# Elementar
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{{Infobox company
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| founded = 1897
| hq_location = [Langenselbold](/source/Langenselbold), [Hesse](/source/Hesse), [Germany](/source/Germany)
| industry = Instrumentation and regulation technology
| products = Analytical instruments, equipment and consumables, services for research, manufacturing, analysis and diagnostics
| website = [https://www.elementar.com/ www.elementar.com]
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'''Elementar''' is a German multinational manufacturer of [elemental analyzers](/source/Elemental_analysis) and [isotope ratio mass spectrometers](/source/Isotope-ratio_mass_spectrometry) for the analysis of non-metallic elements like [carbon](/source/carbon), [nitrogen](/source/nitrogen), [sulphur](/source/sulphur), [hydrogen](/source/hydrogen), [oxygen](/source/oxygen) or [chlorine](/source/chlorine).[{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Excellence in elements: The experts in elemental analysis |url=https://www.elementar.com/en/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.elementar.com |language=en}}] The company emerged from [Heraeus](/source/Heraeus_Holding_GmbH), a multinational German engineering company that produced analytical instrumentation.[{{Cite web |title=Company history - Elementar |url=https://www.elementar.com/en/about-us/history |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.elementar.com |language=en}}] [Elemental analyzers](/source/Elemental_analysis) and [isotope ratio mass spectrometers](/source/Isotope-ratio_mass_spectrometry) are used in the fields of analytical and environmental chemistry to measure the elemental and isotopic composition of diverse materials like chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fuels, food, water, plants, soil or waste.
== History ==
=== 1897 – 1945 ===
thumb|Heraeus historic elemental analyzer, type "CH Analysator", construction year 1932
In 1897, the researcher Max Dennstedt reported a simplified method for organic elemental analysis in his publication ''Über Vereinfachung der organischen Elementaranalyse'', making use of platinum from the [Heraeus](/source/Heraeus_Holding_GmbH) Platinum Smelting Factory (founded in 1857)[{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.heraeus-group.com/en/about-heraeus/history/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.heraeus-group.com}}] as an oxidation catalyst.[Dennstedt, Max (1897): ''Über Vereinfachung der organischen Elementaranalyse''. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Chemie 15, 462-469.] In 1899, Richard Küch, researcher at the Heraeus Platinum Smelting Factory, succeeded in producing quartz glass of very high purity, which was soon used for the [elemental analysis](/source/elemental_analysis) of [carbon](/source/carbon), and [nitrogen](/source/nitrogen).[https://www.heraeus.com/en/group/about_heraeus/corporate_history/corporate_history.aspx ''Heraeus corporate history''. Website of Heraeus Holding. Retrieved 2016-02-10.][{{Cite web |title=Heraeus celebrates 150th birthday of inventor Richard Küch |url=https://spie.org/news/0820-heraeus-anniv |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=spie.org}}] Between 1900 and 1910, Max Dennstedt[http://www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/oc/publikationen/Dennstedt.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202021617/http://www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/oc/publikationen/Dennstedt.html |date=2014-12-02 }} ''Biography and publications of Max Dennstedt''. Website of Hamburg University. Retrieved 2014-08-07.] substantially improved the procedures of elemental analyses,[Dennstedt, Max (1901): ''Eine vereinfachte Methode der Elementaranalyse''. Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie 40, 611-614.][Dennstedt, Max (1903): ''Anleitung zur vereinfachten Elementaranalyse für wissenschaftliche und technische Zwecke''. Hamburg: Otto-Meisner, 1903.] which was the basis for the first generation of elemental analyzers with electrical furnaces produced by Heraeus.[Max Dennstedt mentioned this company several times in his publication on simplified elemental analysis (Dennstedt, Max (1905): ''Über vereinfachte Elementaranalyse und ihre Verwendung für technische Zwecke''. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Chemie 18, 1134-1137)] In 1923, [Fritz Pregl](/source/Fritz_Pregl) received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his ''invention of the method of micro-analysis of organic substances'',[{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1923 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1923/summary/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}] using dedicated analytical equipment manufactured by Heraeus.[[Fritz Pregl](/source/Fritz_Pregl) mentioned this company several times in his book on micro-analysis of organic substances (Pregl, Fritz: ''Die quantitative organische Mikroanalyse''. Berlin: Springer, 1917. {{ISBN|978-3-86444-914-7}}. pp. 60, 109, 124)] In 1932, the first elemental analyzer for simultaneous detection of [carbon](/source/carbon), [hydrogen](/source/hydrogen) and [nitrogen](/source/nitrogen) was invented.[{{Cite web |title=Company history - Elementar |url=https://www.elementar.com/en/about-us/history |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.elementar.com |language=en}}] In 1944 and 1945, the town of [Hanau](/source/Hanau), an important German industrial site, as well as Heraeus production facilities, were nearly completely destroyed in Allied [bombing raid](/source/bombing_raid)s.[https://www.heraeus.com/en/group/about_heraeus/corporate_history/corporate_history.aspx ''Heraeus corporate history''. Website of Heraeus Holding. Retrieved 2016-02-10.]
