Total microwave sample preparation
In 1990, Milestone was the first company to introduce the concept of Total Microwave Sample Preparation. This approach
enables analysts to perform every sample preparation step associated with atomic spectroscopy analysis in a single
microwave labstation. This significantly reduces overall sample preparation time and eliminates the need for laboratories to
invest in multiple conventional instruments, such as vacuum drying ovens, heating blocks, etc. The all-new ETHOS 1 further
develops and expands this concept, allowing the user to switch from closed vessel digestion to open vessel digestion, acid
evaporation, solvent extraction, or protein hydrolysis in just a few seconds.
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Open vessel digestion |
Vacuum evaporation |
Milestone’s exclusive MOD packages converts the ETHOS 1
to a fully automated microwave open vessel digestion
system, to rapidly and safely digest multiple large amounts of
organic samples, such as food, feed, pharmaceuticals,
polymers, oils, etc
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With Milestone’s unique vacuum evaporation technology,
the ETHOS 1 turns into a true microwave evaporator,
allowing the user to carry out safe and complete evaporation
of acids and organic solvents. No sample transfer is required,
as the evaporation takes place in the same vessels previously
used for digestion/extraction.
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Solvent extraction |
Protein hydrolysis |
The ETHOS 1 becomes a ‘microwave Soxhlet’, to perform a
wide range of solvent extraction from various samples.
Typical applications include pesticides and PCBs extraction
from environmental samples, additives extraction from
polymers, fat extraction from food and feed samples, and
many others. The extraction is completed in 10-20 minutes,
and requires a fraction of the solvent volume needed by
conventional techniques.
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The ETHOS 1 allows for vapour phase protein hydrolysis
within 30 minutes in inert, anaerobic conditions, without
thermal degradation of the amino-acids, or cross
contamination of the solutions. This assures a substantial
time reduction over standard methods, which often require
up to 48 hours.
More details on Protein Hydrolysis
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