Our modern and comprehensive Chemical Laboratory’s capabilites include, but are not limited to, the following areas of interest:
A partial view of our Chemical Laboratory, showing an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) being used in Metals and Elemental Analysis.
We have the sophistication to detect very low level concentrations of Ionic Contamination by Ion Chromatography (IC). Our state-of-the-art test equipment can detect and identify parts per million (ppm) contaminants in solutions or industrial products, such as printed circuit boards. Specific ion identification includes such anions as Nitrates, Nitrites, Bromides, Chlorides, Phosphates, Fluorides and Sulfates, as well as such cations as ammonium, Ca, Li, Mg, K and Na, and certain Weak Organic Acids (WOA).
Our Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer is used to identify contaminants of organic, non-metallic materials (and certain inorganics) including plastics, pure liquids, and minerals such as silicates. The FTIR is also equipped with a microscope, which can identify micro-contaminants using either the attenuated total reflection (ATR) method or the external reflection method.