Analytics
FABES has modern instrumental facilities at its disposal for carrying out analyses and research work.
Analytical methods carried out at FABES can be found here as examples:
Gravimetric methods

- Determination of overall migration
- • Determination of extractable fractions (sum of total non-volatile extractables – TNE) according to FDA 21 CFR 177
GC/MS

GC/MS: Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer from the company Shimadzu
- “10 ppb-Screening“
- “HM“-Screening (of high matrix samples)
- Specific determination of the migration of photoinitiators and acrylates
- Specific determination of the migration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds (PAHs)
- Determination of the migration of MOAH
- Further determinations for medium volatile organic substances with molecular weights of approx. ≤1000 Dalton
GC/FID

GC/FID: Gas chromatograph with flame ionisation detector from the company Shimadzu
- “10 ppb-Screening“
- “HM“-Screening (of high matrix samples)
- Specific determination of the migration of medium-volatile and low-volatile acrylates as a sum in the form of acrylic acid
- Determination of the migration of MOAH
- Further determinations for medium volatile organic substances with molecular weights of approx. ≤1000 Dalton
P&T‑GC/MS – HS-GC/MS

GC/MS with autosampler for headspace (HS) and purge and trap (P&T) injections from Shimadzu
- Screening for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Specific determination of the migration of α‑methylstyrene
- Specific determination of the residual content and migration of tetrahydrofuran (THF)
- Further determinations of highly volatile organic substances with small molecular weights
UV/VIS

UV/VIS spectrometer from the company Shimadzu
Specific determination of the migration of primary aromatic amines (PAAs) as a sum
HPLC/UV/MS

HPLC/UV/MS: High-performance liquid chromatograph with UV detector (DAD) from Dionex and mass spectrometer (LCQ-fleet) from Thermo Fischer Scientific.
- Specific determination of the migration of photoinitiators
- Specific determination of the migration of bisphenol A and S
- Specific determination of the migration of oligomers
- Specific determination of the residual content of diisocyanates, TNPP, PFOA and PFOS
- Further determinations for organic substances of different polarities with molecular weights from approx. 50 to over 1000 Dalton
Sensory know how
Identification of unknown packaging components (off-odours, recycling components).
Partners
FABES works closely with various partners from the laboratory sector to offer you an even wider range of measurements (e.g. ICP measurements for heavy metals) from a single source.