Examination of materials, substances and products

Research of paints and coatings, polymer and fibrous materials, chemicals, materials and alloys, alcohol containing mixtures, petroleum products and lubricants glass, ceramics and products of them.

In the framework of examination of materials, substances and products, the following types of research are conducted:
Research of Paints and Coatings
Examinations of Polymer Materials, Plastics and Products of them
Research of Fibrous Materials and Products of them 
Research of Chemical Substances and Special Chemical Substances
Examinations of Metals and Alloys
Research of Alcohol Mixtures
Examinations of Petroleum Products and Lubricants 
Examinations of Glass, Ceramics and Products of them 
Research of Paints and Coatings
Paints, paint coatings, objects with painted surface as well as separated from them parts of substances with paint nature are often carry the forensic information about commission of a crime (murder, theft, road accidents, etc.). Some of such objects that have certain connection with the investigative event are involved in the case as material evidences and  sent to the forensic examination of paints and coatings.
Among such objects can be:
vehicles, safes, household items with a painted surface and other pained objects that were the tool of a crime or the subject of a criminal offence;
parts of paint materials or paint coatings that separated from subjects with printed surface which are detected on the place of occurrence;
subjects with traces of contact interaction with paint surfaces ( for example, clothes with pain spots, tools of breaking in of painted obstacles, as well as tools and equipment that are used for performing of work with paint materials.
some parts of dry and liquid paint materials (for example, a can of paint, part of which was used for painting of household items);
a certain set of painted objects or volume of liquid and (dry) paint materials.
Research of paint materials and painted surfaces solve the following issues:
Does an object-carrier contain certain parts or layers of paint materials or painted surfaces?
Does the substance detected by an investigator belong (including on the surface of the object-carrier) to paint materials or painted surfaces?
Do the comparative sample of paint materials and painted surfaces have common generic or group affiliation;
Do the parts of painted surface, seized at the scene, form a certain part of an object (a car, a tool of breaking in)
Were the particular objects in the contact interaction?
What is the type of applying of painted surface on a certain objects?
Was a surface of a certain object (details of a car, etc.) painted in full or partly? 
Examinations of polymer materials, and products of them
In the frames of this examination, the following issues are solved:
What type of polymer was used for production of this object?
Does the object-carrier contain certain parts or layers of polymer materials (rubber, etc.)?
Does the substance, detected by the investigator (including on the surface of object-carrier) belong to polymer materials?
Do the comparative samples of polymer materials have common generic or group affiliation?
Research of fibrous materials and products of them
The objects of research are textile materials (items of clothes, fabrics, knitted fabric, twisted products, etc.)
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
Does the object-carrier contain foreign fiber-layers, what is the characteristic of them? 
Are there any fiber-layers of common generic (group) affiliation with fibers, that have been used for production a suspect`s (victim`s) clothes?
Does the subungual contents of microscopic section of a victim (suspect) contain fibers of the common generic (group) affiliation with fibers of suspect`s (victim`s)clothes?
Does the real fiber structure of the item correspond to the indicated on the marking type?
What is the quantitative composition of natural and chemical fibers in this sample of knitted fabric?
Examinations of petroleum products and lubricants
In the framework of this examination, the following issues are solved:
Do the provided for the research objects belong to petroleum products (substances of petrochemical nature)? If they do, to which exactly?
Are there any spots of petroleum products, lubricants, highly flammable and combustible liquids (in the remains taken at the place of fire) on the provided for the research objects?
Does the provided for the research sample of petroleum products meet the requirements of currently in force standards in Ukraine (DSTU (National Standard of Ukraine) and TU (Technical Conditions).
To what characteristics do the provided for the research objects correspond Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity?(it is researched in the framework of complex examination of petroleum products, lubricants and judicial commodity examination)?
Do the provided for the research sample of petroleum products have common genetic, group affiliation? Did they form one whole volume (one single mass)?
Issues connected with the affiliation of the provided objects (petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil, black oil, gas, solvents) to all requirements of in force standards conducts in the framework of commission forensic examinations (expert research),which are conducted with the testing laboratory "Universalnaftohim" (accreditation number 2T 495, valid to 08/29/2018).
In the framework of commission researches, it is possible to determine physical and chemical characteristics of the petroleum products using provided by the customer, also to identify the reason of vehicle being out of commission, for example:
Is the oil, poured from the engine of a car in the condition that is capable to provide further proper work of the engine? If it isn`t, what are the changes in the condition of engine oil?
Examinations of glass, ceramics and products of them 
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
What is the composition of the provided for the research elements?
Does the material of the provided for the research objects have common generic (group) affiliation?
Research of drugs, psychotropic substances their analogues and precursors
In the framework of this examination the following issues are solved:
Are there any traces of drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors on the object-carrier (it is indicated on which one exactly)? If they are, what exactly?
Is this substance a drug, psychotropic substance, its analogue or precursor and what exactly, what is the amount and mass (in dry condition, etc.)?
Do the provided drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors have common generic (group) affiliation?
Do the provided drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors have the same source of origin in terms of qualitative and relative numerical composition?
Research of alcohol mixtures
Within this examination, the following types of alcohol- based liquids are presented:
rectified ethyl alcohol, raw material for ethyl alcohol;
different types of gorilka and special types of gorilka;
alcoholic drinks;
still wines (frape and fruits);
sparkling grape wine;
water-alcohol mixture;
unknown alcohol -based mixtures;
cognacs;
samogons.
During the research the following issues are solved:
Are there any traces of liquids that contain ethyl alcohol in the provided for the research container or on the surface of the object (on clothes, on paper)?
Does the provided for the research liquid contain ethyl alcohol?
Does the provided for the research liquid meet the currently in force standards of Ukraine?
Is the provided for the research liquid wine, what material was used for its production and what is the type of this material? Does it meet the requirements of DSTU (National Standard of Ukraine)?
Do the characteristics of liquid in this bottle correspond to the characteristics of beverage that is indicated on the label?
What method was used for the production of the alcohol-based (industrial, homemade)?
Do the provided for the research samples of alcohol-based liquids have the same generic (group) affiliation?
Examinations of metals and alloys
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
What is the composition of elements of the provided for the research objects?
What are the reasons of destruction of the provided for the research objects (details of vehicles, equipment, etc.)?
Are there any defects and if they are ,what defects do the provided for the research objects have?
Research of substances of chemical industry and specialized chemicals
In the framework of this examination, primarily researches of substances with acrid characteristics (composition of specialized substances - gas cylinder, specialized chemicals – luminophors are conducted.
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
Does the provided for the research gas cylinder contain acrid substances, if it is so, which ones?
Are there any traces of arid substances on the provided for the research objects? If they are, what exactly?
Do the provided for the research objects contain trace of acrid substances (money, things of value, items of clothes, handwipes or wipes from surfaces of objects) layers of the specialized chemical substance (luminophor)? If they do, do they have common generic affiliation with the sample of the specialized provided for the for the comparison chemical substance?
 

