Development of an enhanced sample introduction system for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS)

Actlabs集团公司提供合同分析服务，涵盖从学术研究应用到广泛行业的常规质量控制职能的所有方面的分析。随着客户对优质且经济高效的分析数据和客户服务的需求不断增加，Actlabs正在探索增强其电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICPMS)仪器的检测能力的方法，该仪器广泛用于地质和环境应用。Beuchhemin研究小组最近通过样品引入系统的各种加热方法提高了电感耦合等离子体光学发射光谱(ICPOES)的样品引入系统效率，从而降低了探测器上测量的噪声，从而实现了 降低其ICPOES研究中的检测下限。该项目的目的是研究这些方法对ICPMS的有效性，这将改善服务提供，并延长Actlabs现有ICPMS工具的使用寿命，从而为试图在困难的融资条件下开发和运营项目的矿业客户减少成本和降低定价。该项目将帮助Actlabs完成其使命，保持其作为行业领导者的地位，并保持全球竞争力。该项目将使加拿大受益，因为Actlabs是一家加拿大公司，在加拿大拥有12个地点，以及采矿和环境行业。

The Actlabs Group of Companies provides contract analytical services covering all aspects of analysis from academic research applications to routine quality control functions for a wide range of industries. As needs of clients for superior yet cost effective analytical data and customer service are ever increasing, Actlabs is exploring means to enhance the detection capabilities of its Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) instruments, which are used extensively for geological and environmental applications. Recent advances by the Beauchemin research group in improving the sample introduction system efficiency in Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICPOES) via various heating approaches of the sample introduction system has led to the reduction of noise measured at the detector, allowing for the reduction of the detection limit in their ICPOES studies. The purpose of this Engage project is to research the effectiveness of these methods for ICPMS, which would allow for an improved service offering as well as increasing the useful lifetime of Actlabs existing ICPMS instruments, resulting in reduced costs and reduced pricing for mining clients that are trying to develop and operate their projects under difficult financing conditions. The project will assist Actlabs to fulfill its mission to maintain its position as an industry leader and to stay globally competitive. The project will benefit Canada as Actlabs is a Canadian company with 12 locations in Canada, as well as the mining and environmental industries.