Our Services – Agrochemicals, Biocides & Chemicals
Chemical and physical characterisation
Chemical and Physical Characterisation for the Agrochemical and Biocide Product Industries
Ensuring Product Integrity, Safety, and Compliance
For agrochemical and biocide products to be effective and compliant with regulatory standards, thorough chemical and physical characterisation is essential. CEMAS provides comprehensive characterisation solutions to help our clients ensure the integrity, safety, and performance of their products. With advanced analytical technologies and a team of experienced scientists, we deliver precise data that supports product development, regulatory submissions, and market success.
Our Characterisation Services
CEMAS offers a wide range of chemical and physical characterisation solutions tailored to the agrochemical and biocide industries. We provide data-driven insights to support your product development and regulatory needs, whether you need to assess a new product or verify an existing one.
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Our Services include:
Chemical Composition Analysis
Using advanced techniques such as High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Mass Spectrometry (MS) to accurately:
Impurity Profiling
Conducting thorough impurity profiling to identify and quantify impurities, ensuring they are within acceptable limits and compliant with industry standards. Services include:
- Quantification of trace impurities
- Analysis of degradation pathways
- Assessment of product purity
Physical Property Testing
Physical properties significantly affect product performance; including factors such as solubility, stability, and application efficacy. CEMAS offers a range of physical property tests to help evaluate your product performance, namely:
- Particle size distribution
- Bulk density and porosity
- Moisture content
- Solubility in water and other solvents
Thermal Analysis
Conducting thermal analysis to assess a product’s heat stability, melting point, and crystallinity, providing insights into storage, transport, and application. Our services include:
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Melting point determination
Regulatory Compliance
Our chemical and physical characterisation services ensure that your products meet the necessary regulatory requirements for the agrochemical and biocide industries. We adhere to GxP and other global regulatory standards, providing thorough documentation and reports as required to support your product registration and approval processes.
Analytical Techniques:
Our laboratories are equipped with the latest technologies and infrastructure, including:
- Liquid chromatography
- U/HPLC-MS/MS
- SFC-LC-MS/MS
- Differential Mobility Separation
- HPLC-UV, ELSD, DAD, RI, fluorescence
- Gas chromatography
- GC-ECD, FID, NPD
- GC-MS
- Headspace
- Thermal desorption
- Ion Chromatography
- ICP-MS
- FT-IR spectrometer
- Range of microscopes
- Autotitrators
- Spray particle size analyser (MMAD)
- Particle size analysers (mastersizers)
- Thermospectronic UV Spectrometer
- Rheometer, viscometers, density meters
- DSC
- Tensiometer
- Dissolution bath
- Tablet testers
Why choose CEMAS?
Science
Our scientists and study directors bring decades of experience and expertise
Compliance
GLP, GCP and GMP compliance to ensure that your regulatory needs are met
Delivery
Flexibility and responsiveness to your requirements, to provide quality data on time
Reliability
Quality and delivery are at the heart of all we do
