NAAC-Accredited 'A++' - Grade 2(f) & 12(B) status (UGC) |ISO
9001:2015 Certified | FIST Funded (DST) SIRO(DSIR)

Facilities

Major equipment:

  • Biospectrophotometer
  • NIR Analyzer
  • Digital Moisture Balance
  • Red wood Viscometer
  • Mini Spectrophotometer
  • UV Cabinet for TLC
  • Optical whitener Detector
  • BOD Incubator
  • Muffle furnace
  • Hot Air Oven
  • Microwave Oven
  • Orbital Shaker
  • Shaking Platform with thermostat
  • Power Supply

TESTING

  • SONASTARCH (Sona Science centre for Testing and Applied Research) is a  state-of-the-art testing facility  for the following : Sago, Starch & allied products, Oils, Soaps, Protein, Fiber, Cat& Poultry Feed, Sugar, Natural products, Soil, Fertilizer, Ornamental Silver, Gold, Water, Wastewater, Irrigation water, Industrial Waste, Minerals, Metals, Lime, Cement, Alloys, etc.
  • The testing centre is authorized by SAGOSERVE (A Government of Tamil Nadu undertaking, ) and Tamilnadu Starch and Sago Manufactures Association (TASSMA) for testing their Sago/ Starch products before commercialization.

The following testing facilities are available in SONASTARCH.

I.Water Quality Parameters as per BIS and WHO norms

General Physical & Chemical Measurements

Alkalinity

Acidity

Biological Oxygen Demand

Chloride

Residual Chlorine

Chemical Oxygen Demand

pH

Conductivity

Free Carbon dioxide

Total Hardness

Carbonate Alkalinity

Bicarbonate Alkalinity

Total Solids

Total Suspended Solids

Total dissolved Solids

Total Settleable Solids

Sulphate

Sulphite

Nitrate

Nitrite

Phosphate

Silica

Fluoride

Colour

Metals

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium

Potassium

Iron

Aluminium

Arsenic

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Lead

Manganese

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Tin

Zinc

Silver

Strontium

Thallium

Vanadium

General Measures of Organic Pollution

Organic carbon in waste waters

Permanganate value

Ammonia Nitrogen

Albuminoid Nitrogen

Organic Nitrogen

Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen

Strength of Sewage and waste waters

Relative Stability of Effluents

Dissolved Oxygen

Miscellaneous Determinations

Boron

Cyanide

Hydrazine

Oil and Grease

Phenols

Tannin and Lignin

II.Starch and Sago products as per BIS, India and International Starch Institute, Denmark norms

Food and Industrial grade

 

Moisture

pH

Chloride

Sulphate

Protein

Starch

Crude Fibre

Total Ash

Acid insoluble ash

Nitrate

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium

Potassium

Sulphur dioxide

III.OILS

Parameters

Adulteration

Saponification value

Iodine value

Colour

Moisture

Moisture insoluble and volatile matter

IV.SOAPS

Vegetable oil based as per BIS norms

Active matter

Free Caustic

Moisture

pH

TFM

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Detergent based as per BIS norms

Active matter

Free Caustic

Moisture

pH

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V.EXTRACTIONS

Extractions(De Oiled Rice Bran, Soya, Groundnut Extract, Coconut Extract, Seasame Extract, Cotton Seed Extract., etc.)

Crude Protein

Crude Fibre

Moisture

Ash / Sand Silica

Toxins - B1

Toxin - B2

VI.POULTRY AND CATTLE FEED

Poultry and Cattle feed

Moisture

Crude Protein

Crude Fibre

Ash / Sand Silica

Crude Fat

Carbohydrates

Urea

Calcium

Phosphorous

Toxins - B1

Toxin - B2

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VII.SUGAR

Jaggary/Sugar

Moisture

pH

Sulphated ash

Total Ash / Acid Insoluble Ash

Total Reducing Sugar

Total Invert Sugar

Sulphur dioxide

Optical Rotation

Cold water insolubles

VIII.SOILS AND FERTILIZERS

Soils

N.P.K

pH

Iron

Calcium

Magnesium

Lime Inefficiency

Fertilizers

N.P.K

Nitrogen

Phosphorous

Potash

Gypsum

Insoluble matter

IX.MINERALS/ORES

Minerals/Ores

Iron ore

Bauxite

Magnesite

Calcite/Lime Stone

Granite

Feldspar

Quartz

Silver

Gold

X.FUELS

Solid & Liquid Fuels

Moisture

Ash

Volatile matter

Fixed carbon

Calorific value

Viscosity

Flash point

Pour point

Cloud poi

XI.CHEMICALS

Fine / Industrial

Acid purity

Base purity

Alum

Hydrogen peroxide

Potassium nitrate

Ammonium chloride

Hypo

Formaldehyde

Potassium per chlorate

Bleaching powder

Bleaching agents

Calcium oxide