Examination of materials, substances and products

Research of paints and coatings, polymer and fibrous materials, chemicals, materials and alloys, alcohol containing mixtures, petroleum products and lubricants glass, ceramics and products of them.

In the framework of examination of materials, substances and products, the following types of research are conducted:
Research of Paints and Coatings
Examinations of Polymer Materials, Plastics and Products of them
Research of Fibrous Materials and Products of them 
Research of Chemical Substances and Special Chemical Substances
Examinations of Metals and Alloys
Research of Alcohol Mixtures
Examinations of Petroleum Products and Lubricants 
Examinations of Glass, Ceramics and Products of them 
Research of Paints and Coatings
Paints, paint coatings, objects with painted surface as well as separated from them parts of substances with paint nature are often carry the forensic information about commission of a crime (murder, theft, road accidents, etc.). Some of such objects that have certain connection with the investigative event are involved in the case as material evidences and  sent to the forensic examination of paints and coatings.
Among such objects can be:
vehicles, safes, household items with a painted surface and other pained objects that were the tool of a crime or the subject of a criminal offence;
parts of paint materials or paint coatings that separated from subjects with printed surface which are detected on the place of occurrence;
subjects with traces of contact interaction with paint surfaces ( for example, clothes with pain spots, tools of breaking in of painted obstacles, as well as tools and equipment that are used for performing of work with paint materials.
some parts of dry and liquid paint materials (for example, a can of paint, part of which was used for painting of household items);
a certain set of painted objects or volume of liquid and (dry) paint materials.
Research of paint materials and painted surfaces solve the following issues:
Does an object-carrier contain certain parts or layers of paint materials or painted surfaces?
Does the substance detected by an investigator belong (including on the surface of the object-carrier) to paint materials or painted surfaces?
Do the comparative sample of paint materials and painted surfaces have common generic or group affiliation;
Do the parts of painted surface, seized at the scene, form a certain part of an object (a car, a tool of breaking in)
Were the particular objects in the contact interaction?
What is the type of applying of painted surface on a certain objects?
Was a surface of a certain object (details of a car, etc.) painted in full or partly? 
Examinations of polymer materials, and products of them
In the frames of this examination, the following issues are solved:
What type of polymer was used for production of this object?
Does the object-carrier contain certain parts or layers of polymer materials (rubber, etc.)?
Does the substance, detected by the investigator (including on the surface of object-carrier) belong to polymer materials?
Do the comparative samples of polymer materials have common generic or group affiliation?
Research of fibrous materials and products of them
The objects of research are textile materials (items of clothes, fabrics, knitted fabric, twisted products, etc.)
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
Does the object-carrier contain foreign fiber-layers, what is the characteristic of them? 
Are there any fiber-layers of common generic (group) affiliation with fibers, that have been used for production a suspect`s (victim`s) clothes?
Does the subungual contents of microscopic section of a victim (suspect) contain fibers of the common generic (group) affiliation with fibers of suspect`s (victim`s)clothes?
Does the real fiber structure of the item correspond to the indicated on the marking type?
What is the quantitative composition of natural and chemical fibers in this sample of knitted fabric?
Examinations of petroleum products and lubricants
In the framework of this examination, the following issues are solved:
Do the provided for the research objects belong to petroleum products (substances of petrochemical nature)? If they do, to which exactly?
Are there any spots of petroleum products, lubricants, highly flammable and combustible liquids (in the remains taken at the place of fire) on the provided for the research objects?
Does the provided for the research sample of petroleum products meet the requirements of currently in force standards in Ukraine (DSTU (National Standard of Ukraine) and TU (Technical Conditions).
