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ECO-TESTING LABORATORY |
The Central
Institute for Research on Cotton Technology is an acknowledged leader for well
over 75 years in the field of testing, standardisation and development of test
methods for different types of textile materials. Eco-Standards are now gaining
ground as an instrument of environment policy in most of the industrialised
countries of the developed and developing world. Responding to this new
challenge and to lend a helping hand to the Indian trade and industry, CIRCOT
has recently set up a full fledged Eco-testing Laboratory for issuing
Certificate of Eco-compliance for Textile materials meant for export.
This modern
and State-of-the-Art Eco-Testing Laboratory at CIRCOT was established with
partial funding from Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. The equipments and
the test methods employed for evaluating the banned and red-listed chemicals in
textiles very well conform to the established international standards and
requirements.
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SALIENT FEATURES |
Modern and State-of-the-Art equipments for testing of eco-parameters
Well furnished chemical laboratory
Qualified scientific and technical personnel
Staff trained in India and abroad in testing procedures
Established standard
methods adopted for testing of eco-parameters
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MAJOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS |
Gas Chromatograph with ECD, FID and NPD detector systems.
High Performance
Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC)
Gas Chromatograph
with Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)
Total Organic Carbon
Analyser (TOC)
UV-VIS Recording
Spectrometer
Atomic Absorption
Spectrometer (AAS)
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatograph (HPTLC)
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ECO-PARAMETERS TESTED: |
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Free Formaldehyde
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Spectroscopic Method according to Japanese
Law 112/1973 |
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PCP |
Detection and quantification of PCP in the
solvent extract after suitable cleanup through Gas Chromatograph with ECD
or MSD |
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Banned Pesticides |
Detection and quantification of the banned
pesticides in the extract after suitable cleanup employing Gas
Chromatograph coupled to ECD or MSD |
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Toxic Heavy Metals
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Analysis of the extract through Atomic
Absorption Spectrometer using Flame
and Hydride
generator systems as per German DIN Standard |
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Banned Aromatic Amines |
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of
the extract through HPTLC, GC-MS and HPLC |
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Halogenic Carrier
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Analysis of the extract using Gas
Chromatograph with FID |
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Effluent Analysis
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Estimation of total organic carbon content
using TOC |