Chemical analysis

Chemical analysis is used for quality control of raw materials, process samples and various products within the process industry. In Piloting and testing, chemical analysis could contribute with analysis along the process and help gather valuable data for further adjustment and optimisation of the pilot process and testing.

Available equipment

Future Materials has a chemical analysis lab facilities with modern equipment for inorganic chemical analysis. 

• XRF (X-ray flourescence) for analysis of metals, alloys and chemical compounds
• XRD (X-ray powder difraction) for determination of phases in chemical compounds
• ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy) for analysis of elements (ppm/ppb)
• LECO (Combustion analysis) for analysis of carbon, sulphur, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in a sample. Possible to separate organic and inorganic carbon (Carbides and graphite)
• AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy) for analysis of elements in dissolved samples. An addition to XRF and ICP
• Sparc-OES for analysis of iron and steel
• GC-MS (Gas chromotography-mass spectrometry) for analysis of complex organic molecules
• Process MS (Mass Spectrometry) for online gas analysis from test campaigns or production
• Possible classical wet chemical analysis where there are no instrumental methods

Project examples

• Analysis of raw materials (reduction materials and quartz) for Elkems production plants with special focus on traces of critical elements
• Analysis of finished products
• Analysis for projects run by Elkem Technologys Pilot department. The EU project REE4EU is a good example of this where chemical analysis was part of every project step and crucial for getting the green light from one process step to the next
• Sampling and analysis of gas during test or production. Online measurements via Mass Spectroscopy.