Application of SRC Digestion to Mining and Geochemistry

Elemental characterization of geological and mining materials can be a particularly challenging application. These sample matrices by their nature tend to require complex mixtures of acid chemistries to digest completely, and
a digestion platform capable of withstanding the temperatures, pressures, and reagents used to process these samples. Typical samples commonly analyzed include rocks, ores, zircons, or other complex inorganic matrices.
The latest-generation SRC technology takes advantage of special chemically resistant materials that allow the use of complex acid mixtures without fear of corrosion or contamination that can affect analytical results. It also provides higher temperature and pressure capabilities critical for hard-to-digest samples and accommodates higher sample masses, allowing for lower detection limits to be achieved.