Our Library never stops expanding. What are the most recent contributions to LabRulezICPMS Library in the week of 1st September 2025? Check out new documents from the field of spectroscopy/spectrometry and related techniques!<blockquote>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library">SEARCH THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF DOCUMENTS ABOUT SPECTROSCOPY/SPECTROMETRY RELATED TECHNIQUES</a></blockquote><blockquote>👉 Need info about different analytical techniques? Peek into <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/library">LabRulezLCMS</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library">LabRulezGCMS</a> libraries.</blockquote>This week we bring you brochures by Agilent Technologies and Anton Paar, application note by Shimadzu and poster by Thermo Fisher Scientific!<h3>1. Agilent Technologies: Fast and Easy Measurement of Scattering Samples with the Agilent Cary 60 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer</h3>Characterize more samples with your <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=10&amp;search=Cary+60+UV-Vis">Cary 60 UV-Vis</a> using a diffuse reflectance accessory<ul><li>Brochure</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/br_cary_60_uv_vis_spectrophotometer_5994_8409en_agilent_d4d6f5cb04.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul>The Agilent Cary 60 UV-Vis spectrophotometer is designed for efficient and accurate routine UV-Vis analysis. When working with scattering samples, traditional transmission measurements can lead to signal loss and inaccurate results. By integrating a diffuse reflectance accessory (DRA), the Cary 60 extends its capabilities to measure scattering samples in both reflectance and transmission modes, ensuring reliable data even with challenging sample types.The Cary 60 UV-Vis DRA uses a 50 mm integrating sphere, seamlessly fitting into the instrument’s sample compartment and allowing setup in less than five minutes. With a range of sample holders—including options for thin films, powders, cuvettes, and filters—the accessory provides maximum flexibility. This versatility enables precise analysis of diverse materials such as films, coatings, powders, and liquids.Applications include solar material evaluation, color and gloss analysis of textiles, paints, inks, and pharmaceuticals, as well as quality control of coatings, optical materials, and electronic components. In transmission mode, the DRA is equally effective for analyzing turbid or translucent samples, making it valuable in industries such as food and beverage, environmental monitoring, and polymer science.Paired with the optional Cary WinUV Color software, the system also supports advanced color measurements, automatically generating QA/QC reports based on recognized color standards. This combination makes the Cary 60 UV-Vis a versatile, user-friendly solution for laboratories that require accurate, reproducible results across a wide range of applications.<h3>2. Anton Paar: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=444&amp;search=Ultratap+500">Ultratap 500</a> Series Automated Tapped Density Analyzers</h3>Near-infrared spectroscopy reduces costs and chemical waste<ul><li>Brochure</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/J49_IP_001_EN_B_Brochure_Ultratap_500_Series_screen_51d4a27e59.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=444&amp;search=Ultratap+500">Ultratap 500</a> Series from Anton Paar sets a new benchmark in tapped density analysis, delivering durability, compliance, and user-friendly operation. Each instrument guarantees up to 25 million taps without loss of calibration and comes with a three-year warranty, ensuring reliable performance and long service life. With automated methods and user management, laboratories can eliminate operator error and achieve consistent, reproducible results.Equipped with a touchscreen interface, Ultratap 500 provides instant access to 24 built-in ASTM, ISO, and USP methods, including USP 616. Users can also define custom methods, while automatic calculations of bulk density, tapped density, Carr’s Index, and Hausner Ratio simplify data evaluation. The system stores up to 1,000 reports and 100 methods, ensuring efficient record management.Flexibility is key: the Ultratap 500 accommodates cylinder volumes from 5 mL to 1,000 mL, supported by TruLock straps for secure attachment. The analyzer is also the quietest in its class—90% quieter than comparable models—with an optional noise reduction cabinet reducing sound by up to 99%.Available in single- and dual-station models, the Ultratap 500 Series offers full compliance with major international standards for powders, pharmaceuticals, catalysts, pigments, and more. With global service support, fast response times, and comprehensive warranty options, Ultratap 500 ensures maximum uptime and trusted results across industries.<h3>3. Shimadzu: High-Speed Measurement of Microplastics Smaller than 100 μm Collected on a Filter and Efficient Analysis&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>Application note</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/an_01_00994_en_936f28e894.