Lab Research & Development
Third Coast has over 20 years of chemical production experience in the US Gulf Coast and abroad.
Full Service Laboratory
Our Chemists, Analysts, and Technicians support our chemical contract manufacturing services with over 100 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and product management experience.
Laboratory Capabilities
Quality Control Testing
Third Coast has an extensive on-site laboratory, which can provide our customers with certified quality control and quality assurance testing for all manufactured products. Our Chemists, Analysts, and Technicians support our services with over 100 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and product management experience.
The Third Coast laboratory is included in the site ISO 9001:2015 certification. The Lab participates in round-robin-testing with our customers’ labs, outside laboratory confirmation, and employs contract calibration services for equipment maintenance and reliability. In addition to standard QA/QC testing, we offer a flexible work environment that makes for easy scheduling of standardized production test requirements.
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Research & Development
Third Coast offers a variety of technical services including:
- Multistep organic or inorganic synthesis
- Formulation
- Application Support
- Scale-up from laboratory study to industrial production
- Current process troubleshooting and optimization
R&D Equipment and Facilities
- High-pressure reactors (Parr reactor)
- Glass reactors – atmospheric and pressurized up to 30 psi
- Fractional distillation
- Filtration
On-site Analytical Instruments:
- Gas Chromatography (GC)
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Ion chromatography (IC)
- FT-IR, UV-Vis., ICP-AES
- Auto-titrator
- Karl-Fischer moisture machines (Volumetric and Coulometry)
- Kinematic Viscosity Bath (-40C, 40C, 400C)
- Dynamic Viscosity Bath
- Corrosion Test
- Rust
- Foam Test Bath
- Sulfur Analyzer
- Nitrogen Analyzer
- Local access to GC-MS, NMR, and other possibilities.
Chemical Families
- Ester
- Amides
- Amines
- Amine Oxides
- Amidazolines
- Quats
- Betaines
- Polymers (pre-polymers)
Processes
- Batch reaction
- Distillation (batch/continuous, flash/fractional)
- Centrifugation
- Filtration
- Phase separation
Markets
- Extractive: oilfield chemicals, refinery chemicals. AG chemicals, mining chemicals
- Automotive Chemicals: fuel/lube additives, components, tire/rubber
- Bio-sustainable: biofuels, chemicals, esters, base oils
- Others: specialty chemical, paper and ink, textile
