You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today.

Loading...

Specialty Analytical Chemistry


Kemetco Research responds to requests from clients who require chemical analysis services ranging from routine analyses to projects requiring customized experimental design, creative problem solving and interpretive reports. Kemetco Research works closely with clients whose projects may originate from either environmental or industrial process concerns.

Kemetco chemists have substantial experience dating back to the 1970's with BC Research Inc, in developing analytical methods for sample matrices ranging from pristine water to effluent and highly complex industrial process samples. The intimate knowledge of customer samples, their origin and know-how in dealing with sample specific interferences related to analytical procedures and ready access to our staff to obtain information set us apart from other laboratories providing contract analysis support.

Service Categories

Comprehensive environmental analytical services for permit compliance

  • • pH, conductance
  • • hardness
  • • alkalinity, acidity
  • • anions (chloride, sulfate, nitrate, nitrite, fluoride, phosphate)
  • • ammonia, TKN
  • • total phosphorus, dissolved phosphorus, ortho-phosphorus
  • • metals and metal speciation
  • • BOD, COD, phenols, resin/fatty acids

Chlorine analysis

  • • assay
  • • nitrogen trichloride
  • • bromine
  • • heavy metals including mercury
  • • residue
  • • moisture
  • • VOC's

Sulfuric acid analysis

  • • assay
  • • metal scan
  • • sulfur dioxide
  • • ammonium
  • • chloride
  • • fluoride
  • • appearance, colour
  • • oxides of nitrogen
  • • char test
  • • NVR

Caustic Soda and potash

  • • assay
  • • metal scan (including lead and mercury)
  • • sulfate
  • • carbonate
  • • chloride
  • • fluoride
  • • chlorate

Hydrochloric acid

  • • assay
  • • metal scan (including lead and mercury)
  • • FCC comliant total extractable organics
  • • benzene
  • • oxidizing/reducing substances
  • • fluoride
  • • bromide
  • • NVR

Sulfur quality control

  • • assay
  • • metal content (by ICP)
  • • total nitrogen
  • • acidity
  • • ash
  • • sulfate
  • • total carbon

Custom analytical methods utilizing equipment such as GC, HPLC and IC

Projects Overview


• Development of test kit for measurement of bromine concentrations in hydrochloric acid.

• Seed acclimation and testing of secondary settling tank effluent for nitrifier maximum specific growth rate

• Shelf life testing of bisulfite solutions and their reaction with chlorine and permanganate.

• Measurement of depletion rate for copper based marine coatings.

• Efficacy testing of residual chlorine dioxide from bleach plant effluent for disinfection of domestic sewage.

• Health risk assessment for residues from printed wine bottles.

• Development of analysis procedure for measurement of cyanide in pure cupric thiocyanate.

• Analytical method development for analysis of perchlorates in presence of chlorate

• Developed and commercialized the FiltroMateTM water and wastewater laboratory filtration system (with several units sold to major commercial laboratories.)