Laboratory Equipment

AVN laboratories support the wide range of experimental and development activities pursued in the area of chemical process technology. Work areas in these labs are well-ventilated, having chemical hoods for conducting experiments with potentially hazardous materials. Many have been recently renovated with large floor-to-ceiling hoods.

Several laboratories are equipped with analytical instrumentation to support ongoing projects. The primary instruments in this lab are gas chromatographs (GC), high-performance liquid chromatographs (HPLC), infrared spectrometers (FTIR), a GC-mass spectrometer (GC/MS), and a UV/Vis spectrometer. These instruments are operated and results obtained through interfaces with laboratory computers.

Our laboratories utilize a Siemens PCS-7 process control system, which is the same system used in many commercial production facilities and has full SIL III capabilities with redundancy for process safety needs. AVN also utilizes an C data historian to log process information from the DCS. When your team cannot be present for testing, AVN can offer clients secure, remote access to their data in real-time via the data historian and its graphical user interface.

Other laboratories are outfitted for processing inorganic materials, testing advanced membrane separations techniques, organic process research and development, and polymer development. Equipment includes a variety of ovens, furnaces, pumps, an extensive collection of glassware, process control devices, distillation columns, vacuum pumps, pH meters, Karl-Fisher apparatus, and titrators. Other specialized equipment includes a high-intensity mixer, a platen press, high-magnification light microscopes, and an electrospinning device.