SEARCH: About company news Research and development Manufacturing complex Quality control laboratory ABOUT THE COMPANY // RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT Valid patents for inventions Certificates for trademarks (service marks) Research and development in the field of technologies for obtaining ozone-saving refrigerants and high-purity fluorinated gases are carried out in the research laboratory (RL) of the "ASTOR" company. Highly qualified employees of the laboratory are working on the study of fluorination processes, fine purification, mass transfer of fluorine-containing substances, as well as optimization of existing and newly created technological processes. Research in the field of fluorination processes is carried out on installations that allow the introduction of fluorine atoms into molecules of various classes of substances using various fluorinating agents, including elemental fluorine. Experimental installations are intended for carrying out reactions in gaseous, liquid and solid phases, and in low-temperature plasma. Taking into account the constantly increasing requirements for the quality of fluorinated gases used in the electronics industry, our specialists have developed methodological foundations and created experimental installations for studying the processes of hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer, adsorption and absorption. For a detailed study of the processes of mass transfer, there are installations for the study of phase equilibria, solubility, as well as laboratory rectification columns. In addition, the Research Laboratory carries out computer modeling of the processes of sorption, rectification, hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer using the most modern mathematical methods and computer programs. On the basis of scientific research, the optimization of existing and development of new technological processes is carried out, as well as the search for ways to improve the technical, economic and operational characteristics of existing and newly created industries. Research laboratory "ASTOR" is equipped with modern analytical equipment, which allows to successfully solve scientific and applied problems arising in the development of new technologies and substances. The basis of the laboratory's analytical equipment park is made up of chromatographic devices equipped with detectors for thermal conductivity, ionization in a flame, as well as highly sensitive detectors: photoionization, flame photometric and pulsed discharge to determine the content of trace impurities at the level of 0.05 ppm. The variety of detector types allows the use of analytical columns of almost any format and configuration. The key to high-precision analysis is the most complete separation of chromatographic peaks, which is achieved using a variety of capillary columns, sorbents, including those with grafted phases, and multicolumn techniques. The R&D Laboratory has developed techniques to ensure continuous multi-point analysis of samples, which is used in the study of the processes of synthesis, sorption and rectification. The identification of a substance or impurity is solved using a mass-selective detector complete with a chromatograph. The Agilent chromatomass spectrometer used in the Research Laboratory allows obtaining a mass spectrum of both the main substance and any of its trace impurities up to a concentration of 1 ppm, and the substance is identified by the mass spectrum with a probability of coincidence up to 99%. Other methods of analysis are also widely used in the research laboratory. For example, IR spectrometry, which allows the analysis of mixtures containing highly reactive chemicals that are difficult or impossible to determine by chromatography. Continuous quality control of the reagents, calibration and carrier gases used in our laboratory ensures the reliability and accuracy of all measurements. The main achievements of the scientific division of the company "ASTOR" are the development and introduction into production of the ozone-saving refrigerant ASTRON ®12, as well as a number of developments in the field of fluorinated gases. Among the latter, it is worth noting a joint project of ASTOR Research Laboratory and FSUE AEKhK: "Technology for the synthesis of highly pure tetrafluoromethane (CF4), hexafluoroethane (C2F6), octafluoropropane (C3F8) and other fluorocarbons (C4F10, C5F12), and the development of ASTOR Research Laboratory:" Technology for obtaining highly pure nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4) used in the electronics industry. " All original substances and technologies developed at ASTOR Research Laboratory are protected by RF patents. PRODUCTS: Electronic gases :: © JSC "ASTOR", 2002 :: Legal information