Modern microwave technology provides an important tool that is used to rapidly prepare multiple sample types for metals analysis, as well as organic extraction processes. Microwave digestion provides a higher temperature digest, thus it can prepare samples quicker and more thoroughly than hot blocks or similar devices.
Samples can vary for various laboratories, however they typically include the following:
For labs requiring high throughput capabilities, the MARS 6 allows the processing of up to 40 samples per batch. Similar products must be run together, but many types of foods and tissues can be mixed and matched as one batch. With its simple, but robust vessel design, MARS 6 is the easiest to use batch microwave system available.
For laboratories that receive many different sample types in any given day, Discover SP-D provides unmatched flexibility. SP-D offers individual temperature and pressure control, as well as method programming for each sample. The system is available with an optional autosampler which makes digesting samples incredibly easy.
Microwave ashing allows for faster turnaround of many sample types. The system’s ability to rapidly heat up means that it does not have to be on all the time, saving energy and helping keep laboratories cooler in the summer. The associated quartz crucible permits samples to be weighed within a minute of removing from the muffle furnace.
