ATYAF AL-KIMIYA (Spectra Chem™) Laboratory applies internationally recognized standards and validated methodologies to ensure accurate, reproducible, and compliant results across environmental, petroleum, chemical, and food testing sectors.

Environmental Testing (Water, Soil, Air):

• APHA Standard Methods for Water & Wastewater
• US EPA Methods (Water, Air, Soil)
• ASTM Environmental Standards
• ISO Environmental Testing Standards

Fuel, Petroleum & Lubricants:

• ASTM Petroleum Testing Methods (e.g., fuel, crude oil, lubricants)
• IP (Institute of Petroleum) Methods
• ISO Petroleum Product Standards

Chemical & Material Testing:

• ASTM & ISO Methods for Chemical and Material Analysis
• Advanced instrumental techniques (XRD, XRF, ICP, GC-MS, etc.)

Corrosion & Materials Integrity:

• NACE (AMPP) Corrosion Testing Standards
• ASTM Corrosion Test Methods
• Corrosion Monitoring, MIC, and Root Cause Analysis

Food & Agriculture Testing:

• AOAC Official Methods
• ISO Food Safety & Microbiology Standards
• Pesticide Residue Analysis (GC-MS, LC-MS)

Laboratory Quality System:

• ISO/IEC 17025:2017 compliant methodologies
• Validated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• QA/QC protocols and Proficiency Testing participation

Analytical Techniques & Instrumentation

Spectroscopy & Advanced Characterization:

• XRD (Normal, Low Angle, Grazing Incidence, High Temperature, Residual Stress, Texture)
• XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy)
• VSM (Vibrating Sample Magnetometry)
• BET Surface Area Analysis
• FT-IR / FT-IR ATR
• Raman Spectroscopy
• UV-Visible & DRS Analysis
• DLS & Zeta Potential
• Particle Size Analysis (PSA – SLS)
• NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)
• Mass Spectrometry
• Contact Angle Measurement

Elemental Analysis:

• XRF (X-ray Fluorescence)
• ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma)
• CHN / CHNO / CHNOS Elemental Analysis
• Sulfur Analysis
• Gold Quantitative Analysis

Microscopy & Imaging:

• SEM / FESEM
• TEM / HR-TEM
• AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy)
• EDX Mapping

Chromatography:

• GC-MS
• HPLC
• LC-MS
• GPC

Thermal Analysis:

• TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis)
• DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis)
• DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry)

Physical & Material Testing:

• Rheology (Rheometer)
• Texture Analysis (TPA)
• Soil Moisture Content Analysis
• Rock Crushing & Grinding Preparation
• Cold Plasma Treatment
• PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition Analysis)

Biological & Microbiological Analysis:

• SDS-PAGE
• ELISA (Microplate Reader)
• Enzymatic Analysis
• Microbiological Testing
• Cell & Metabolite Analysis
• Food Analysis
• Cytotoxicity Testing (MTT Assay)

Methodology Approach

All testing is performed using calibrated instruments and validated methods, supported by strict QA/QC procedures, ensuring high accuracy, traceability, and compliance with international standards.