Deformulation of varnish in the laboratory

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Your need : to know the chemical composition of a varnish by deformulation

First of all, before talking about the deformulation of a varnish, what is a varnish? A varnish is a more or less viscous liquid composition used to protect, dye or improve the surface of an industrial product. It is composed of a natural or synthetic resin in solution or dispersion in a vegetable or mineral essence.

Moreover, the varnish has several characteristics such as transparency, brightness and resistance. These characteristics vary according to the resin initially used.

In what context do you need to deform a coating?

Varnishes are made of complex mixtures. The deformulation of varnishes consists in determining, by various chemical analysis ;

  • the nature of the components of this mixture
  • the quantities of materials present in the formulation of the varnish

The deformulation of a varnish can be related to various industrial objectives, such as  

Industrial objectives

Analyze and determine the composition of an unknown varnish

Analyze and identify a pollution or an impurity present in the varnish

Checking the composition of a coating against an SDS

FILAB: a laboratory dedicated to the deformulation of coatings

Services

Discover our polymer deformulation services

"Signature" pack: Identification / Rapid fingerprinting

Quickly identify the nature of the main polymer (material sorting, simple control).

"Signature +" pack: Identification / Rapid fingerprinting

Quickly identify the nature of the main polymer (material sorting, simple control).

"Structure" pack: Structural Identification and Formulation

Determine the composition of the polymer matrix and understand its molecular structure (copolymers, thermal degradation, stabilities).

"Insight Pack": Structural Identification, Formulation and Charges

Identify the polymer and the presence/nature of mineral fillers.

"ORGANIC ADDITIVES" Pack: Qualitative research on organic additives in the presence

Identify all the organic constituents (polymer + additives).

"DEEP" Pack: Complete Deformulation

Obtain the total organic and mineral composition

Get a quote for polymer deformulation studies:

Easily compare our offers using the table below, which details the techniques included in each package to help you choose the one best suited to your needs.

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« Signature » PACK      
« Signature + » PACK     

« Structure » PACK

     
« Insight » PACK   
« ORGANIC ADDITIVES » PACK   
« DEEP » PACK

What are the technical resources for coating deformulation?

DSC

Transition temperature, crystallinity

TGA-FTIR

Identification of the material's decomposition gases

FTIR

Rapid identification of the nature of the main polymer

Py-GC/MS

SEM-EDX

Soxhlet extraction

In addition: HS-GC/MS, GC/MS, LC-HRMS

LC-HRMS

Qualitative research on certain semi-volatile additives

GC/MS

Qualitative research on certain semi-volatile additives

The filab advantages
A highly qualified team
A highly qualified team
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
(Staves available on www.cofrac.com - Accreditation number: 1-1793)
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
Tailor-made support
Tailor-made support
Video debriefing available with the expert
Video debriefing available with the expert
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