subject: The Most Common Methods For Surface Area Analysis [print this page] The quality of a material can be easily determined through surface area analysis. This is the act of analyzing the pore size and surface area, and there are many industries in which this type of analysis can be extremely useful. The first area of course is industry. In certain industries it is important to determine the integrity of a material long before that material is used in any sort of project.
Let's say for example you were working at a company that cuts 2x4 pieces of wood. This type of wood typically goes to stores and lumber yards frequented by construction crews that are working on large projects such as houses. One thing is certain: these materials need to be up to par when distributed to stores. If they are not, then they could become faulty at the work site, and even end up hurting someone in the final construction.
Wood is a surface that tends to absorb water and oil, and surface cleaning needs to be carried out as soon as possible before a surface area analysis can actually be carried out. There are a few ways to take care of this problem, one of which is degassing. This is not only true for wood however. There are a number of materials that need to be analyzed and purified before allowed to become part of the mainstream world.
There are some materials whose use or utility can be determine easily though their surface area and porosity. This will determine whether or not the material is useful, and exactly what it will be used for in industry. Naturally there will be some materials that need to be thrown out, but almost every material can be used for some purpose. In the case of wood, it can always be recycled as paper, but as you can imagine that is a last resort.
As you can clearly see, surface area analysis is not a simple luxury. This is a technology that needs to be used in any material industry to determine whether or not a material is safe for use in production. There was a time when we did not have such technology and thinking back on those days, it is almost like we were flipping a coin and hoping for the best.
Times have changed, technology has advanced, and with a surface area analysis, we no longer have to be in the dark! We can determine the surface area, composition, and integrity of almost any material on Earth. Not only does this help with the sale of material, it actually contributes to the saving of human life in the long run, which is the greatest investment of all.
