
Detergents, Surfactants
Detergents are usually chemical compounds with the cleansing power of soap but soluble in hard water. They are mostly used for household and industrial cleaning of laundry and dishes. Anton Paar offers solutions for quality control as well as sophisticated research and development of surface-active agents. Find the measuring instrument that meets your particular needs in the instrument list below – or let us help you find the best solution by contacting us directly.
Anton Paar Products

Automated Multipurpose Powder X-Ray Diffractometer: XRDynamic 500

Automated representative sampler: Micro Rotary Riffler

Automated tapped density analyzers: Autotap

Compact digital refractometer: Abbemat

Digital heavy duty refractometer: Abbemat

Digital performance refractometer: Abbemat

Dynamic shear rheometer measuring head: DSR 502

Five-station gas pycnometers for true density: PentaPyc and PentaFoam

Fully customizable laboratory automation solution: HTX

Handheld density meter: DMA 35 Basic

Heated sample changer: Xsample 610

Heated sample changer: Xsample 630

HTR Compact: Rheometer autosampler for high sample throughput

HTR: Rheometer automation for high sample throughput and complex sample handling

Inline density meter: L‑Dens 7000 series

Inline viscometer: L-Vis

Kinematic viscometer: SVM

Micro Combi Tester: MCT³

Microwave digestion platform: Multiwave 5000

Microwave digestion system: Multiwave GO Plus

Modular Compact Rheometer: MCR 72/92

Modular Compact Rheometer: MCR 102e/302e/502e

Nanoindentation tester: NHT³

Particle size analyzer: Litesizer

pH measuring module: pH 3101 / pH 3201

Portable density meter: DMA 35

Rotational Rheometer: RheolabQC

Rotational viscometer: ViscoQC

Sample changer: Xsample 530

SAXS/WAXS/BioSAXS system: SAXSpace

SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/RheoSAXS laboratory beamline: SAXSpoint 5.0

Single-station gas pycnometers for true density: Ultrapyc

Software for particle analysis: Kalliope™

Software solutions for ViscoQC: Software

Ultra nanoindentation tester: UNHT³

Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer: VSTAR

XRD software: XRDanalysis
Anton Paar Applications

An Insight into the Structure of Surfactants
The structure of inhomogeneous (core-shell) nanoparticles was studied with the SAXSpace system. The internal structure of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate micelles in water was determined by calculating the radial electron density profile.

Continuous Monitoring of Hydrogen Peroxide
Relevant for detergents/cleaners, descaling agent, beverages, food industry, pharmaceuticals, personal care

Concentration Measurement of Sodium Hydroxide Solutions by Refractive Index
The concentration of sodium hydroxide in water can be easily and quickly determined by refractive index measurement.

Refractive Index Measurement of Ionic Liquids
Ionic liquids are special designer solvents as they are nonvolatile and liquid at ambient temperature, leading to a wide range of applications. Their refractive index helps to control the quality and also to characterize them.

Have a Good Trip
Refractometers are widely used in the automotive industry, e.g. to control the quality of oils, chemical liquids and solids such as plastics and glasses.

Mesoporous thin films - Investigating the structure of multi-layered films by GISAXS
Single- and double-layered mesoporous thin films have been analyzed by GISAXS for their structural properties using the SAXSpoint system.

Nanoindentation approach to mechanical testing of extremely soft materials

Identifying three different particle sizes in one sample with DLS
Particle suspensions often contain more than one size of particle. However, many particle analyzers cannot resolve particle mixtures, instead they detect an average of all sizes. The Litesizer™ 500 can detect three sizes in one sample.

Nanoparticles for Ceramics: Size, Stability & pH
In nanoparticle suspensions that will be used in ceramics, particle size and stability are of vital importance. Suspension stability is essential to ensure that the particles to stay in suspension, and maintain constant particle size.

Temperature-dependent GISAXS studies on thin films
The temperature-induced decomposition of a thin film structure has been studied using the SAXSpoint system with the new temperature-controlled GISAXS stage.

An insight into the Structure of Copolymer Surfactants
The structure of inhomogeneous (core-shell) nanoparticles was studied with the SAXSpoint system. The internal structure of Pluronic P123 micelles in water was determined by calculating the radial electron density profile.

Collagen - A Validation Sample for SAXS Systems
The performance of the SAXSpoint 2.0 system is evaluated by measurements of tendon collagen. SAXSpoint 2.0 produces data with excellent resolution in the entire angular range and delivers true 2D SWAXS images.

Monitoring the Washing Efficiency of Stained Cotton Fabrics
The zeta potential serves as an indicator for stain removal of differently soiled textile fabrics and thus helps to optimize detergent formulations.

Tuning of Solid Surface Properties by Self-Assembled Monolayers
The zeta potential measurement assists in tailoring the properties of technical and biomedical surfaces using self-assembled monolayers.

SAXSpoint with MetalJet Source
SAXSpoint now integrates the high-brightness MetalJet X-ray source enabling ultra-fast SAXS measurements in the laboratory.
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