Chemical composition tests - elemental composition

We conduct chemical composition tests (determining the content of main and trace elements) of different type and sample origin, among others:
 
  • metals, metal alloys and sinters, among others: iron alloys, cast iron, aluminium and aluminium alloys, copper and copper alloys, zinc and zinc alloys, nickel and nickel alloys and others
  • dusts, sediments, residues, liquid and solid samples of various origin, water
  • petroleum products, including fuels (gasoline, diesel, biodiesel and others), biocomponents, engine oils, transmission oils, lubricants, cooling fluids and others
  • plastic, rubber, fabrics, textiles, foams, etc.
  • anti-corrosion coatings
Tests are conducted according to BOSMAL’s validated in-house testing instructions and methods described in norms.

Norms

  • Metal testing according to in-house testing instructions: BOSMAL/I-7-43, BOSMAL/I-7-90 and in accordance with PN-EN ISO 9556, PN-EN 24935, PN-EN ISO 10720
  • ROHS directive compatibility tests - determination of heavy metal content: Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr VI and total Br content, according to in-house testing instructions BOSMAL/I-7-43, BOSMAL/I-7-90
  • chromium coatings – determination of Cr VI content according to PN-EN ISO 3613
  • elemental content, including sulfur, in fuels, liquid biofuels, biocomponents and engine oils
  • PN-EN 14538, PN-EN 16136, PN-EN 16294, PN-EN 16476, PN-EN 15944, PN-EN 14107, PN-EN 16576, PN-EN ISO 14596, PN-EN ISO 14597, PN-EN 15485, PN-EN ISO 20884, PN-V-04030, ASTM D7111, ASTM D5708, ASTM D5185, ASTM D4951, ASTM D4927, ASTM D6443, DIN 51399-1
  • and others

Apparatus

Latest generation spectrometers are used for testing:
 
  • PerkinElmer Optima 8300 Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
  • PerkinElmer Optima 4300 DV Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
  • Rigaku ZSX Primus II wavelength dispersion X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (WD-XRF)
  • carbon and sulfur analyzer
  • nitrogen analyzer
  • VIS Hach 3800 DR spectrometer
 
We possess a richly equipped testing sample preparation laboratory (with microwave mineralisers, ultrasonic baths, grinding and polishing machines, etc.)
Document No. Title/Description
PN-EN ISO 20884 Petroleum products - Determination of sulfur content of automotive fuels - Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
BOSMAL/I-7-43 Material analysis via ICP-OES
PN-EN 14538 Oil and fat processing products - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) - Determination of Ca, K, Mg and Na content by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES)
PN-EN 16136 Automotive fuels. Determination of manganese and iron content in unleaded petrol. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) method.
PN-EN 16476 Liquid petroleum products. Determination of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Copper and Zinc contents in diesel fuel. Method via Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP OES).
PN-EN 15944 Liquid petroleum products. Determination of nickel and vanadium content. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry method (ICP OES)
PN-EN ISO 14596 Petroleum products - Determination of sulfur content - Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
PN-EN ISO 14597 Regulators and limiters of temperature in heat generation systems
PN-EN 15485 Ethanol as a blending component for petrol. Determination of sulfur content. Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometric method
PN-V-04030 Petroleum products - Determination of the content of elements in liquid fuels and similar products by atomic emission spectrometry with inductively induced plasma
ASTM D7111 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Middle Distillate Fuels by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
ASTM D5708 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Nickel, Vanadium, and Iron in Crude Oils and Residual Fuels by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM D4951 Standard Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM D4927 Standard Test Methods for Elemental Analysis of Lubricant and Additive Components - Barium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Zinc by Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
ASTM D6443 Standard Test Method for Determination of Calcium, Chlorine, Copper, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Zinc in Unused Lubricating Oils and Additives by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (Mathematical Correction Procedure)
BOSMAL/I-7-90 Material analysis via WD-XRF
PN-EN ISO 9556 Steel and iron - Determination of total carbon content - Infrared absorption method after combustion in an induction furnace
PN-EN 24935 Chemical analysis of iron-based materials - Determination of phosphorus content in unalloyed steels and iron - Spectrophotometric method with molybdenum blue
PN-EN ISO 10720 Steel and iron - Determination of nitrogen content - Thermal conductimetric method after fusion in a current of inert gas
PN-EN 16294 Petroleum products and fat and oil derivatives. Determination of phosphorus content in fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Optical emission spectral analysis with inductively coupled plasma (ICP OES).
PN-EN 14107 Fat and oil derivatives. Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Determination of phosphorous content by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometry
PN-EN 16576 Automotive fuels. Determination of manganese and iron content in diesel. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) method.
PN-EN ISO 3613 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - Chromate conversion coatings on zinc, cadmium, aluminium-zinc alloys and zinc-aluminium alloys - Test methods