The digitalization of our everyday lives has a dark side: millions of tonnes of electronic waste are generated worldwide every year - from smartphones and laptops to televisions, household appliances and industrial electronics.

The digitalization of our everyday lives has a dark side: millions of tonnes of electronic waste are generated worldwide every year - from smartphones and laptops to televisions, household appliances and industrial electronics.

Preparation of expert opinions and court reports by our commercial chemist Wolfgang van Leeuwen, who is publicly appointed and sworn in by the IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein. The processing is carried out by himself, under his supervision, or by accredited laboratories with final testing and assessment.

Analysis of pure and ultrapure metals such as Au, Ag, Pd, Pt, Al and others with ICP-MS and a limit of quantification in the ppb range. At this point we would like to refer you to our sister company Elmaspecs GmbH, www.elmaspecs.de, which deals exclusively with ultra-trace analysis.

In minerals and recycling materials of all kinds, we analyze the elements from lanthanum (La) to lutetium (Lu).

Alloys and overview analyses, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ores, concentrates on iron (Fe), Ni, chromium (Cr), Mo, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, silicon (Si), Al and many more.

Analysis of automotive catalysts, industrial catalysts, electronic scrap of all kinds, residues, electroplating baths, concentrates and much more.

In our laboratory, we carry out classic wet-chemical procedures such as gravimetry, volumetry, electrogravimetry and others.

Preparation and homogenisation of small and large raw samples up to several 1000 kg. Details can be found under the separate Preparation tab.

We carry out sampling at home and abroad in co-operation with competent specialist colleagues (sworn samplers) as subcontractors.