As a result of the concerns on consumer health and security, there's been a surge of importance in research and development and quality control in a wide range of textiles related applications.

Whether you require a standardized system in accordance with international standard such as ISO and ASTM or a customized solution, we can offer you the expertise and know-how to address your most demanding applications, in collaboration with Shimadzu and our other global partners. 

We offer analytical instruments and solutions for a wide variety areas of textile applications including Perflourinated Compounds (PFCs), APEO, pesticides, carcinogenic and allergic azo dyes, phtalates, flame retardants (PBB, PBDE), dimethylfumarate (DMF), aryl amines, volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde, chrom VI, heavy metals, nickel, RoHS, UV protection factor (UPF) for technical textiles...

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Applications and Analysis

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Chemical Tests 
Consumer Safety and Regulations
(Textiles and Leather Products)

 

Azo Dyes (Carcinogenic / Allergen Materials), Aryl Amines
REACH Testing

HPLC, LCMSMS, GCMS

Pesticides

LCMSMSGCMSFreestyle

Heavy Metals (As, Pb, Cd, Hg, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni, Sb)

AAEDXICP, ICP-MS

Chrome VI (Cr+6)

UV

Phtalates (REACH)

HS-GCHS-GCMS

Flame Retardants (PBB, PBDE), DMF

GCGCMS

Formaldehyde

UV

PFOSs, APEOs, BAC

LCMSMS

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

GCGCMS

PAHs

HPLC

Total organic carbon TOC

Textiles Quality Control
(Textile and Leather Products)

Physical tests (TG, melting point etc.)

TA

Stain analysis on textiles

FTIRAIM

UV Protection Factor (UPF)

UV

Textile and Leather Industry

Optical rotation and density measurements

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| Textiles Application Areas |

 

PFOs, APEO, pesticides

 

REACH, Chrome VI, heavy metal

 

Textile dyes

 

Azo dyes

 

Phtalates, Flame Retardants

 

UV protected textiles

 

Aryl amines, VOC

GC-MS Analysis of Phtalates: Comparison of GC Stationary Phase Performance

Phthalates are ubiquitous in the environment and have attracted attention due to their potential adverse impact on human health. For this reason, detection and separation of phthalates has become a necessity. Gas chromatography is an effective approach for separating phthalates, and it can be paired with several detection techniques, including electron capture (ECD), flame ionization (FID), and mass spectrometry (MS). In this study, Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010 Plus GCMS was used and Restek Pro EZGC gas chromatographic modeling software was employed to determine the optimal stationary phases and conditions for phthalate GC-MS analysis. The separation of phthalates was compared on seven different stationary phases: Rtx-440, Rxi-XLB, Rxi-5ms, Rtx-50, Rxi-35Sil MS, Rtx-CLPesticides, and Rtx-CLPesticides2 phases. In all cases, 18 EPA- and EU-listed phthalates were analyzed in less than 6 minutes. In addition, an extended list of 37 phthalates was analyzed in less than 40 minutes using an optimized method. Both Rtx-440, which is unique to Restek, and Rxi-XLB columns showed the best resolution of the complex phthalate mixture.