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9/23/2021
Getting ready for the first analytical run! Now all I have to do is complete the assembly of the Hydride Generator and hook up the autosampler.
Getting ready for the first analytical run! Now all I have to do is complete the assembly of the Hydride Generator and hook up the autosampler.
7/14/2021
Back in business!
Installation is now complete. The lab houses a Thermo iCAP 7400 ICP-OES, equipped with a Cetac ASX-560 autosampler. The ICP has both silicon glass and ceramic torches (for high dissolved salt samples and/or for samples containing HF) and a hydride-generating kit (for quantifying super low concentrations of certain elements).
Back in business!
Installation is now complete. The lab houses a Thermo iCAP 7400 ICP-OES, equipped with a Cetac ASX-560 autosampler. The ICP has both silicon glass and ceramic torches (for high dissolved salt samples and/or for samples containing HF) and a hydride-generating kit (for quantifying super low concentrations of certain elements).
4/30/2021
The lab is coming along quite nicely. After they finish painting the instrument lab, it will be ready for installation of the new ICP.
The lab is coming along quite nicely. After they finish painting the instrument lab, it will be ready for installation of the new ICP.
3/27/2021
Update: The PlasmaLab is moving! Renovations have begun in two labs so that the new ICP can be installed. One lab will be the instrument lab (N803) and the other will be dedicated to sample preparation. These labs will also house the mineral separation facilities (heavy liquids, magnetic separator, picking microscopes, etc.). Below are approximate floor plans. The fume extraction system for the ICP has been completed, and now 2 220V lines need to be installed.
Update: The PlasmaLab is moving! Renovations have begun in two labs so that the new ICP can be installed. One lab will be the instrument lab (N803) and the other will be dedicated to sample preparation. These labs will also house the mineral separation facilities (heavy liquids, magnetic separator, picking microscopes, etc.). Below are approximate floor plans. The fume extraction system for the ICP has been completed, and now 2 220V lines need to be installed.
NEWS UPDATE! The National Science Foundation awarded grant EAR-1848240 to upgrade the ICP-OES in the Laboratory for Elemental Analysis. Stay tuned for updates as we go through the purchase and installation of the new instrument.