured surface is the testing method which measures the intensity of the fraction of visible radiation which the surface reflects by diffusion at the...

Technique Atomic spectroscopy is a both a qualitative and a quantitative instrumental analysis technique, since a substance is decomposed into its constituent atoms by means of a flame. The...

Technique A viscometer is an instrument used to measure the viscosity of fluids. The Brookfield viscometer measures the force (which depends on the viscosity of the fluid) necessary to rotate a...

Technique Rheometry provides information for the characterization of the rheological properties of fluids. The rheometer performs two classes of measurements: viscosity measurements, to assess...