Elemental Microanalysis News

The range for Metrohm® 930 Combustion Ion Chromatography analysers, includes a quartz combustion tube (C5200), a quartz hook (C5201) for the Auto Boat Drive, and quartz or ceramic sample boats (C8133 and C8134). The parts are all for use in the combustion unit, which is manufactured by Analytik Jena®, and integrated into the Metrohm® CIC.

Pyrohydrolytic Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) extends the range of automated ion chromatography to all kinds of combustible samples. 

In CIC, samples are digested by pyrohydrolysis in an oven unit. The resulting gaseous compounds are passed into an absorption solution, which is transferred to an ion chromatograph for subsequent injection and analysis.

CIC is an extremely useful method to determine various halogens and sulfur in matrices ranging from solids to viscous, liquid, and gaseous samples.

Application areas for CIC include:

• Environmentally relevant substances (oil, plastic waste, glass, activated carbon)
• Electronic components (printed circuit boards, resin, cables, insulation)
• Fuels (gasoline, kerosene, crude oil, heating oil, coal, butane, propane, natural gas, catalysts)
• Plastics (polymers such as PE, PP)
• Colouring agents (pigments, paints)
• Pharmaceuticals (raw materials, intermediates, finished products)
• Foods (oils, spices, flavourings and fragrances)

All trademarks acknowledged. Use of Metrohm or Analytik Jena part numbers are for reference only and does not imply that the products are of Metrohm or Analytik Jena origin. 

All Elemental Products are guaranteed to be of high quality and suitable for use in the stated application.