Compositional analysis and materials identification methods can be used to determine the components of an unknown material, to confirm the identity of a suspect material and to identify differences between similar materials. An unknown component can often be the underlying cause of difficult problems, so identifying the presence of unexpected material is very important. EAG has developed expertise in identifying and characterizing unknowns through the use of individual and combined compositional analysis techniques in conjunction with expert data interpretation.
EAG’s scientists have identified many types of materials found in (or on) coatings, plastics, food, consumer products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductors, consumer products, additives, adhesives and more. Our labs have identified such materials as: