Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy System

电感耦合等离子体-发射光谱系统

• 批准号: RTI-2023-00307
• 负责人: Papangelakis, Vladimiros
• 金额: $ 9.02万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=747263
• 关键词: Inductively; Coupled; Plasma; Optical; Emission

The requested equipment is the AGILENT 5800 Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) from Agilent Technologies. This instrument is using the most reliable and sensitive method for rapid, simultaneous multi-element determinations at trace level (part per million to part per billion range) in mixed, complex aqueous and organic solutions. The advanced analytical capabilities of the ICP-OES allow for high flexibility and versatility of use, covering large detection limits (from parts per billion to hundreds of parts per million) in both organic and aqueous-based liquid matrices. It is a standard instrument for elemental analysis (all metals and metalloids such as P, S and Si) in laboratories working with dissolved elements in aqueous and/or organic solutions. Any type of sample that can be dissolved or digested (i.e., brought into a liquid form) can be analyzed by ICP-OES, as the technique covers a diverse range of application areas including environmental, geochemical, semiconductor, clinical, nuclear, chemical, food, and metallurgical. Various research groups in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Toronto focus on developing novel sustainable processes and environmentally responsible solutions for the metals/minerals, water recovery, chemical and pulp and paper industries. Ongoing and planned research projects cover wide fields of interest in our Department among 6 groups employing about 30 researchers. As such, in-house use of a fast and sensitive simultaneous multi-element detection technique will elevate our productivity and analytical precision immensely. The present ICP-OES in the department (Agilent 700 series, manufactured in 2010) was purchased through an NSERC RTI grant (2011-2012 application period) is ageing and is nearing end of manufacturer's support period. Although current maintenance and support costs us $13,000/year on average, we have been advised that "this particular model of instrument is now out of guaranteed support due to age, and availability of repair parts is limited". This is an essential instrument for our continuing research efforts. We rely on ICP-OES entirely and need to have a functioning instrument in house 24/7. In case of instrument failure/unavailability, research staff and students will have to resort to ICP-OES use outside the Department, which raises the issue of prompt accessibility, an important factor for samples that are unstable over longer periods of time (for example, sample composition may alter due to precipitation, biological activity, or phase change upon extended storage). Moreover, having an ICP-OES instrument in the department ensures proper usage supervision, consistency in maintenance, and thus confidence in measurements and results. The acquisition of the proposed new equipment will enable us to maintain our research quality objectives and move one step closer to commercializing the new technologies that we are developing.

所要求的设备是Agilent Technologies的AGILENT 5800电感耦合等离子体-光学发射光谱仪（ICP-OES）。该仪器使用最可靠和灵敏的方法，在混合、复杂的水溶液和有机溶液中快速、同时测定痕量水平（百万分之一至十亿分之一范围）的多元素。 ICP-OES的先进分析能力允许使用的高度灵活性和多功能性，涵盖有机和水基液体基质的大检测限（从十亿分之几到百万分之几百）。它是实验室中用于元素分析（所有金属和类金属，如P、S和Si）的标准仪器，可用于处理水溶液和/或有机溶液中的溶解元素。可以溶解或消化的任何类型的样品（即，可以通过ICP-OES来分析（例如，使其成为液体形式），因为该技术涵盖了各种应用领域，包括环境、地球化学、半导体、临床、核、化学、食品和冶金。多伦多大学化学工程系的各个研究小组专注于为金属/矿物，水回收，化学和纸浆和造纸行业开发新的可持续工艺和环保解决方案。正在进行和计划中的研究项目涵盖了我们部门的广泛领域，其中6个小组雇用了约30名研究人员。因此，在内部使用快速和灵敏的同时多元素检测技术将大大提高我们的生产力和分析精度。该部门目前的ICP-OES（Agilent 700系列，2010年制造）是通过NSERC RTI赠款（2011-2012年应用期）购买的，正在老化，制造商的支持期即将结束。虽然目前的维护和支持费用平均为13，000美元/年，但我们被告知，“由于年龄原因，该特定型号的仪器现在无法保证支持，并且维修零件的可用性有限”。 这是我们继续研究工作的重要工具。我们完全依赖ICP-OES，需要在内部24/7有一个有效的工具。在仪器故障/不可用的情况下，研究人员和学生将不得不求助于ICP-OES在部门外使用，这就提出了及时获取的问题，这对于长时间不稳定的样品来说是一个重要因素（例如，样品成分可能会由于沉淀，生物活性或长期储存时的相变而改变）。此外，在该部门拥有ICP-OES仪器可确保适当的使用监督，维护的一致性，从而对测量和结果充满信心。收购拟议的新设备将使我们能够保持我们的研究质量目标，并向我们正在开发的新技术的商业化迈进一步。