What is silicate?
Silicate is a term used in the fields of mineralogy as well as chemistry.
In mineralogy, silicate is a mineral formed from a tetrahedral elemental, they enter the composition of the majority of magmatic and metamorphic rocks.
In chemistry, a silicate is a salt or ester of a silicic acid.
FILAB laboratory accompanies you in the analysis of your silicates
With more than 30 years of experience, FILAB laboratory has innovative technical means and a team of quality experts in its 5200m² analytical facility for the analysis of silicate samples.
Here are some examples of services related to silicate analysis:
- Analysis of the chemical composition of silicates (quartz, sandstone, cristobalite…)
- Determination of silicate by ICP-AES
- Identification of crystalline phases in tricalcium silicate by XRD
- Determination of silicate according to EP 9th edition (Monograph 01/2017 : 1562)
- Nanometric study on silicate raw materials
- Particle size analysis of silicate particles