Recycling Applications

With the increasing focus on sustainability and environmental consciousness, recycling has become more important than ever. EDXRF addresses various recycling applications, offering rapid qualitative and quantitative elemental analyses. Whether you are recovering metals from recycled automotive catalysts or black mass powder or screening waste oil and RDF for hazardous elements, EDXRF provides a cost-effective and versatile solution for recycling and repurposing processes.

Our EDXRF analyzers can help you ensure compliance with regulations, as well as provide testing and monitoring for various waste and processing streams. They also help optimize the recovery of valuable materials and meet other screening requirements. Discover how our technology can streamline your processes and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Recycling industry - EDXRF addresses various recycling applications.

Why choose EDXRF?

Benchtop solutions for recycling and recovery applications

We offer a comprehensive range of budget-friendly benchtops, whether your needs are for basic screening or more advanced applications. All systems provide elemental composition data in minutes and do not need ongoing allocations for expensive consumables and maintenance. Here are some advantages that our systems provide:

  • Rapid, non-destructive elemental analysis, beneficial in fast-paced production settings
  • Multi-element capabilities, from ultra-low concentrations to percent levels
  • Measurement of all elements from sodium (Na) to uranium (U)
  • Multi-application versatility, including plastics, metals, oils, electronic waste, etc.
  • Easy sample preparation and no complex setups
  • Simple, easy operation, even for non-technical personnel
  • Low cost of ownership, self-installed and maintained
Rigaku NEX Series benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzers, including NEX CG II Series, NEX DE Series, and NEX QC Series.

Advanced Fundamental Parameters software

Advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis is powered by our RPF-SQX FP software, featuring Rigaku Profile Fitting (RPF) technology and Scattering FP. This software allows semi-quantitative analysis of almost all sample types without standards and rigorous quantitative analysis with standards. Scattering FP automatically estimates the concentration of unmeasurable low atomic number elements (hydrogen to fluorine) and provides appropriate corrections.

Given at least one sample with known concentrations from a referee technique, the software allows you to quickly and easily create a Matching Library. This feature changes the analysis from semi-quant to fully quantitative, tuning your XRF to your specific analysis needs.

Calibration standards can be expensive and difficult to obtain for newly developed materials. With RPF-SQX, the number of required standards is greatly reduced. This option significantly lowers the cost of ownership and reduces your workload requirements.

Rigaku RPF-SQX Fundamental Parameters - FP Method. Using this software, the number of required calibrations is greatly reduced.

Application examples

Explore our application examples to see if our solutions can benefit your needs

RDF. Read EDXRF App Note 1984 - NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Cl, Pb and Metals in Refuse Derived Fuel.
EDXRF1984 NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Cl, Pb and Metals in Refuse Derived Fuel
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Waste oil and used oil with elements of interest, sulfur and chlorine. Read EDXRF App Note 2039 - NEX QC+ - S & Cl in Waste Oil & Used Oil.
EDXRF2039 NEX QC+ - S & Cl in Waste Oil & Used Oil
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Automotive catalytic converter with elements of interest, Pt, Pd, and Rh. Read EDXRF App Note 1943 - NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Pt, Pd, Rh in Recycled Auto Cats-Pak.
EDXRF1943 NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Pt, Pd, Rh in Recycled Auto Cats-Pak
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Used Li batteries. Read EDXRF App Note 3150 - NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Analysis of Black Mass for Lithium Battery Recycling.
EDXRF3150 NEX QC+ QuantEZ - Analysis of Black Mass for Lithium Battery Recycling
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Biomass material. Read EDXRF App Note 1420 - NEX QC+ - Chlorine and Ash in Biomass.
EDXRF1420 NEX QC+ - Chlorine and Ash in Biomass
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Activated carbon with elements of interest, sulfur and chlorine. Read EDXRF App Note 1507 - NEX QC+ - Activated Carbon.
EDXRF1507 NEX QC+ - Activated Carbon
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Solutions for recycling applications

For routine analysis or quick spot checks NEX QC and NEX QC+

Recommended when you need an affordable system for identifying and quantifying the elemental composition of your materials. These systems feature touchscreen operation and built-in printers for added convenience. They have a small footprint, are transportable, and require no external computer.

Rigaku NEX QC and NEX QC+ benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzers.

For analysis with QuantEZ NEX QC+ QuantEZ

Recommended when you need a quick, cost-effective solution with a step up in performance. It includes all the features of the NEX QC Series models but is packaged with QuantEZ software. This software simplifies operations and provides a flow bar interface for creating custom methods. RPF-SQX Fundamental Parameters with Rigaku Profile Fitting is available with this system.

Rigaku NEX QC+ QuantEZ benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzer with a desktop computer.

For high-performance and small spot analysis NEX DE Series

Recommended when you need expanded analytical capabilities, including higher sample batch throughput, small spot analysis, or enhanced performance for measurement of higher atomic number elements. These systems provide quick elemental identification, screening, and characterization of your samples. RPF-SQX Fundamental Parameters featuring Rigaku Profile Fitting and Scattering FP are available with these systems.

Rigaku NEX DE Series benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzer with a desktop computer.

For challenging and complex applications NEX CG II Series

Recommended when you require higher power and increased sensitivity. These systems are ideal for ultra-low and trace-level performance or complex applications with trace elements and variable base matrices. RPF-SQX Fundamental Parameters featuring Rigaku Profile Fitting and Scattering FP are available with these systems.

Rigaku NEX CG II Series benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzer with a desktop computer.

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