QUALX is a software for qualitative and semi-quantitative phase analysis of materials (organic, metallorganic, inorganic), available in the form of microcrystalline powders. It uses a database distributed together with the software. QUALX identifies the crystalline chemical phase, one or more of than one, present in a material and determines approximately the weight percentages of each phase present in a mixture. QUALX requires only the experimental X-ray diffraction data. The developers of QUALX possess high scientific skills and provide the experimental and methodological know-how, to: collect X-ray diffraction data through the powder diffractometer at IC-CNR; analyse data by using QUALX; support users for properly running the software, the database and their updates. QUALX can be used by research groups and companies interested in the characterisation of materials of various interests, e.g. chemical, pharmaceutical, for cultural heritage.
Compared to other software for qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis by microcrystalline powders, available on the national and international market, the competitive aspects are: ease of use, supported by a user-friendly graphic interface; high level of automatism; use of a frequently updated database; update in terms of innovative theoretical approaches and advanced computational performance; continuous support by QUALX developers.