To what characteristics do the provided for the research objects correspond Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity?(it is researched in the framework of complex examination of petroleum products, lubricants and judicial commodity examination)?
Do the provided for the research sample of petroleum products have common genetic, group affiliation? Did they form one whole volume (one single mass)?
Issues connected with the affiliation of the provided objects (petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil, black oil, gas, solvents) to all requirements of in force standards conducts in the framework of commission forensic examinations (expert research),which are conducted with the testing laboratory "Universalnaftohim" (accreditation number 2T 495, valid to 08/29/2018).
In the framework of commission researches, it is possible to determine physical and chemical characteristics of the petroleum products using provided by the customer, also to identify the reason of vehicle being out of commission, for example:
Is the oil, poured from the engine of a car in the condition that is capable to provide further proper work of the engine? If it isn`t, what are the changes in the condition of engine oil?
Examinations of glass, ceramics and products of them 
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
What is the composition of the provided for the research elements?
Does the material of the provided for the research objects have common generic (group) affiliation?
Research of drugs, psychotropic substances their analogues and precursors
In the framework of this examination the following issues are solved:
Are there any traces of drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors on the object-carrier (it is indicated on which one exactly)? If they are, what exactly?
Is this substance a drug, psychotropic substance, its analogue or precursor and what exactly, what is the amount and mass (in dry condition, etc.)?
Do the provided drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors have common generic (group) affiliation?
Do the provided drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors have the same source of origin in terms of qualitative and relative numerical composition?
Research of alcohol mixtures
Within this examination, the following types of alcohol- based liquids are presented:
rectified ethyl alcohol, raw material for ethyl alcohol;
different types of gorilka and special types of gorilka;
alcoholic drinks;
still wines (frape and fruits);
sparkling grape wine;
water-alcohol mixture;
unknown alcohol -based mixtures;
cognacs;
samogons.
During the research the following issues are solved:
Are there any traces of liquids that contain ethyl alcohol in the provided for the research container or on the surface of the object (on clothes, on paper)?
Does the provided for the research liquid contain ethyl alcohol?
Does the provided for the research liquid meet the currently in force standards of Ukraine?
Is the provided for the research liquid wine, what material was used for its production and what is the type of this material? Does it meet the requirements of DSTU (National Standard of Ukraine)?
Do the characteristics of liquid in this bottle correspond to the characteristics of beverage that is indicated on the label?
What method was used for the production of the alcohol-based (industrial, homemade)?
Do the provided for the research samples of alcohol-based liquids have the same generic (group) affiliation?
Examinations of metals and alloys
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
What is the composition of elements of the provided for the research objects?
What are the reasons of destruction of the provided for the research objects (details of vehicles, equipment, etc.)?
Are there any defects and if they are ,what defects do the provided for the research objects have?
Research of substances of chemical industry and specialized chemicals
In the framework of this examination, primarily researches of substances with acrid characteristics (composition of specialized substances - gas cylinder, specialized chemicals – luminophors are conducted.
In the framework of this research, the following issues are solved:
Does the provided for the research gas cylinder contain acrid substances, if it is so, which ones?
Are there any traces of arid substances on the provided for the research objects? If they are, what exactly?
Do the provided for the research objects contain trace of acrid substances (money, things of value, items of clothes, handwipes or wipes from surfaces of objects) layers of the specialized chemical substance (luminophor)? If they do, do they have common generic affiliation with the sample of the specialized provided for the for the comparison chemical substance?