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul><h5>User Benefits</h5><ul><li>It enables high-speed measurements of microplastics (MPs) smaller than 100 µm that are collected on a filter.</li><li>Particle analysis program can identify the types of MPs and easily analyze color-coded by type and counting the number of MPs.</li><li>In addition to calculating the size of MPs (minor axis, major axis, Feret diameter, and area), it can also estimate the volumes and masses of particles</li></ul>Microplastics (MPs) with diameters ranging from a few µm to 5 mm are widely recognized as an environmental problem in marine environments, and reports of MPs smaller than 100 µm in drinking water are attracting particular attention. 1) To confirm the number and shape of MPs smaller than 100 µm and qualitatively analyze them, samples are usually collected on a filter and observed and measured using an infrared or Raman microscope. For that process, mapping measurements of a specified area is simpler than searching for candidate MPs on the filter and performing point measurements, and it reduces the risk of overlooking particles. However, it is more timeconsuming, and it also requires analyzing the MPs after they are measured to identify the candidates, determine their sizes, aggregate the data, and so on. Therefore, a High-Speed mapping program and particle analysis program were developed to reduce the time required for these measurement and data analysis steps. In this example, High-Speed mapping was used to measure a standard MPs sample, and the particle analysis program was used to analyze the distribution of MPs within the sample.<h4>Measurement Conditions and High-Speed Mapping Program</h4>Measurement conditions are listed in Table 1. Mapping measurements are especially useful for measuring samples with many of target objects in the field of view. Normally, they take longer for larger measurement areas or larger numbers of measurement points, but that can be shortened with the HighSpeed mapping program.&nbsp;The program detects peaks based on data from the first scan at each measurement point and the specified noise level and threshold value settings. If no peak is confirmed, the program moves to the next measurement point. (If a peak is confirmed, the same number of measurements is performed as the number of scans specified.)&nbsp;In this example, a peak detection range of 3,200 to 2,800 cm-1 was specified for detecting the signal from hydrocarbons (C-H), and the data from peaks in that range were scanned the specified number of times.<ul><li>Instruments: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=IRTracer-100">IRTracer-100</a>, AIMsight PF Holder (13 mm dia.)</li></ul><h4>Conclusion&nbsp;</h4>MPs that were collected on a filter were measured using an infrared microscope and the High-Speed mapping program. Because the High-Speed mapping functionality can measure locations in which only candidate MPs are present, samples can be measured faster than with regular mapping methods.&nbsp;And with the particle analysis program, candidate MPs can be specified as components to be analyzed, so particle counts and size distributions within measurement areas can be easily determined. This example also showed that the volume and mass of particles can be estimated.&nbsp;Counting MPs smaller than 100 µm while qualitatively analyzing the particles requires an instrument like an infrared microscope, which enables the High-Speed mapping program or particle analysis program to analyze MPs and MPs data more smoothly.<h3>4. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Rolling over interferences: How triple quadrupole ICP-MS facilitates the analysis of challenging samples for electric vehicles&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>Poster</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/po_001857_tea_electric_icp_ms_ewcps_po001857_em_en_4b2a2ed6a7.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul>The continuous development of lithium-ion battery technology is a key step to move away from the combustion of fossil fuels at point of use. Lithium based batteries are the most promising, as they provide high capacity, good cycle stability, at moderate cost. To achieve the intended performance, it is of high importance to assure consistent quality and especially purity of the raw materials used. This includes specifically the cathode material (like binary or ternary alloys containing lithium, cobalt, manganese and nickel) and the electrolyte (lithium hexafluorophosphate and organic compounds), but also other components of the battery. This presentation will provide an overview of how triple quadrupole ICP-MS is able to resolve the analytical challenges encountered when analyzing battery material samples. The presentation will include examples from different components of a battery, including raw materials, electrolytes and cathode materials.<h4>Materials and methods</h4><h5>Instrumentation&nbsp;</h5>A <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/products/1206">Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ TQe ICP-MS system</a> was used for all analyses. To facilitate the direct analysis of highly concentrated solutions, as typically found when working with cathode materials, the instrument was operated using Argon Gas Dilution (AGD) to automatically dilute the sample aerosol using a clean stream of argon gas, delivered directly from the instrument.&nbsp;To achieve the best possible detection limits on typically challenging elements, a slightly different configuration was applied to the same instrument. For these measurements, the instrument was equipped with a PLUS torch, a direct replacement for the standard torch made from a high purity ceramic material. The PLUS torch helps to reduce the backgrounds typically observed for silicon when using quartz torches and is therefore instrumental in achieving the best possible detection limits for this element.<h5>Data Analysis&nbsp;</h5><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/products/1489">Thermo Scientific™ Qtegra™ Intelligent Scientific Data Solution Software</a> was used to operate the instrument and all peripherals, acquire the data and evaluate the results.&nbsp;<h4>Conclusions&nbsp;</h4><ul><li>The use of triple quadrupole ICP-MS and oxygen as a reactive gas provided the advanced performance required for the accurate determination of critical elements, such as arsenic and selenium free from polyatomic interference in a highly complex lithium battery matrix samples showing outstanding analysis performance.&nbsp;</li><li>Triple quadrupole ICP-MS in combination with oxygen as a reactive cell gas is a powerful tool for the analysis of elements having high ionization potentials and numerous spectral interferences.&nbsp;</li><li>Further reduction of the background for silicon is possible when using the PLUS torch, so that significant improvements of the detection limits for silicon can be achieved.</li></ul>

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Our Library never stops expanding. What are the most recent contributions to LabRulezICPMS Library in the week of 15th September 2025? Check out new documents from the field of spectroscopy/spectrometry and related techniques!<blockquote>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library">SEARCH THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF DOCUMENTS ABOUT SPECTROSCOPY/SPECTROMETRY RELATED TECHNIQUES</a></blockquote><blockquote>👉 Need info about different analytical techniques? Peek into <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/library">LabRulezLCMS</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library">LabRulezGCMS</a> libraries.</blockquote>This week we bring you application note by Shimadzu and poster by Thermo Fisher Scientific!<h3>1. Shimadzu: Analyzing Microscopic Contaminants Embedded in Recycled Plastic</h3><ul><li>Application note</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/an_01_01001_en_79904665ce.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul>Reusing plastic waste is key to achieving a carbon-neutral society, which is why targets have been established for levels of recycled plastic in plastic products. But quality control of recycled plasticsis essential for maintaining the functional properties of plastic productssince impropersorting, transporting, and processing can all lead to contamination of recycled plastic. Determining the type and quantity of contaminants in recycled plastic is important since they can have a significant negative impact on product performance in certain applications.&nbsp;Shimadzu’s infrared microscopes use high-speed mapping analysis to quickly find and characterize contaminants dispersed in recycled plastic, and Shimadzu’s particulate analysis program also provides a convenient and simple tool for determining the morphology and numbers of contaminants.&nbsp;This Application News describes using this equipment and tools to analyze contaminants in recycled plastic material that was formed into a film.<h4>High-Speed Mapping Analysis of Recycled Plastic</h4>For recycled plastic with a relatively simple infrared spectrum, contaminants embedded in the plastic can be analyzed without removing them from the plastic. This is achieved by configuring wavenumber ranges (exclusion ranges) that exclude the peaks of the recycled plastic in the settings of the high-speed mapping software. In this example, a thermal press was used to form recycled plastic composed of PE and PP into a plastic film approximately 100 µm thick. The high-speed mapping settings were then configured to detect peaks in wavenumber regions that contain hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups that are not normally found in PE or PP. Table 1 shows the analysis conditions in detail. Background readings were obtained from an area of the film with no contaminants.