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Analysis for process development and production control

The exacting laboratory equipment installed by IBU-tec and the know-how for conversion processes for inorganic materials under thermal conditions is the basis for complex processing of the widest possible variety of tasks.

The range of services covers the following fields of application:

  • Characterisation and evaluation of materials,
  • Development of new products and processes,
  • Chemical processing tests.

The availability of very critical laboratory equipment for quality control and inspection makes sure that during production campaigns emphasis is laid on product quality. It also helps to enhance the efficiency of the trials carried out on the thermal plants.

With the technical equipment at the IBU-tec laboratories can perform the following analytical tests and measurements:

Laboratory tests conforming to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000

Inorganic Elemental analysis

(Main – and trace elements)

  • Optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
  • Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDX)
  • Flame photometry
  • Colorimetry
  • Gravimetry
  • Complexometry
  • Potentiometry

Phase analysis

  • X-ray diffractometry (XRD)
  • Scanning electron microscopy (REM)
  • Optical microscopy

Physical testing procedures

Basic Engineering

  • Plant design
  • Notes for project planning from the point of view of process engineering (e.g. process sequences, materials requirements, measuring and automation technology, environmental protection)
  • Drawing up balances of material- and energy flow.
  • Layout of devices, plant components (rotary kilns, preheaters, calcinators, bypass, coolers, dryers)

Process optimisation

  • System analysis of existing plants to provide evidence of reserve capacities
  • Suggestions for saving energy and raw materials
  • Enhancing the throughput of existing plants
  • Quality assurance