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Digesting multiple food samples for trace metal analysis at once
ultraWAVE demonstrates to be a great tool for trace
metals analysis in food samples due to its superior capabilities in terms of mixed samples,
large sample amount and ease of use.
Microwave technology replaces traditional tools like hot
plates and Parr bombs to digest these highly stable matrices
which have their own set of limitations.
Contract analytical laboratories use a variety
of instrumentation for trace metals analysis
and must take advantage of method standardization
whenever there is an opportunity.
Simultaneous mixed-batch sample preparation for metals testing of cannabis samples
The performance of the ultraWAVE was evaluated through a recovery study on samples of interest for the cannabis industry, from plant material to edibles, concentrates and soil.
New Approaches in Sample Prep for Precise Multielement Analysis of Crude Oils and Refined Petroleums
A comprehensive elemental list may lead to more sophisticated applications of elemental analysis for crude oil and derivatives with benefits extending from exploration to refining.
Digestion of environmental samples for trace metal analysis
Ethos technology is perfectly designed to be compliant with US EPA methods. This application report evaluates the digestion quality of the following certified reference material:
BCR 277R Estuarine sediment.
Digestion of food samples for trace metal analysis
This application report evaluates the digestion quality of the following certified reference materials:
NIST 1577c: Bovine Liver and TORT-3: Lobster Hepatopancreas.
Preparation of biological samples for trace metal analysis using ultrapure quartz inserts
The objective is completing a digestion of biological sample (with an internal standard), with a
maximum of 2mL of nitric acid and to verify the recoveries.
Digestion of polymer samples using ultrapure quartz inserts
The objective of this test is completing a digestion of a reactive sample (CRM polymer material) with a
maximum of 5mL of nitric acid and verifying the recovery of all certified metals with ICP-OES.
Determination of Total Mercury in Nutraceutical Samples
Three
commonly available nutraceutical samples –
Valerian Root, Ginkgo Biloba and Glucosamine
Chondroitin were spiked by a solution having
a mean mercury concentration of ~10.2 ppb
and were run in the instrument.
Determination of Mercury in Fish & Biological Tissues
The data presented in this paper was
obtained on-site at a customer laboratory
while doing a live demonstration.
Originally prepared and analyzed via CVAA, the
samples were re-analyzed on the DMA-80.
This paper shows the use of Milestone Ethos X with fastEX-24 technology for extraction of
dioxins from environmental matrices, with emphasis to one of the most common challenge
of this application: the carryover effect.
US EPA 3546 procedure for extracting organic compounds
This paper will discuss the use of Ethos X Microwave Extraction System utilizing fastEX24
rotor with disposable glass vials to extract organic pollutants from certified soils during a
recovery study following US EPA Method 3546.
This paper shows how ETHOS X can revise the nearly 120 years old Weibull-Stoldt reference method in an innovative, easy to operate way, assuring results of high analysis accuracy and quality, fully comparable with the reference one.
Microwave ashing procedure for determination of Inorganic ash in food samples
Mineral content in food pay an
important role from a physicochemical and
nutritional point of view. In this article we have analyzed Wheat flour and BCR-380R (Milk powder).
Test method for ash content determination in Crude oil sample using PYRO
Knowledge of the amount of ash-forming material
present in Crude oil product can provide
information about whether the product is suitable
for the usage in a specific application.
Microwave sulfated ashing procedure of pharma samples
The USP chapter <281> describes the
methodology for the measurement of inorganic
contaminants in pharmaceutical samples, where
the adopted technique is the Sulfated Ashing.
ASTM D5630 standard test method for ash content in thermoplastics
Inorganic residues from plastics may be antiblock,
fillers, reinforcements, catalyst residues,
colorants, etc. The quantitative amounts of each
are important variables of the manufacturing
process.
Carbon black determination in plastics via oxygen-free microwave pyrolysis
An alternative and rapid method for determination of carbon black in olefin plastics using Milestone’s PYRO microwave muffle furnace and self-closing quartz crucibles