Facilities- Sample Preparation

A variety of sample preparation techniques are available, including:

• Accelerated solvent extraction (Dionex ASE 350). A faster, simpler and less solvent intensive alternative to classical SOXHLET extractions
• Automated solvent evaporation (Genevac Rocket). Samples can be concentrated down from an ASE extraction vial directly into a GC auto-sampler vial, or larger volumes can be concentrated down for other analytical techniques.
  Microwave digestor/reactor (Anton Parr Multiwave 3000)
• Automated acid digestions can be performed to create solutions for ICP/MS analysis. Note that we cannot use HF with the current instrument set-up.
  Open column liquid chromatography
• A range of ovens, including nitrogen-purged moisture oven and a vacuum oven.