Environmental monitoring laboratories - Import export

The term asbestos stands for a group of very resistant and non-flammable minerals with a fibrous structure. Until the beginning of the 1990s they were mainly used for thermal insulation or fire protection. Asbestos is found in brake pads and clutches, in electrical appliances, in machines and technical equipment, in heating systems and, above all, as a building material in a great many buildings. Asbestos fibres that enter the lungs can cause asbestosis, hardening and scarring of connective tissue, and cause cancer. In the meantime it has also been proven that asbestos substitutes, such as artificial mineral fibres, KMF, can cause cancer.

We offer you all common analytical techniques for quantitative and semi-quantitative XRF, X-ray fluorescence analysis of various materials on up to 71 elements of solids. Fast and reliable analyses with high precision and accuracy down to the trace element range, on request as an immediate service – accredited test procedures – Wide element range up to 71 elements from fluorine to uranium in one measurement run, suitable for product and raw material monitoring or analysis of unknown materials –Various preparation techniques such as melt fusion, powder compaction, non-destructive measurements

Moisture content, loss on ignition – Particle size distribution – open porosity – Water absorption – Bulk density / Grain volume weight – Bulk density DIN 51081:2002-12 - Testing of oxidic raw materials and materials - Determination of mass change during annealing. DIN EN ISO 26845:2008-06 - Chemical analysis of refractory products - General requirements for wet chemical analysis, atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) methods, atomic emission spectrometry with excitation by an inductively coupled plasma (ICP-AES). DIN EN 993-18:2002-11 - Test methods for dense shaped refractory products - Part 18: Determination of apparent density of granular materials by the water displacement method under vacuum.

Total carbon, TC - Total inorganic carbon, TIC, CO2 - Total organic carbon, TOC - Carbidically bound carbon, free carbon We determine the carbon modifications for you: Total carbon, TC - Total inorganic carbon, TIC, CO2 - Total organic carbon, TOC - Carbidically bound carbon, free carbon in different matrices like soils and rocks, oxidic raw materials, carbides and other materials.

The application possibilities of the scanning electron microscope, SEM in combination with the energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, EDX are manifold. The areas of application listed here are only examples of some of the applications. Many other questions can be clarified with our microtextural and microanalytical test methods. Our services for you: X-ray microanalysis, EDX element mappings, line scans, SEM imaging, particle size determination, fiber thickness measurement, damage assessment

The IUQ has worked on various research projects in collaboration with universities and colleges. Here, Bachelor and Master theses were supervised. We also worked for research projects for the Federal Environment Agency (UFO-Plan). As part of industrial projects, research projects were implemented in the field of recycling and water treatment in collaboration with companies and universities.