Application Notebook-09-03-2015

September 01, 2015

CEM's Discover SP-D Gold microwave digestion system with high temperature and pressure chamber enables safe, fast, and automated preparation of previously difficult sample types

September 01, 2015

The 12 W miniature source has a higher voltage and a much higher emission current than our present miniature X-ray sources, which is an advantage for a number of applications.

September 01, 2015

The majority of environmental laboratories are currently using traditional techniques like cold vapor atomic absorption to analyze samples for mercury content.

September 01, 2015

The TSI® LIBS Desktop Analyzer laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument allows simultaneous determination of all detectable elements present in the material being analyzed.

September 01, 2015

Portable 785 nm and 1064 nm excitation wavelength dispersive Raman instruments have proven their worth in materials identification, especially for forensics, pharmaceutical raw materials inspection, and first responders.

September 01, 2015

Inks and pigments with optically unique properties can provide quick visual verification of authenticity, and can be difficult to replicate.

September 01, 2015

In the agri-food sector it is important to not only study the soil composition and use of fertilizers, but also the uptake of nutrients and potentially toxic elements within the plants and crops themselves.

September 01, 2015

Elemental ratio determinations in foraminiferal calcite require the measurement of trace levels of Na, Mg, Sr, and ultra-trace levels of Li, B, Ba, Cd, Mn, U in a calcium rich matrix and ratioed to calcium.

September 01, 2015

Monolayers and other thin coatings on Si and other high refractive index substrates are of key importance in materials science, bioscience, synthetic organic, and semiconductor research.

September 01, 2015

Measuring the transmission of diffuse samples such as paper or filled polymer films requires an integrating sphere to obtain accurate transmission values and useful chemical information, because the IR light is scattered as it passes through the sample. An integrating sphere serves as a collection device for the scattered light.

September 01, 2015

Since Sir C.V. Raman discovered the Raman effect in the 1920s, it has become essential to many fields of research and industry.

September 01, 2015

Strict production requirements, consumer demand, and at times poor harvests, result in high prices and can limit the supply of EVOO. Consequently, EVOO is susceptible to economically motivated adulteration with less expensive oils and claims of authenticity continue to be a concern.

September 01, 2015

Diamond is an important material choice for sampling optical elements in Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.

September 01, 2015

Infrared and Raman spectroscopy are critical analytical techniques in the pharmaceutical industry, used for the structural elucidation and characterization of organic materials such as new drug candidates, impurities, metabolites, and excipients.

September 01, 2015

Spectroscopic techniques have a long history as quantitative methods for on-line and at-line use in a wide range of industries, where, in many cases, they are more accurate than the reference methods. These processes are typically continuous, but time-depending processes such as batch processes are widely used in many industries.