Laboratorio dedicado al estudio de fenómenos de corrosión de materiales de instalaciones industriales y el desarrollo de procesos de limpieza química. Mediante el análisis por microscopía electrónica con microanálisis se estudia la naturaleza y composición química de materiales inorgánicos. También se emplean técnicas electroquímicas de análisis.
Equipment and technologies
Its equipment and the team’s experience are used to study of metallic materials surfaces that present corrosion phenomena, as well as the application of electrochemical techniques in the analysis of various matrices or products.
- Analysis by electron microscopy with SEM-EDS microanalysis
- Studies of materials corrosion , to identify possible origin causes
- Study of metallic materials quality
- Identification of the chemical nature of impurities in chemical products
- Study of corrosion inhibitors
- Research on electrochemical sensors
- Tests for formulation corrosion rate determination
- Determination of metal traces by polarography
- Development and validation of methods based on electrochemical techniques
- Corrosion tests according to Part III, Subsection 37.4 of the “Manual of Tests and Criteria” of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
SEM-EDS Scanning Electron Microscope: Provides qualitative and quantitative information about the composition of a surface: element identification. The EDS system can quantitatively identify the weight average of each element of the material being analysed and has the ability to generate an EDS spectrum and quantitative data in a report format.
Equipment and technologies
- Scanning Electron Microscope Jeol JSM 5310
- EDS Microanalysis Oxford Inca Energy
- Polarograph Metrohm 884 Professional VA
- Controlled atmosphere glove box MBRAUN UNILAB 7178
- Gas mixing station with Bronkhorst EI-Flow mass flow controllers from 10 mL/min to 2000 mL/min
- Buehler Isomet 1000 Precision cutter
- Electrochemical interfaces: potentiostats, galvanostats,frequency response analysers (FRA), multimeters