Micromeritics

Micromeritics operates Micromeritics Analytical Services (MAS) and manufactures automated laboratory instruments that measure physical characteristics of powders and solids for fundamental research, product development, quality assurance and control, production, and process control applications. MAS is a DEA-licensed, FDA-registered, cGMP/GLP-compliant contract laboratory that specializes in the physical characterization of fine powders and solid materials for the outsourcing needs of a broad range of industries. The MAS laboratory utilizes the best in materials characterization instrumentation from both Micromeritics and other manufacturers. MAS can satisfy analytical requirements that include particle size, particle shape, surface area, pore size, pore volume, absolute or skeletal density, envelope density, bulk density, tap density, catalytic activity, temperature-programmed reactions, vapor sorption, surface energy, TGA, DSC, method development, and method validation.

Micromeritics has begun producing an ongoing series of short educational videos. Of interest to scientists, researchers, laboratory technicians, and students alike, this video series will cover various topics focusing on the science of material characterization.

The initial video in this series is titled ''Fundamentals of Adsorption Measurement - Free Space 101''. Jeff Kenvin, Group Leader of Micromeritics Scientific Services Staff, explains the three popular methods of free space measurement and why Static Level Control is the most stable and accurate of the three.

Particulate Systems completely automated, compact PID Microactivity-Reference Reactor is the most advanced modular microreactor laboratory system in the world for measuring the activity and selectivity of catalysts. The standard platform can be easily adapted to the users'' catalytic testing needs with a variety of configurations and options. The Microactivity-Reference has been designed to save time and resources at both the catalyst development stage and factory report process during catalyst screening. The system can accommodate a wide variety of reactions including hydrocracking, hydrotreating, isomerization, hydrogenation, hydrodesulphurization (HDS), oxidation, hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), polymerization, reforming (aromatization), steam reforming, to name a few.