The CETAC ADX-500 Autodiluter System: A Study of Dilution Performance with the ELAN 6000 ICP-MS and ELAN Software
Atomic Spectroscopy
By: Thomas W. May and Ray H. Wiedmeyer
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Abstract
The CETAC ADX-500 autodiluter system was tested with ELAN?? v 2.1 software and the ELAN 6000 ICP-MS instrument to determine on-line automated dilution performance during analysis of standard solutions containing nine analytes representative of the mass spectral range (mass 9 to mass 238). Two or more dilution schemes were tested for each of 5 test tube designs. Dilution performance was determined by comparison of analyte concentration means of diluted and non-diluted standards. Accurate dilutions resulted with one syringe pump addition of diluent in small diameter round-bottomed (13 mm OD) or conical-tipped (18 mm OD) tubes and one or more syringe pump additions in large diameter (28 mm OD) conical-tipped tubes. Inadequate dilution mixing which produced high analyte concentration means was observed for all dilutions conducted in flat-bottomed tubes, and for dilutions requiring multiple syringe additions of diluent in small diameter round-bottomed and conical tipped tubes. Effective mixing of diluted solutions was found to depend largely upon tube diameter and liquid depth: smaller tube diameters and greater liquid depth resulted in ineffective mixing, whereas greater tube diameter and shallower liquid depth facilitated effective mixing. Two design changes for the autodiluter were suggested that would allow effective mixing to occur using any dilution scheme and tube design.
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May, T.W., Wiedmeyer, R., 1998, The CETAC ADX-500 Autodiluter System: A Study of Dilution Performance with the ELAN 6000 ICP-MS and ELAN Software: Atomic Spectroscopy, v. 19, no. 5, p. 143-149, https://doi.org/10.46770/AS.1998.05.001.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The CETAC ADX-500 Autodiluter System: A Study of Dilution Performance with the ELAN 6000 ICP-MS and ELAN Software |
| Series title | Atomic Spectroscopy |
| DOI | 10.46770/AS.1998.05.001 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Atomic Spectroscopy Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 143 |
| Last page | 149 |