Here are some examples of the typical projects and some unique ones we have completed over the years.

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• First Customer and Project, providing hardwood species analysis.

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• Analysis of vintage comic books to show areas of touch up paint and also show that the pages contained original coating.

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• Analysis and identification of various packaging contamination for packaging consulting firms.

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• Identification of cardboard defects which showed that the defect was from drywall (calcium sulfate) being added to the pulper.​

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• ​Quantification of z-direction additive distribution by FTIR, which involved constructing a 20 point calibration curve with a linear regression R2 value of 0.9998.  Which enabled us to accurately measure additive concentration in the z-direction of the product.

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• Corrosion studies of various metals in contact with paper for government agencies.

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• Water vapor transmission rates of a paper product that was under development.

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• Tracking chemical reactions of a wet strength agent during curing.  

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• Comparing numerous retention aid products for indication of branching contained within their molecular structures.

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• ​Deformulation of various grades of paper to understand the functionality of its components.

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• Screening books for the presence of overseas fiber sources.

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• Assessing the recycle fiber content of various samples.

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• Performing refining assessments of pulp, buy grading into various categories, making comments and taking micro-photographs to support findings.

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• Performing % starch content of products to assess starch concentration of coatings.

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• Providing testing to assess compliance with FDA regulations for paper in contact with food.

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• Testing for reducible sulfur content and silver tarnishing  for jewelry boxes to prevent tarnishing of contained jewelry. 

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• Testing for total nitrogen content to calculate concentrations of various nitrogen based additives.

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• Performing automated fiber length/fines balance to investigate the source of extra fines going into the sheet.

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• Analyzing z-direction fines content by sheet splitting and automated fiber length/fines analysis.

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• Analyzing  z-directional starch content by sheet splitting and % starch analysis.

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• Analyzing different sources of pulp for fiber length and coarseness to assist in improving tissue properties.

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• Performing testing for compliance with Library of Congress standards.

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• Providing paper machine felt analysis.

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• Testing for the presence of caramelization reactions in food products at various temperatures by FTIR spectroscopy.

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• Providing BTU testing for various samples.

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• Deformulation of  various adhesives to find the root cause of adhesion failures.

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• Providing FTIR data for batch to batch products to ensure quality control.

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• Providing technical support for many litigation issues.

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• Supporting many customers with the identification of process contamination to assist in finding their source.

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• Performing pitch dispersant  studies.

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• Identified the root cause by investigating differences in a medication that may lead to heart attacks.

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