Analytical chemistry research

On request of the industrial security division of a company in Saudi Arabia a project proposal was made for the development of a mobile lab which will be used to determine the identity of a selected list of 162 chemicals. The mobile lab(s) will be used to test the nature and composition of bulk chemicals throughout Saudi Arabia.

The list of chemicals merely consisted of relatively harmless chemicals, but also contained a number of dangerous substances, such as explosives or ingredients for explosives. The presumed aim of the client is to check that bulk chemicals are properly labelled and do not contain forbidden substances instead. Read more »

A client wants to know which substances yield antibiological activity in some hay samples. The assignment fits within KAIN's service "What is the composition of my product or the product from my competitor". Therefore, KAIN decided to accept the assignment, but because of its complexity and the limited budget, on a "no cure, no pay" basis.
 

It soon turns out that the assignment is to difficult and can't be finalised within the available budget, because:  Read more »

A client is questioning the quality of an ICP-MS method developed and validated by his own QC laboratory. He fears that the method lacks reliability and has not been validated in compliance with ISO 17025 requirements.

KAIN is asked as an expert analytical chemist to conduct an external audit and assess both the shortcomings of the ICP-MS method as the followed validation procedure. Based on the outcome of the assessment the client decides to partly revalidate the method.