Silicate dosage

allows Silicate analysis for the determination of the concentration of siliceous compounds (SiO₄⁴⁻, SiO₂) in a wide variety of matrices: water, soil, cosmetic products, materials, or industrial effluents. These analyses are essential for environmental monitoring, materials characterization , and quality control of numerous technical formulations.

Silicates play a major role in natural and industrial processes: they participate in rock formation, influence water quality , and are used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, detergents, and cosmetics. Their measurement allows for monitoring solubility, corrosion, and mineral pollution in aqueous environments.

Analytical methods: ICP, XRF and spectrophotometry

Silicate analysis can be performed using different approaches depending on the required precision and the matrix being analyzed:

• ICP-OES / ICP-AES (Inductive Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry) : enables multi-element quantification of silicon with high sensitivity, ideal for water, soil and industrial materials.
• ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) : offers detection at very low concentrations (traces and ultra-traces), useful for environmental or cosmetic analyses.
• X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF / XRF) : suitable for solids and inorganic materials (glasses, ceramics, sands, minerals).
• Molybdate spectrophotometric method : used for aqueous samples, based on the formation of a colored silicomolybdic complex measured at a specific wavelength.

These methods guarantee an analysis that complies with international standards laboratories ISO 17025 accredited.

Industrial and environmental applications

Silicate analysis is essential in several fields:

• Environment : monitoring the quality of natural, drinking or industrial waters.
• Water treatment : control of mineral deposits and corrosion inhibitors.
• Materials and polymers : verification of the mineral composition of glasses, ceramics, concretes and composites.
• Cosmetics : control of formulations containing aluminium, magnesium or sodium silicates.
• Agri-food and nutraceuticals : measurement of mineral additives or contaminants from the process.

This service can be complemented by the determination of metal oxides ortotal elemental analysis (ICP-MS) for a complete characterization of mineral matrices.

Matrices involved

YesWeLab's partner laboratories perform silicate analysis on:

• Natural, drinking, wastewater or industrial water
• Soils, sediments and muds
• Glass, ceramics, concrete and silicate materials
• Cosmetic products, mineral powders and technical formulations

Each method is adapted according to the nature of the support, the expected level of concentration and the applicable regulations.

YesWeLab's expertise

At YesWeLab, we work with a network of ISO 17025 and COFRAC accredited laboratories specializing in elemental and environmental analyses.

Our scientific team helps you select the technique best suited to your matrix and your regulatory compliance or industrial research. Thanks to our digital platform, you benefit from simplified sample management, analysis tracking, and certified results.

Since 2020, YesWeLab has been supporting players in the environment, construction and materials sectors in their physico-chemical analyses of silicates and mineral compounds.

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