Our Services
All Research and Extension departments of RRISL provide advice on all aspects of rubber agronomy and technology to stakeholders.In addition it also assists academic programs of universities and other higher education institutions by supervising students and human resource development programs of various other organizations by training teachers and stakeholders.When analytical services are provided, a nominal fee is charged to cover up basic costs.
Laboratory Tests
The following laboratory tests are carried out by the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka.
| No. | Name of the Test |
| 1 | Dry Rubber Content (DRC) |
| 2 | Total Solid Content (TSC) |
| 3 | Volatile Fatty Acid No |
| 4 | Mechanical Stability Time |
| 5 | Alkalinity (on latex phase) |
| 6 | KOH Number |
| 7 | Viscosity (Brookfield) |
| 8 | Mg Content |
| 9 | pH |
| 10 | Coagulum Content |
| 11 | Chemical Stability Time |
| 12 | Phosphate Content (*) |
| 13 | Dirt Content |
| 14 | Ash Content |
| 15 | Volatile Matter Content |
| 16 | Nitrogen Content |
| 17 | Plasticity Number |
| 18 | Plasticity Retention Index |
| 19 | Mooney Viscosity |
| 20 | Colour |
| 21 | Gel Content |
| 22 | Acetone Extraction |
| 23 | Accelerated Storage Hardening Test ( ∆ P) |
| 24 | Strength of Sodium Sulphite |
| 25 | Strength of Sodium bi-sulphite (S-meta bi-sulphite) |
| 26 | Strength of Oxalic Acid |
| 27 | Strength of Formic Acid |
| 28 | Thickness (polythene) |
| 29 | Strength of Ammonia |
| 30 | Strength of Sulphuric |
| 31 | Ethephon concentration |
| 32 | Latex diagnosis (10 replicates) |
| 33 | Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendation |
| Fertilizer/Leaf/ Compost (Total digestions) | |
| 34 | N,P,K,Mg |
| 35 | N |
| 36 | P |
| 37 | K |
| 38 | Mg |
| 39 | Ca |
| 40 | Soil N |
| 41 | Soil P |
| 42 | Soil K |
| 43 | Soil Mg |
| 44 | Soil Ca |
| 45 | Soil micronutrient or other |
| 46 | pH |
| 47 | Organic Carbon |
| 48 | Moisture content |
| 49 | Particle size |
| 50 | CEC |
| 51 | Soil Texture |
| 52 | Gravel |
| 53 | FTIR analysis per sample |
| 54 | TGA analysis per sample |
| 55 | DSC analysis per sample (if liquid nitrogen is not used) |
| 56 | DSC analysis per sample (if liquid nitrogen is used) |
| 57 | DMA analysis per sample (if liquid nitrogen is not used) |
| 58 | DMA analysis per sample (if liquid nitrogen is used) |
| 59 | Tensile properties- without preparation of test pieces |
| 60 | Tensile properties- with preparation of test pieces |
| 61 | Tensile properties- with ageing (without preparation of test pieces ) |
| 62 | Tensile properties- with preparation of test pieces & ageing |
| 63 | Tear strength- without preparation of test pieces |
| 64 | Tear strength- with preparation of test pieces |
| 65 | Tear strength- with ageing (without preparation of test pieces ) |
| 66 | Tear strength- with preparation of test pieces & ageing |
| 67 | Hardness- without preparation of test pieces |
| 68 | Hardness- with preparation of test pieces |
| 69 | Hardness- with ageing (without preparation of test pieces ) |
| 70 | Hardness- with preparation of test pieces & ageing |
| 71 | Hardness- with preparation of test pieces & ageing in water / ASTM oil |
| 72 | Abrasion volume loss- without preparation of test pieces |
| 73 | Abrasion volume loss- with preparation of test pieces |
| 74 | Compression set- without preparation of test pieces |
| 75 | Compression set- with preparation of test pieces |
| 76 | Compression set- with ageing (without preparation of test pieces) |
| 77 | Compression set- with preparation of test pieces & ageing |
| 78 | Specific gravity |
| 79 | Resilience- without preparation of test pieces |
| 80 | Resilience- with preparation of test pieces |
| 81 | Rubber Process Analyzer Test- Rheograph / Cure characteristics |
| 82 | Rubber Process Analyzer Test- Strain/ Frequency/ Temperature sweep |
| 83 | Peel strength |
| 84 | Swelling test at ambient temperature |
| 85 | Swelling test above ambient temperature / Change in volume with ageing |
| 86 | Compounding (Two roll mill- without material charges) per 1Kg |
| 87 | Compounding (Two roll mill- with material charges) per 1Kg |
| 88 | Compounding (Internal Mixer- without material charges) per 1Kg |
| 89 | Compounding (Internal Mixer- with material charges) per 1Kg |
| 90 | Identification of a diseased sample – up to genus level of the causative agent |
| 91 | Soil microbiological Test |
| 92 | Product microbiological Test |
| 93 | Quarantine test |
| 94 | Microbiological testing for Compost |
| 95 | Bioefficacy test (pesticide / biopesticide) |
| 96 | Purchasing microbiological cultures |
| 97 | Providing report for rubber land evaluation |
රබර් සාම්පලයක් රසායනාගාරය වෙත යොමු කළ යුත්තේ කෙසේද?
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