Atomic Emission Spectroscopy—It Lasts and Lasts and Lasts

Abstract

Elemental analysis is one of the most common procedures used to characterize a sample. It is useful in most areas of human endeavor and is commonly applied to samples of importance in toxicology, geology, forensic science, prospecting, health, nanotechnology, materials science, industrial process control, semiconductor processing, automobile manufacturing, and others. Because of this importance and range of application, a broad suite of methods for elemental analysis has been devised. These methods range from long-established procedures such as those based on precipitation and titration to more modern ones that rely as much on physical principles as on chemistry.

A Review of Modern Assessment Methods for Metal and Metal-Oxide Based Primers for Substrate Corrosion Protection

“…liquid medium and measuring the resulting photon emission during decay, has been adapted for this purpose (Hieftje, 2000). Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (ICP-AES) combines the atomic quantification of AES with the ability to control electrochemical conditions via potentiostatic or galvanostatic means, which has been utilized to understand conversion coating stability and substrate dissolution as a function of electrolyte composition (Ogle, 2004;Gharbi et al, 2016).…”

Elemental Profiling: Its Role and Regulations

“…matrix-related problems, flaws in sample and standard preparation and inadequate calibration procedures all contribute to this regrettable situation. The analyst is therefore by far the most important component of any analytical system (Ma, 2004;Hiefje, 2000).…”

“…As a result of these advantages AES technique are popular in analytical laboratories. Over the past decade, a new generation of spectrometer configurations based on charge coupled device (CCD) detectors has appeared (Hiefje, 2000;Bernazzani & Paquin, 2001) Some of them are simple and low-cost. The perfect atomic emission source would have the following characteristics: 1.…”

Educational Multiwavelength Atomic Emission Spectrometer

“…[1] One of its advantages over atomic absorption is the capability for simultaneous multielement analysis. It can be used for the analysis of major components of the sample as well as for trace analysis, because calibration curves are linear over several orders of magnitude.…”

“…[1,4] Some of them are simple and low-cost. As an example, a multielement atomic absorption instrument has been proposed [5] and a design of a Raman spectrometer has been described.…”