The surge in demand for high-performance batteries is driving significant investment in every stage of production. Laboratories associated with battery research and manufacturing need material analysi...
Rechargeable electrochemical batteries, as one of the most versatile energy storage technologies, play a central role in the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for achieving a gr...
There is an ever-increasing awareness of the environmental impact of our everyday activities, motivating many industries to assess the environmental impact of their current practices and build strateg...
Growing international interest in electric mobility and energy storage has triggered the need for analytical testing and quality control capabilities within the battery value chain – from the extracti...
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Introduction With the rise of electromobility and the consequent increase in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, the market for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) has seen consistently high growth rates ove...
In my previous blog article on the topic of the role of elemental analysis in making energy greener, I covered lithium-ion batteries. In this second of three articles, I’ll explore the realm of biofue...
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As countries across the world accelerate their efforts to move away from fossil fuels, lithium ion batteries have rapidly become established as a key component in the drive to greener energy alternati...
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Where speed makes the difference in short distances, the typical discipline of trace elemental analysis in a busy laboratory is stamina to keep running for the long distance. So, even more important t...
Speed is essential to be competitive in a variety of disciplines. For many of them, the best performance is only achieved using the right gear. Could you imagine entering a bike race on a city bike? O...
Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) has been around since the early 1960s, when Stanley Greenfield’s group at the laboratories of Albright and Wilson Ltd, Birmingham, UK...
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Athletes, flavor, constitution, someone’s voice, coffee – these are all words that you might expect to be qualified with the word “robust.” It’s a great description and creates a nice word picture. Ho...
I found myself laughing uncontrollably as I pulled into the grocery store parking lot last week. I was sitting at the traffic light entrance to the shopping complex when my rearview mirror was suddenl...
We’ve all been there. It’s the first of the month and you have a pile of bills waiting to be paid. The kids are in bed and you sit down at your computer to get them paid before you finish washing dish...
In one of my previous blog posts, I told a series of anecdotal hiccups that happened to me during my days as a trace elemental application chemist. After reading several comments and stories, it’s nic...
With a background as a chemist performing elemental analysis, I can remember an instance when I was rushing to analyze multiple sample sets on my ICP-OES in the same week. I had completed the first se...
Is my tap water contaminated with lead? If it is, should I be concerned? How did the lead get into my tap water in the first place? These are questions that the residents of Flint, Michigan are curren...
I recently attended the Winter Plasma Conference in Tucson, Arizona, an event most scientists in the field of plasma spectrochemistry (myself included!) look forward to every year. This event allows s...
High-matrix samples mean more complexity in analytes and contaminants. They also mean less accurate analytical results if not corrected. High-matrix components produce physical, chemical, and spectral...
The recent report by the US EPA Draft Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources (link to EPA study) states in the executive summary that “...
It’s autumn in North America, with thoughts of upcoming holidays stirring our emotions of long-standing traditions, reunions, and good cheer. This time of year also signals another long-standing tradi...
In my previous blog post, I established a set of key terms that are relevant when discussing elemental analysis. Here, I will use those terms to discuss a topic that must be addressed when tackling a ...
As summer draws to a close, I’m being inundated with back-to-school advertisements, and I find myself reminiscing fondly about my days as a chemistry graduate student. I looked forward to spending hou...
Analyzing the metals in our environmental waters is important because many heavy metals pose a serious threat to our health. Among the WHO’s 10 chemicals of major Public Health concern, four are metal...
In this three-part series blog post on trace elemental analysis, I will discuss key focus areas for a laboratory intent on maximizing its productivity and improving its profitability. In this first po...
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