Laboratory Operations

Highly trained and experienced professional analytical chemists staff our ISO 9000 certified, state-of-the-art, analytical laboratory. We utilize measurement systems including inductively coupled plasma (ICP) -atomic emission, ICP-mass, fusion disc X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption spectrometers and UV-visible spectrometers.

Our chemists perform traditional, bench-scale, wet chemical analysis for precise Lanthanide results as well as particle size and surface area analyses for products requiring specific sizing specifications. Critical customer specifications for individual Lanthanides and other elemental constituents are measured, tracked and reported for in-process and final products ready for shipment. The lab instrumentation is able to detect individual Lanthanide elements down to part per million levels in a precise, accurate and reliable manner.

Our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) provides the needed storage capabilities necessary for the thousands of analyses performed monthly. LIMS instantaneous data retrieval feature supports our material tracing ability all the way from the mined ore to the final, packaged product.

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