Pollution and contamination detection 

The 6NAPSE Group carries out the analysis of pollutions and contamination in products. The laboratory identifies the morphology, nature and source of the pollution.

Pollutions are fine foreign bodies, sometimes minute or residual, present in a chemical substance or material. In the context of quality control or compliance analysis, particle analysis is essential to ensure their characteristics and the non-contamination of the product, particularly during its manufacturing process.

Pollutions analysis in Laboratory

Particles and pollutions are foreign bodies dreaded by a certain number of manufacturers in view of the impacts and repercussions that they can have on the product or on the customer. it is therefore important to control pollution from all materials that can generate it (glass, polymer, metal, mineral, composites).

The 6NAPSE Group’s laboratories have recognized expertise in the analysis and identification of particles and pollution within several industrial sectors: pharmaceutical, medical, aeronautics, electronics, agri-food, cosmetics, spirits, water quality, etc.

Analyzes by SEM-EDX and IRTF spectrometry microscopy allow us to analyze and compare to substantial databases of all materials (fats, polymers, metals, glasses, chemical forms). We also establish with manufacturers references and databases from their raw materials, production lines or packaging in order to precisely identify a source of pollution (which may be mineral, organic or metallic).

The specificity of this skill is our ability to work on very little material. A particle of a few µm is enough for us to analyze pollution.

Accreditation n°1-1720
Scope available on www.cofrac.fr

The Analyses et Surface laboratory of the 6NAPSE Group has COFRAC accreditation (n°1-1720) for the sampling and characterization of foreign bodies (particles, fibres) by Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with X-ray Microanalysis (SEM-EDX) , stereoscopy and infrared microscopy (IRTF).