Capabilities

Inorganic Analysis

Identify and estimate concentration of virtually any element in virtually any solid or liquid

Methods
Elemental analysis by:

• XRF
• ICP-OES
• ICP-MS
• AFS.
• AAS.
• Combustion Analysers (CHNOS)
• Chemiluminesence
• Microcoulometry
• Working concentration ranges from percent to ppt

Applications of Inorganic analysis

• Migration studies e.g. inorganics into food simulants.
• Catalyst characterisation and poisoning problems.
• Identifying unique markers e.g. trace elements within a product to defend against copying and legal claims.
• Identification of unknowns e.g competitive materials or unwanted material from production
• Safety assessment e.g. occupational hygiene in the workplace
• Investigation of colour defects in a product e.g. checking for correct polymer additives.
• Potential for elemental speciation

The MSG advantage

• Techniques are complementary to other methods within MSG XRD, XPS and Microscopy
• High sensitivity, high selectivity modern instrumentation
• Not limited by sample type
• Specialist experience and knowledge for crucial sample preparation
• Work to UKAS or GLP standard
• Fast response
• Flexibility