Quality Control of Coal with Elemental Analyzers

Read full article in PDF Using Combustion and Thermogravimetric Analyzers from ELTRA Coal is one of the most important fossil fuels. In 2012, the global stone coal output was about 6.6 billion metric tons [1]. A huge amount of the worldwide traded stone coal is mined in China, USA, Russia and India. Compared to the […]

Standard-compliant element analysis of silicon carbide and mixtures containing silicon carbide with combustion analyzers

Download full article in PDF Elemental analyzers are important tools for quality control of a wide range of products. A variety of matrices, such as ceramics, coal, steel or soil, can be analyzed for their element concentrations with different types of instruments. The product range of Eltra GmbH, located near Düsseldorf, Germany, comprises analyzers for […]

Sample preparation for coal analysis

Download full article in PDF The most common types of coal (lignite, bituminous and anthracite) are distinguished by their different chemical and physical properties. The calorific value of coal can be determined by analysing its carbon content, for example by using combustion analysers. In addition, efficient management of the desulfurisation plant requires control of the […]

A Major Advance In ICP-MS Technology: OptiMass 9500 ICP-TOFMS

The exciting new OptiMass 9500 ICP Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (ICP-TOFMS) further redefines the state-of-the-art in elemental analysis. This second generation bench top ICP-TOFMS overcomes the major limitations associated with quadrupole ICP-MS instrumentation. Detection limits equivalent to those achievable with a quadrupole instrument can be achieved for amu 1 to 260 within seconds. This inherent speed […]