Certech (Centre de Ressources Technologiques en Chimie) is a Belgian contract research organization and technology service provider specialized in applied chemistry, materials science, process intensification, and environmental characterization. Located in Seneffe, Belgium, Certech operates an analytical and technological platform staffed by a multidisciplinary team of 35 qualified specialists.
Certech partners with industrial enterprises ranging from SMEs to multinationals across sectors including polymers, automotive, packaging, construction, pharmaceuticals, and energy, delivering analytical testing, formulation support, and product troubleshooting.
Certech operates dedicated analytical and materials technology testing platforms providing advanced physical-chemical characterization:
- Microscopy: High-resolution Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscopy (FEG-SEM) for surface imaging, morphological evaluation, and defect identification.
- Spectroscopy: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR, FT-µIR), Near-Infrared (NIR), Raman spectroscopy, Ultraviolet-Visible (UV/Vis) spectroscopy, and access to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
- Chromatography: Preparative and analytical Gel Permeation Chromatography / Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC/SEC, high-temperature GPC with triple detection and ELSD), HPLC-PDA-TOFMS, GPC-FTIR coupling, and ion chromatography.
- Thermal & Gas Chromatography: Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (TD-GC-MS, TD-GC-MS/O with olfactometry), comprehensive two-dimensional GC (GC×GC-HRTOFMS/FID), Py-GC-MS, and micro-GC.
- Emission & Odor Testing: VOC emission characterization from materials via micro-chambers and test chambers, dynamic olfactometry, and sensory analysis.
[“Automotive”, “Manufacturing – Industrial & Machinery”, “Manufacturing – Consumer Goods”, “Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology”, “Oil, Gas & Energy”, “Construction”]