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MCLinc offers an experienced staff along with a unique and powerful collection of materials characterization equipment. Our advanced instrumentation includes scanning electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy and wavelength dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. MCLinc has large chamber, atmospheric pressure, and ultra-high resolution scanning electron microscopes for complex samples; deflagration and explosion testing equipment, and offers many other specialized testing and technology demonstration capabilities.
The fusion of instrumental, laboratory and personnel resources provides a dedicated technical facility capable of performing a wide range of lab-to-bench-to-pilot scale studies in support of technology development, testing and evaluation.
Understanding the chemical and physical nature of an unknown can lead to a better understanding of the risks, process influence, and corrective actions required. This information can be utilized to optimize the overall process and mitigate future problem occurrences.
Industrial forensics has provided the information which leads to solutions of manufacturing problems such as:
MCLinc has an extensive array of instrumentation and laboratories (non-radiological and radiological) dedicated to solving the speciation and nature of the interaction between the contaminant and the host matrix. These resources serve as a powerful tool to assist in solving process anomalies and ensuring consistent product quality.
MCLinc utilizes a collection of classical surface spectroscopy (XPS), electron microscopy (SEM, STEM, TEM), micro x-ray fluorescence (EDS, WDS), and vibrational spectroscopy (S\FTIR, UV/Vis) to provide elemental, chemical state, morphological, and speciation analysis. The MCLinc staff has utilized this multi-technique in support of a wide variety of applications such as novel materials, process optimization, QA/QC, forensics, regulatory support, asbestos analysis, risk assessment, and technology development and demonstration.
MCLinc has experienced staff, instrumentation, permits, and laboratory facilities in place to perform treatability studies for process streams involving hazardous, radioactive, and proprietary materials. These resources, in conjunction with access to a wide variety of actual DOE and Oak Ridge Waste streams, make MCLinc a unique facility for the development and demonstration of treatment technologies.
MCLinc provides an independent evaluation of your remediation and/or waste management processes to assess treatment capacity, throughput, secondary waste generation, and total life cycle costs (e.g. "cradle-to-grave"). Examples of successful treatability studies that MCLinc has performed include:
MCLinc chemists specialize in interpretation and application of information gained through chemical analysis. When available, standard or routine analysis methods are utilized in laboratory investigations. When needed, methods are modified or specific methods may be developed. A wide array of analytical instrumentation is available to MCLinc chemists.
Examples of special needs addressed by our chemists:
Whether it is environmental monitoring, product development, or a research need, MCLinc chemists will LISTEN and advise.
Demonstrations and evaluations of environmental technologies on hazardous and/or radioactive materials require not only access to the expertise in handling these materials but also regulatory authority to work with the materials. MCLinc, located in the East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, provides access to experienced staff, specialized instrumentation, and laboratory (rad, hazardous, and proprietary) resources to facilitate the demonstration and/or evaluation of existing and emerging technologies.
Support can be provided for lab-, bench-, or pilot-scale demonstrations. Some demonstrations that have utilized the MCLinc expertise include:
If you have a technology that may be beneficial to mitigating environmental legacies or supporting pollution prevention initiatives and you need to understand its application for specific contaminant or matrices, or if access to handling hazardous and/or radioactive materials is needed to demonstrate the efficacy of your technologies, then MCLinc is the perfect resource for ensuring a successful demonstration. This independent evaluation can help minimize several of the hurdles involved in introducing a concept or product to the market place.
MCLinc utilizes its extensive array of instrumentation and laboratories (radiological and non-radiological) and combined experience to perform characterization of a broad range of materials.
MCLinc provides insight into the nature of the contaminant/host matrix interaction and identifies the nature and source of unknown or unwanted materials. Information such as the following, combined with an understanding of the chemistry and nature of the materials, can be used to define risks and optimize processes.
MCLinc's materials characterization provides value-added results to programs such as:
