Basic materials & precursors


ELTRA elemental analysers determine O/N/H in metal powders, C/S in graphite and sulphur in battery-grade copper, supporting tight control of purity.


Retsch crushers and mills prepare ores, silicon and solid electrolytes for XRF, XRD and elemental analysis, and enable mechanochemical synthesis of novel materials. Carbolite furnaces handle calcination of cathode precursors, thermal purifi cation of graphite and controlled-atmosphere treatments for solid-state electrolytes and lithium ores.


Electrode materials


Food & beverages: from complex matrices to consistent quality


Food and beverage labs face some of the most demanding samples: fatty, sticky, fi brous, frozen or highly heterogeneous. Still, results must be comparable day after day.


Homogenising the tough stuff


Retsch mills and homogenisers handle roasted coffee, cocoa, chocolate, nuts, cereals, meat and plant materials. Cryogenic and knife mills such as the GRINDOMIX GM 200 are widely used in food labs to homogenise samples with high fat, water or sugar content without changing the analytes of interest.


“We fi nally stopped fi ghting with our fatty meat blends. The GM 200 turns them into a perfectly homogeneous paste in seconds,” reported a QC manager in a meat processing lab.


For coffee and cereals, controlled grinding and sieving allow you to correlate particle size distribution directly with extraction behaviour and sensory properties, making quality discussions more objective.


Protein, ash & composition


ELTRA analysers support nitrogen-based protein determination in milk, dairy powders, cereals and meat, while Carbolite furnaces are used for ashing and loss-on- ignition to determine mineral content and verify recipe compliance. Together they provide reliable data for nutritional labelling and process optimisation.


Stability, dispersibility & density


Microtrac instruments measure particle size and shape in powders like coffee, cocoa and powdered milk, and evaluate density and solids content in liquid products. Stability analysers quantify creaming, sedimentation or phase separation in juices and plant-based drinks where vegetable proteins act as natural emulsifi ers, helping you design clean- label products with predictable shelf life.


Battery technology: from precursors to cells and recycling


Battery performance and safety are shaped at every step, from ores and graphite to electrode slurries, cells and recycled fractions. Verder Scientifi c brings multiple tools together along this chain.


& components For electrode powders, Retsch ball mills with temperature control support homogenisation of mixes and slurry preparation; sieving provides particle size analysis of active materials and conductive additives.


Microtrac systems then measure particle size and shape, slurry stability, surface area, pore size distribution, porosity and true density. This allows engineers to directly link powder properties to coating behaviour, electrode wetting and ageing performance.


QATM materialography and hardness testing solutions let you study electrode cross-sections, collector foils, welds and casings, revealing mechanical weak points before they turn into failures.


Biomass to biochar & carbon capture


Biomass residues can be converted into biochar using Carbolite furnaces under controlled pyrolysis conditions, while Retsch mills prepare both feedstock and biochar for analysis. Microtrac gas adsorption and porosimetry systems characterise surface area and pore size distribution, which are critical for CO₂ adsorption and long- term carbon storage.


One materials scientist working on microporous zeolites in Carbon Capture area put it simply: “With BELSORP MAX we fi nally saw the full micropore structure and could tune our synthesis accordingly.” Instruments like BELSORP MAX X and MAX G are designed exactly for this type of high- precision surface and pore analysis.


Green cement & diverse waste streams


Diagnostics & recycling


For cell and pack analysis, QATM equipment is used to cut, mount and polish batteries for failure analysis. In recycling, Retsch crushers and mills pre-crush spent cells; sieving separates fractions; Carbolite furnaces thermally treat carbon-rich material and recovered powders; and Microtrac online particle analysers monitor particle size distributions during recovery.


Verder expert talk at Forum


Laboratory & Analysis “Capturing Tomorrow: Scientifi c Solutions for CCUS and Carbon Pathways Across the Verder Group” Wednesday, 25th March 2025 – 2:30 PM


Here we will focus on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and related carbon pathways. The presentation will show how analytical solutions from across the Verder Group help characterise biochar, sorbents and other porous materials, as well as manage thermal and analytical workfl ows for biomass and waste streams.


Recycling & sustainability: biomass, carbon capture and


green construction Sustainability projects often start with one simple question: what is really inside this material? Accurate answers depend on robust preparation and analysis.


In cement and construction, high-energy Retsch mills support mechanochemical activation of supplementary cementitious materials and alternative binders for ‘green cement’ with reduced clinker content. Microtrac particle characterisation helps optimise particle size and shape for fl ow and strength, while ELTRA and Carbolite link composition and thermal behaviour to durability.


For other waste streams such as glass, rubble, textiles and batteries, Retsch crushers and mills ensure representative test portions; ELTRA, Microtrac and QATM then close the loop with elemental, particle and mechanical characterisation of recycled fractions, supporting reliable decisions on reuse and recovery.


One workfl ow, many ways to support you


Whether you are qualifying a new API, stabilising a plant- based drink, extending battery life or proving the value of recycled materials, the question is the same: can you trust your data enough to act on it?


By combining milling & sieving, particle and pore characterisation, heat treatment, elemental analysis, materialography and pharmaceutical testing, Verder Scientifi c offers integrated, application-driven solutions from a single expert partner.


That means fewer interfaces, smoother validation, shorter


troubleshooting time and a support team that understands both the instruments and the applications behind them.


In this way, every grind, every stability curve and every dissolution profi le becomes more than just a number: it becomes a decision you can stand behind, and a small but important step toward safer medicines, better food, more effi cient batteries and more sustainable use of our resources. We enable progress.


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