<ul><li>Equipment: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=IRTracer-100">IRTracer-100</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=AIMsight+">AIMsight</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Software: AMsolution, high-speed mapping software, particle analysis program</li></ul><h4>Conclusion&nbsp;</h4>This Application News describes a simple and rapid method for analyzing and characterizing contaminants in recycled plastic using high-speed mapping analysis with an infrared microscope and data analysis with a particle analysis program. Areas of recycled plastic with no contaminants were scanned once, whereas areas with contaminants were scanned multiple times (50). This allowed a wide area of recycled plastic to be analyzed quickly with minimal noise in the recorded infrared spectra, reducing the analysis time to around just one-fifteenth of the time needed if every part of the recycled plastic was scanned 50 times. Also, using a thermal press to form recycled plastic pellets into a film enabled the efficient characterization of large numbers of contaminants by transmission spectroscopy and the ability to calculate their numbers in the pellets.<h3>2. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Highly sensitive analysis of distillate products per ASTM Method D8110 using single quadrupole ICP-MS</h3><ul><li>Poster</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/po_highly_sensitive_astm_method_d8110_single_quadrupole_icp_ms_po_en_d7c721bc97.pdf">Full PDF for download</a></li></ul>Control of impurities in the petrochemical industry is an essential step to ensure the quality of the crude, intermediates, and finished products. In many laboratories, the analysis of crude, intermediates, and finished products, including light and middle distillates for trace elements, is accomplished using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). However, the regulations and specifications for content of elemental impurities are becoming more stringent, which enforces determination of these impurities at lower concentration levels. Due to its higher sensitivity and specificity, ICP-MS is becoming the technology of choice for laboratories. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) issues standard D8110 that outlines the specifications and test method for elemental analysis of distillate products by ICP-MS. Analysis of combustible organic samples like naphtha, vacuum gas oil (VGO), or aviation turbine fuel (ATF) using ICP-MS could be challenging compared to conventional aqueous samples mainly because unexpected and intermittent extinguishing of plasma as well as carbon deposition in the interface region extracting ions into the mass spectrometer. The direct introduction of volatile organics increases the plasma load due to their high vapor pressure, causes destabilization of plasma and results in poor sensitivity and precision of measurements. Carbon-based interference on key analytes, such as chromium or vanadium, cause additional concerns but can typically be overcome using kinetic energy discrimination (KED) on single quadrupole instruments, or other typical gases used in collision/reaction cells1 . This poster discusses a complete workflow developed using the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/products/1487">Thermo Scientific iCAP MSX ICP-MS</a> (Figure 1) for the sensitive determination of elemental impurities in typical distillate samples including light naphtha, heavy naphtha, and crude oil samples.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>An analytical method was developed with single quadrupole ICP-MS (iCAP MSX ICP-MS) for elemental analysis of a range of typical petroleum samples with varying physical and chemical properties.<h5>Data Analysis&nbsp;</h5>The data acquisition and processing were done using <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.labrulez.com/products/1489">Thermo Scientific Qtegra Intelligent Scientific Data Solution (ISDS) Software</a>.<h4>Conclusions&nbsp;</h4>The results obtained from the experiments described in this application note demonstrate the following:&nbsp;<ul><li>The proposed method and instrument set-up for elemental analysis of different petroleum products using the iCAP MSX ICP-MS represents a viable solution for laboratories performing oil and refinery product testing.&nbsp;</li><li>The combination of the sample introduction system together with a uniquely robust plasma generation system and a powerful CRC allows for sensitive analysis and comprehensive interference removal for all elements commonly analyzed in the industry.&nbsp;</li><li>The use of KED with helium provided effective for removal of polyatomic interferences commonly observed in such challenging matrices, as was demonstrated by the detection limits and blank equivalent concentrations (BECs) achieved.&nbsp;</li><li>The method therefore allows the accurate and precise determination of a total of 28 elements in different kinds of distillate products, as was demonstrated by the results obtained in the spike recovery test.&nbsp;</li><li>If needed, other reactive gases can be used in a multi-mode analysis performed during a single aspiration of a sample, including alternative cell gases such as hydrogen. Thanks to the fast gas switching in the QCell CRC, the added time for switching cell gases is often negligible for the overall analysis time per sample.&nbsp;</li><li>The novel design of the sample introduction system of the iCAP MSX ICP-MS allows to easily switch between oxygen addition and the use of argon gas dilution without the need to change gas connections.</li></ul>

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