Your needs: carrying out silica analysis in your products and materials for quality control purposes
What is silica?
Silica, or silicon dioxide, is a mineral chemical substance found in the composition of many minerals and products.
Silica exists in 2 different forms:
- The amorphous form: silica gel, diatomaceous earth, colloidal silica…
- The crystalline form: quartz, granite, sandstone, cristobalite, tridymite
Crystalline silica is used as a raw material in many materials (concrete, facade coatings, glue, paint, rubber, and ceramic-based materials).
Crystalline silica: what are the risks?
The crystalline form is not without advantages, as it also poses risks to human health. In fact, crystalline silica has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a carcinogenic substance since 1997.
In the workplace, certain sectors are particularly exposed to silica inhalation (foundries, the ceramics, porcelain and glass industries, etc.), which can lead to other diseases such as silicosis.
Our solutions: analyzing and characterizing your silica-based products and materials
Why choose FILAB for silica analysis?
Industrial players from any sector or the construction sector, you want to check for the presence of silica in your products and materials in order to comply with current regulations.
Silica analysis in the laboratory can take several forms, depending on the objective pursued: chemical characterization, purity determination, evaluation of physical properties, or analysis of particle size and shape.
To address your silica-related challenges, the FILAB laboratory offers a range of high-quality services:
our analytical services
Silicon quantification
Identification of the crystallinity rate
Analysis of crystalline silica (quartz, sandstone, cristobalite…)
Silica quantification according to the 9th edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (Monograph 01/2017: 1562)
Particle size analysis of silica particles
our technical resources for silica analysis
Our analysis solutions
for the construction sector
As a materials expertise laboratory for the construction sector, we intervene precisely at this critical point: turning technical uncertainty into actionable scientific analysis, in order to reduce site risk, secure the insurability of structures, and support your technical decisions with factual evidence.
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Where to find us and how to contact us
FILAB is a physical laboratory located in France, independent and accredited. All the contact details below allow you to verify our identity and submit your request.
FILAB Laboratory
Ecoparc Dijon Bourgogne
80 rue Jean-Louis Auguste Petitjean
21850 Saint-Apollinaire, France
Tel. +33 (0)3 80 52 32 05