=== Since 1945 ===
thumb|Elementar modern elemental analyzer, type "vario EL cube", construction year 2011
After the Second World War, the company diversified its elemental analysis products, but an extensive reorganization of the [Heraeus](/source/Heraeus_Holding_GmbH) core business divisions in the early 1990s resulted in plans to discontinue the production of elemental analyzers. In 1995, the elemental analysis business of Heraeus was sold in a [management buyout](/source/management_buyout) to Hans-Peter Sieper, at that time head of the Heraeus elemental analysis division.[Kreutzer, Hans (1998): ''100 Jahre Gerätetechnik für die organische Elementaranalyse aus Hanau.'' GIT Laboratory Journal, special issue.] Hans-Peter Sieper restructured the business under the brand name Elementar. Under his management, the company grew into a global company group with offices in the [U.S.](/source/United_States), [China](/source/China), [France](/source/France), [Italy](/source/Italy), [Japan](/source/Japan), [India](/source/India) and [Australia](/source/Australia), and operations in many other countries.[{{Cite web |title=Contact worldwide - Elementar |url=https://www.elementar.com/en/contact/contact-worldwide |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.elementar.com}}] In 2008, Elementar acquired Isoprime Ltd., a company specialised on the construction of isotope ratio mass spectrometers (IRMS), and set the basis for entry into the market of [stable isotope ratio analysis](/source/Isotope-ratio_mass_spectrometry).[{{Cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=Excellence in elements: The experts in elemental analysis - Elementar |url=https://www.elementar.com/en-gb/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.elementar.com |language=en}}][http://www.laboratory-journal.com/news/firmennachrichten/elementar-analysesysteme-acquires-gas-irms-product-line '' GIT Laboratory Journal news archive''. Retrieved 2014-08-07.] Following a decision in 2016 to consolidate all products under a single identity the IRMS products were re-branded from the beginning of 2017 as Elementar and Isoprime Ltd was renamed Elementar UK Ltd at the same time.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/161497/adjustment-of-the-elementar-branding-strategy.html|title=Adjustment of the Elementar branding strategy|website=www.chemeurope.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}]
== Corporate structure ==
=== Elementar ===
Elementar is specialized in the development and production of elemental analyzers for the measurement of [carbon](/source/carbon), [nitrogen](/source/nitrogen), [sulphur](/source/sulphur), [hydrogen](/source/hydrogen) and [oxygen](/source/oxygen) for product quality and purity control of food, fuels, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The production facility is located in [Langenselbold](/source/Langenselbold), [Hesse](/source/Hesse), Germany.[https://www.elementar.com/en/ Website of Elementar. Retrieved 2020-11-09.]
=== Elementar UK (formerly known as Isoprime) ===
Elementar UK produces isotope ratio mass spectrometers used for stable isotope ratio measurement of [carbon](/source/carbon), [nitrogen](/source/nitrogen), [sulphur](/source/sulphur), [hydrogen](/source/hydrogen) and [oxygen](/source/oxygen) in industry and academia. The production facility is located in [Manchester](/source/Manchester), United Kingdom.[https://www.elementar.com/en-gb/ Website of Elementar UK (formerly Isoprime). Retrieved 2020-11-09.] In 2013, the company was awarded [The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export)](/source/The_Queen's_Award_for_Enterprise%3A_International_Trade_(Export)_(2013)).
== Customers ==
Elementar supplies instrumentation to manufacturing companies and service providers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, the energy sector, food industry and agriculture.[https://www.elementar.com/en/applications ''Elementar Applications''. Website of Elementar. Retrieved 2020-11-09.]
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.elementar.com/en.html Official Company Website]
* [https://www.elementar.com/us.html Elementar Americas]
* [https://www.elementar.com/uk.html Elementar UK]
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Category:Companies based in Hesse
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