LABORATORY PRODUCTS
Industry report highlights cost benefits of direct mercury analysis
Many laboratories routinely measuring mercury use a traditional dedicated mercury analyser utilising fluorescence spectrometry CV-AAA or AFS or ICP-MS that are well suited for liquid samples especially those with low mercury levels. For other liquid and solid samples an additional sample preparation step is required such as microwave digestion. Because of the high volatility of mercury, these dissolution techniques can often lead to loss of analyte and poor recoveries if the optimum digestion technology isn’t used, possibly resulting in sample reruns, that can impact laboratory efficiency, operator time, and the overall cost of analysis.
An industry report is available from Analytix that takes a closer look at the running costs of the Milestone DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analyser and how they compare against CV-AAS/AFS and ICP-MS. The study looks
at the overall cost of analysis including sample preparation, instrument calibration, and running times and compares productivity between the different techniques with approved methods.
The report shows that the DMA-80 system offers a significant cost saving of almost 90% per sample over traditional CV-AAS/AFS that could translate into a beneficial return on investment particularly for laboratories with a high sample workload.
For a copy of the industry report or for further information contact Analytix.
More information online:
ilmt.co/PL/23W2 and
ilmt.co/PL/lMN7 66469pr@reply-direct.com
An alternative to conventional ovens and furnaces for your laboratory
Conventional ovens and muffle furnaces are used daily in hundreds of laboratories for many different applications including ashing, loss on ignition, residue on ignition, and fusion. Traditional approaches involve a lengthy, time consuming, manual intense process that can also risk exposure of analysts to potentially dangerous vapours.
A different approach is to use a microwave
furnace system such as the Milestone PYRO ashing system from Analytix that can be used for the same applications but with significant advantages over conventional systems. With a choice of three muffle types, ashing times can be reduced by up to 95% from hours to minutes using standard crucibles.
Additional benefits include an integral exhaust system with no loss of heat to the
laboratory plus odours are removed thereby eliminating exposure to the operator to fumes. Even temperature distribution across the muffle eliminates cold spots and ensures reproducible ashing across all crucibles.
More information online:
ilmt.co/PL/E730 66496pr@reply-direct.com
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