Application Notes: General

Renishaw’s Virsa Raman analyzer is well suited to identifying chemicals and determining the phase and crystal structure of materials.

Standard-compliant determination of various parameters including anions (group D), cations (group E), and substance group analysis (group F) in wastewater

A method with minimal sample preparation was developed for the digestion and subsequent lead isotope ratios measurements of cigar samples via Q-ICP-MS.

Analysis of Na, K, Mg, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in water and soil samples in remote regions with restricted acetylene supply.

With regard to the determination of a sum parameter of fluorinated compounds, a species-unspecific response of (HR-CS GF MAS) was developed.

Fast and trouble-free filtration of activated carbon or solid sample mixtures after the adsorption step of the shaking procedure in accordance with EN 16166

Ocean Insight’s Ocean SR2 spectrometers are now able to function under high-speed averaging mode, which uses hardware-accelerated averaging to improve S/N performance.

The quantitative determination of extractable organically bound fluorine (EOF) combines solid phase extraction (SPE) and molecular absorption spectrometry (MAS).

This note demonstrates that nitrogen can be used as a purge gas for ICP-OES without compromising analytical performance and is comparable to using argon as a purge gas.

Recently approved methodology expanded the use of microwave digestion for the analysis of trace metals in wastewater. Learn how to increase your laboratory’s throughput.

Highlight of the superior performance achieved with a dedicated HF-resistant, high-performance sample introduction system (HP-SIS) from Glass Expansion.

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Solid AA combines graphite furnace AAS contrAA 800 (D/G) with high-resolution continuum source technique using solid autosampler SSA 600 for sample handing and weighing.

Raman spectroscopy offers sampling flexibility and can monitor changes in chemistry and crystallography during phase transitions.

FT-IR microscopy identifies unknown substances and contaminants based on molecular vibration to provide reliable, unambiguous indications of any contamination.

Peltier Cooled Cyclonic Spray Chamber Kit, compatible with Agilent® 7900 and 8900 and legacy Agilent® ICP-MS models, provides improved washout, increased sample throughput.

This study describes an automated procedure to quantify ultratrace elemental impurities in de-ionized (DI) water and H2O2 using an Agilent 8900 ICP-QQQ fitted with an ESI prepFAST S automated sample introduction system. The prepFAST S automates sample preparation and calibration, saving time and minimizing the risk of sample-contamination from manual sample handling operations.

This study demonstrates how to measure ultratrace (parts-per-trillion) levels of inorganic impurities in isopropyl alcohol, a key process chemical for semiconductor fabrication. The method includes online calibration using the IAS Automated Standard Addition System for an Agilent ICP-QQQ instrument. The method allows the accurate and reliable quantification of ultratrace level impurities in IPA without requiring a highly skilled analyst.

LECO’s GDS instruments are ideal for investigating PVD coatings and the factors that determine their protection of substrate, as shown by this application note.

This study describes the generation of 3D images of pharmaceutical, biological, and geological samples using image stacking enabled by a highly confocal beam geometry.

Effectiveness of VC Ultra for automated cleaning of microwave digestion vessels following the digestion of a sample containing relatively high amounts of trace metals

Using excitation emission matrix spectroscopy, a photoluminescence spectrometer with InGaAs NIR camera, is used to identify the chiral indexes present in a SWCNT sample.