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MICROANALYSIS Australia is a leading analytical consulting laboratory, providing in-depth industry expertise to clients throughout Australia and around the globe.
Through a variety of comprehensive analytical techniques, Microanalysis Australia enables clients to define issues, satisfy compliance legislation, fully characterise their material and most importantly, add value to their products.
For many businesses, this involves cost savings, enhancing productivity, further developing their product and solving specific problems with Microanalysis’ rigorous scientific methodology.
Microanalysis offer a wide variety of in-house instrumental techniques, including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, particle sizing/counting/morphology, GC-MS, petrography, hazardous goods testing, surface profilometry, and FTIR.
“We are committed to providing accurate and timely reporting every time and offer a set of standard tests for quick turnaround,” Microanalysis strategic development director Debbie Hughes said.
“We can also work with clients on more detailed projects, helping to probe the micro, to understand the macro.”
From lithium to heavy metals, Microanalysis also offers customisable mineral liberation and association analysis for ores and concentrates of all kinds.
Complementary to its petrographic capabilities, the company can analyse a range of particulate sizes up to 3 mm and provide additional manual analysis for particles greater than 3mm.
Microanalysis lead consulting scientist Nimue Pendragon said the team were using INCA Mineral to emulate mineral liberation and association analysis by QEMScan.
“Lithium is too light to be detected by EDS, so usually this technique isn’t used for lithium minerals,” Ms Pendragon said.
“Using image contrast and Si:Al ratios we differentiate spodumene and petalite from non-lithium aluminosilicate minerals, such as mica and clay, allowing us to determine the liberation and association of lithium bearing minerals.
“Usually QEMScan only analyses particles of up to 500 micrometre (µm), our automated electron microscopy technique can analyse particles up to 3 mm.
“We have also developed an equivalent, manual, technique for particles larger than 3 mm.”
The Microanalysis Australia team has more than 60 years’ combined industry experience, and believes in providing scientific excellence and empowering clients with knowledge.
It’s in the interpretation and analysis of results where the company adds the most value and assistance.
If clients require inspections, certification, forensic testing, verification or training, the Microanalysis scientists are experts in a variety of fields.