Process NMR Associates - Company Information

We are a process analytical consulting company and analytical testing laboratory with over 45 years of experience in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ("NMR") applied to the petroleum, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, specialty chemical and food industries. Established in 1997, we specialize particularly in the application of high resolution NMR spectroscopy to on-line applications in the refining, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. These applications enable real- time control and optimization of production plant processes that lead to cost savings for the customer. The on-line NMR solutions are marketed through our JV engineering company, NMR Process Systems LLC. We also market time-domain NMR systems from Resonance Systems Ltd for use in quality control or online analysis of manufacturing processes. These systems can be custom designed and built to meet your sample requirements. NMR components are also sold separately. In partnership with Smiths Detection we have developed a laboratory FTIR-ATR analyzer for the analysis of refinery and petroleum products - the RefinIR.

We own and operate a high field (300 and 200 MHz) analytical NMR service laboratory for both liquid-state multinuclear and multi-dimensional NMR studies, and solid-state multinuclear studies utilizing magic angle spinning and cross polarization techniques. This commercial NMR testing laboratory currently supports the work of over 250 companies. The lab also includes several 60 MHz permanent magnet NMR systems that are are utilized for process FT-NMR applications, and 3 TD-NMR spectrometers operating at 20, 19.7 and 2.5 MHz are maintained for relaxation studies and low field applications. We also have surface NMR probes for low field NMR investigations.

We also act as a distributor for an exciting range of low price NMR spectrometers and magnet systems. These digital spectrometers mark the beginning of a new era in NMR spectrometer design and will allow NMR to become an affordable routine instrument within a laboratory setting.

We offer training programs tailored to develop and enhance small academic or industrial corporation NMR operations. We have developed a series of unique high field NMR chemometric databases that facilitate the expansion of NMR analysis capabilities to yield physical and chemical properties for a broad range of materials. In the context of NMR materials testing we utilize our expertise for litigation support and provide expert witness testimony. We have consulted with several major oil companies in the NMR spectroscopy area transferring petroleum chemistry NMR knowledge to NMR laboratory "new hires". The past decade of layoffs and outsourcing has led to a loss of competence in NMR areas throughout the industry. We are helping to fill the gap by bringing new hires up to speed on the capabilities of NMR in the petroleum arena.

Services Provided: 300 and 200 MHz Liquid-State NMR Analysis - Multinuclear 1D and 2D - HETCOR, DEPT, COSY etc. - Examples 200 MHz Solid-State NMR Analysis - Multinuclear with Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) - Examples NMR Interpretation and Quantitative/Qualitative Analysis of NMR Data 60 MHz High Resolution Process FT-NMR Application Development and Implementation - Examples Time-Domain (TD) NMR Services at 2.5 and 20 MHz - Hydrogen Content, Oil and Water, Fat Content, etc. Chemometric Based High Field NMR Predictions of Chemical and Physical Properties Laboratory Method Development for Both High Field (200 / 300 MHz) and 60 MHz NMR Systems NMR Analysis Automation Procedure Development NMR Operation and Theory Training - Principally Oriented on Process NMR Units and Varian NMR Spectrometers Chemometric Modeling (PLS, PCR, PCA, MLR, etc.) Project and Product Management and Consulting On-Line Analyzer Validation Management Other Techniques Available include FTIR-ATR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, GC, GC-MS Process Analytical Technology Consulting Product Reverse Engineering through NMR Investigation Litigation Support and Technical Expert Witness