Optical Identification of Asbestos by Dispersion Staining Method
Optical Identification of Asbestos by Dispersion Staining Method
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分散染色法光学鉴定石棉
DOI:
10.11362/jcssjnendokagaku1961.32.42
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发表时间:
1992
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Yasuaki Uno
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作者:
Yasuaki Uno
A new model of dispersion staining objective for optical microscope has been developed to identify and estimate asbestos minerals in environments. This objective is mounted on polarizing microscope and used together with heating stage and head-on type microphotometer. Solid materials immersed in oils of suitable refractive indices appear characteristic color through the dispersion staining objective. Refractive indices, birefringence, and optical positive or negative of elongation of fibrous materials can be determined using this technique. The matching point of refractive indices between immersion oils and solid materials are decided precisely using the combined methods of dispersion staining, temperature variation and microphotometry. Sensitive dispersion color enable us to detect asbestos fibers smaller than 0.5 pm in diameter and less than 0.1% in content. Amosite can be distinguished easily from crocidolite based on the difference of dispersion color for the light vibrating at parallel to and crossed to fiber axes, though these asbestos minerals are much alike in refractive indices. We can employ this method for the sensitive and rapid identification of asbestos in ambient air and industrial raw materials.