All our instruments are available for demonstrations, hands on, and trainings in our Application Lab. A list of instrument dedicated trainings is added, however we offer also trainings on customers site.

Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry

The training for Mercury Porosimetry comprises:

• Introduction of the method and theory
• Possibilities and limits of the MIP method
• Sample preparation
• Check and calibration of the MIP system
• Exercise and hands on Pascal 140/240/440
• Data evaluation and graphical documentation of the analytical results
• Agglomeration, particle size distribution
• Pore size distribution
• Pore surface area
• Density measurement
• Comparison of density measurements with the helium pycnometer 
• Safety rules and safe work with mercury
• Tips and tricks

The training for Sorption techniques comprises:

• Introduction of the method and theory
• Possibilities and limits of the sorption method
• Sample preparation
• Check and calibration of the sorption system
• Exercise and hands on Sorptomatic 1990 / Qsurf
• Special application on materials with small surface areas (Krypton) or micropores (CO₂)
• Chemisorption
• Data evaluation and graphical documentation of the analytical results
• Methods for determination of specific surface areas
• Computation of mesopore size distribution
• Computation of micropore size distribution
• Safety rules and safe work with Liquid Nitrogen
• Tips and tricks

Water vapour / organic vapour sorption

The training for Water vapour / organic vapour sorption comprises:

• Introduction of the method and theory
• Basics of water vapor and organic vapor sorption
• Sample preparation and measurement
• Possibilities and limits of the sorption method
• Check and calibration of the sorption system  
• Interpretation of water vapor sorption isotherms: phase transitions and stability
• Measurement of strong hygroscopic substances
• Data evaluation and graphical documentation of the analytical results
• Methods for determination of specific surface areas
• Pore size distribution
• Diffusion coefficient
• Surface energy, heat of sorption
• Measurement of blister packaging material
• Tips and tricks

Particle size - and shape analysis

The training for Particle size- and shape analysis comprises:

• Theory of TOT (Time of Transition) method
• Particle size distribution
• Disperging of particles
• Particle shape analysiswith the video section of the DSA Dynamic Shape Analysis)
• Data evaluation and graphical documentation of the analytical results
• Programming method files for automatic measurements
• Tips and tricks