Analytical Chemistry

The Analytical Chemistry Department supports chemical analyses of solid and liquid samples, for Quality Control and R&D purposes.

 

Our laboratory services include the following activities:

  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for a wide list of parameters in wastewater

  • Environmental control and characterization (wastewater, sludge and soil analysis, leaching test)

  • Drinking water - Chemical and Microbiological analysis

  • Analytical services for raw materials, intermediate and finished products concerning aluminium, copper, steel, zinc, etc

  • Trace elements analysis

  • Migration testing in food packaging

  • Technical and Advisory Services

Techniques applied include:

  • Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)

  • Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)

  • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy with Flame (F-AAS), Graphite Furnace (GF-AAS) and Hydride Generator (HG-AAS)

  • Ion Chromatography (IC)

  • Ultra Violet – Visible Spectroscopy (UV-VIS)

  • High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

  • Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)

Equipment

DescriptionCapacitiesApplication
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) – PERKIN ELMER NexION 2000Quantitative multi-element analysis down to ppt levelsElemental determination of liquid and solid samples
Atomic Absorption Spectrometers (AAS) – PERKIN ELMER AAnalyst 800
(2 instruments)
Flame (FAAS), Graphite Furnace (GFAAS), Hydride Generator (HGAAS).
Quantitative mono-element analysis down to ppb levels
Elemental determination of liquid and solid samples
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Photometers (ICP-OES) – PERKIN ELMER Avio 550 Max and PERKIN ELMER Optima 7300DVQuantitative multi-element analysis down to ppb levelsElemental determination of liquid and solid samples
High Performance Liquid Chromatographer (HPLC)
DIONEX P680 Pump + PDA-100 Photodiode Array Detector
Deuterium lamp (UV range 190nm to 800nm) and tungsten lamp (VIS range 380nm to 800nm)Quantitative Analysis of low volatility liquids
Gas Chromatographer/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) – PERKIN ELMER Autosystem XL + Turbomass GoldFID & ECD detectorsQuantitative Analysis of high volatility liquids
Ionic Chromatographer (IC) – DIONEX DX-120Anion determination: F, Cl, NO2, Br, NO3, PO43 , SO42 and cation determination: Li+, Na+, Mg2+, NH4+, Ca2+, K+Ion determination in aqueous solutions (drinking water, waste water)
Ultra Violet/Visible Spectrometer (UV/VIS) – PERKIN ELMER Lambda 20Double beam, wave length range: 190-1100nmDetermination of ions, transition metals and organic compounds in aqueous solutions and metals
Flamephotometer -SHERWOOD 410Measuring range in liquid samples: 0-100mg/lDetermination of alkalis (K, Na, Ca) by emission spectroscopy in low concentrations in propane flame. Applicable also for materials that present interferences from easily ionized elements (i.e. Al alloys)
Photometers – MERCK Spectroquant® NOVA 60 (2 instruments) +
Thermoreactors -MERCK Spectroquant® TR 620 (2 instruments)
Analysis of more than 170 parametersRoutine water analysis (waste water, drinking water)
Quanti-Tray® and Quanti-Disc® microbial test kits IDEXX Analysis of total coliforms, e-coli, enterococciMicrobial analysis in drinking water
Jaw Crusher -FRITSCH PULVERISETTE 1Maximum continuous throughput: 140-200 kg/h
Maximum particle size of feed material: 60-95mm
Final particle size: 1-15mm
Fast pre-crushing of hard, medium-hard and brittle materials
Planetary Ball Mill FRITSCH PULVERISETTE 6Useful Capacity: 10-125ml sample volume
Maximum particle size of feed material: 10mm
Final particle size: ~1
μm
Fast and precise milling of dry samples
Sieving device -RETSCH AS 200 and series of vibrating sievesOpening lattice diameter of available sieves: 40mm down to 45μmDry sieving – grain size distribution of crushed materials
Leaching device3 samples/dayCharacterization of waste according to EN 12457-04

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ELKEME, Hellenic Research Centre for Metals S.A.
ELKEME was founded in 1999 to support the Hellenic Metallurgical Industry. Through a variety of state-of-the-art laboratories ELKEME focuses on industrial research and technological development/analysis in four major metal sectors: Aluminum, Copper, Steel and Zinc, providing efficient solutions to our customers.

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