About Institute for Color Science and Technology

Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST) was inaugurated in July 1997 to develop knowledge and technologies in all areas related to Color, Colorants, Paint and Coatings. Since ICST has the effective cooperation with universities, research and industrial centers, it successfully trouble-shoots color, colorant, paint and coatings industries. The scientific and research centers of ICST include three research faculties: Faculty of Surface Coatings and Novel Technologies, Faculty of Colorants, and Faculty of Color Physics.

Services (40)

• Measurement services as a collaboration laboratory of Iranian national standard organization
• Calibration of reflectance spectrophotometer devices
• Color matching and recipe prediction
• Presenting appropriate color difference formula
• Investigation of process parameters effect on the color appearance of the product
• Presenting a model to estimate the surface appearance in automotive finishes
• Investigation of the optical behavior of Nanostructure materials
• Applying nondestructive methods in the analysis of colorants
• Spectral reflectance simulation of translucent materials such as a tooth
• Preparation and developing standards in color measurement and color control fields
• Consulting services for laboratory equipment
• Colorimetric analysis of samples based on visual assessment experiments
• Design and manufacture of color assessment cabinets
• Testing for type and degree of color vision deficiency
• Novo Gloss I.Q. Goniophotometer
• Post-Graduation Office
• Workshops & Conferences
• International Affairs
• CECST
• Performing coatings testing
• Reference laboratory for quality control of water, oil and gas transmission line coatings
• Providing advice on setting up laboratories and color production lines
• Certifying coatings quality
• Formulating desired coatings based on customers’ demands
• International scientific cooperation
• Consulting services
• Measurements
• Synthesis of different nanomaterials
• Functionalizing of nanomaterials
• Characterization of all nanomaterials
• Key testing and evaluation areas
• Characterization
• Synthesis
• Consulting
• Collaboration for measurement of detergent, chloride, free chlorine, color, fluoride, sulphate, Total hardness, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, turbidity, Total Alkalinity (TA), ammonia, Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), pH, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Electrical conductivity (EC) and metal measurements.
• Collaboration in providing environmental standards
• Environmental consulting services
• Design and modeling of the industrial waste treatment plants (Water, Air, and Soil)
• Reducing the environmental impact of dye, pigment, paint, resin, glaze and printing industries by recovery and reuse of resources and the processes optimization
• Troubleshooting