Control of physicochemical parameters
• Assay
• Impurities
• Residual solvents
• Viscosity
• Heavy metals
• Water content
• Others specified by the product
Methods of Analysis
•Start-up of physicochemical analysis methods
•Validation of methods for analysis according to ICH guidelines.
Stability studies for cosmetic products
- Protocol drafting for stability studies
- Storage in climatic chambers under ICH conditions
- Analytical control
- Drafting of stability study report.
Chemical Analysis (Environmental)
- Chemical characterization of waste and drinking water
- Analysis for specific contaminants in natural and waste waters both municipal and industrial.
- Analysis for contaminants in focal points of industries’ atmospheric emissions
- Analysis for contaminants in soil and sediments
Metal Analysis
• Atomic absorption –Flame
• Atomic absorption - Hydride
• Atomic absorption - Graphite
Industrial Hygiene
• Environmental quality in the work place
• Determination of chemical contaminants: solvents, metals, particles
• Determination of physical contaminants: temperature, noise, vibration, radiation
•Determination of biological contaminants: pathogens
Product Safety
- Biodegradability test of commercial products according to official regulations(OECD, ISO)
- Toxicity and ecotoxicity test
- Metal content and toxic organic compounds content
Instrumental Techniques
- Gas Chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID)
- Gas Chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Gas Chromatography, head space
- HPLC, ultraviolet
- HPLC, mass spectrometry
- Atomic absorption spectrometry, flame
- Atomic absorption spectrometry, graphite chamber
- Infrared spectrometry, FT-IR
- Molecular absorption spectrophotometry, UV-visible
- Nuclear magnetic Resonance (400 MHz)