Departments    Industrial Analysis    Analytical Chemistry     Director:   Dr. Jaume Borrás      ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES - - Gas chromatography:       - Flame ionization (FID)       - Electron capture (ECD)       - Nitrogen-phosphorous (NPD)       - Mass spectrometry (MS)       - Head space - Liquid chromatography (HPLC):       - Ultraviolet       - Fluorescence       - Refractive index -Infrared spectroscopy:       - FT-IR System - Molecular absorption spectrophotometry (UV-VIS) - Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS):       - Flame       - Hydride generator / cold vapour       - Graphite chamber - Zeeman - TOC (Total Organic Carbon) - Inductive Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) - Selective Fluoride electrodes WORKING AREAS Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Industry - - Quality control of raw materials and finished products according     to European Farmacopea and USP - Quality control of finished product according to USP - Quantification of active principles - Pill and tablet disgregation test - Purified water control - Volatile organic impurity determination - Ethylene oxide (dioxan) residue determination - Raw material fatty acid determination - Trace metals Cosmetic Industry - - Quality control of raw materials and finished products - Acidity index and peroxide determination - Preservative determinations; phenoxyethanol, parabenes,   isothiozolinones - Bacteriostatic and bactericide determination: Irgasan,   digluconate clorhexydine - Tooth paste fluoride determination Food Industry - - Drinking water - Oils and fats - Preservative determination: benzoates, sorbates - Antioxydant determination: BHA-BHT - Immediate principle determination - Mineral, vitamin and sugar determination - Fatty acid and sterol determinations - Contradictory analysis - Aflatoxins determination - Metals determination Chemical Industry - - Active principle determination for sanitary registries.   Phytoproducts, biocides - Quaternary ammonium determination - Traces of heavy metals, pesticides, solvents etc. Others Services - - Physical and chemical control of waters in cooling towers - Physical and chemical control of swimming pool waters - Aluminium control of physical and chemical parameters for   hemodiálisis waters according to UNE - Pesticide and heavy metal determination in medicinal plants - Health product sterilisation residue determination: ethylene   oxide, propylene and ethylenchloridrine Ind. Microbiology Analytical Chemistry Nutrition Biological Toxicity     Assaigs Image Analysis Environment