Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a versatile multi-elemental analysis technique that is widely used across various sectors due to its high sensitivity and selectivity. Many environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and material testing laboratories that rely on high-throughput methods have benefited from the robustness, reliability, and high performance of Agilent ICP-MS instruments. As laboratories look to further reduce inefficiencies in their workflows and lower demands on staff, there is a shift towards automating manual tasks to improve overall productivity.
Poster Presentation - RISE imaging of various phases of SiC in sintered silicon-carbide ceramics
November 12th 2024In this poster presentation applications manager Ute Schmidt discusses the use of correlative Raman-SEM (RISE Microscopy) imaging for analyzing silicon-carbide (SiC) ceramics. The main focus of the work is investigating the distribution of sub-micron structured polytypes of SiC grains on and below the surface.
FT-IR gas analysis of coal-to-ethylene glycol process
October 31st 2024Coal-to-ethylene glycol is the process by which ethylene glycol is synthesized from coal instead of traditional methods using petroleum as the raw material. This study demonstrates that Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) can be a reliable alternative to simultaneously measure methyl nitrite and other process gases (such as CO and NO) using a single ABB analyzer.