Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)

PlasmaQuant 9100 Series: The ICP-OES Benchmark for Complex Material Analysis

Uncovering Elemental Details for Superior Quality and Compliance

The PlasmaQuant 9100 ICP-OES instruments achieve their unique performance through a combination of features: high spectral resolution, a powerful plasma system, a smart torch design, and flexible dual view capabilities. The interplay of spectral resolution, matrix tolerance, and sensitivity unlocks tremendous analytical potential for trace element analysis in virtually any sample type, offering particular advantages for high-matrix samples.

PlasmaQuant 9100 Series advantages:

• Cost-efficient operation for multi-shift workflows

• Flexible plasma observation modes

• Interference-free emission lines

• Rapid system readiness within 15 minutes

Extended Analytical Capabilities and Reliable Results

The PlasmaQuant 9100 Series comprises two models: the PlasmaQuant 9100, a versatile workhorse for routine analysis, and the PlasmaQuant 9100 Elite, a high-performance ICP-OES. Both models share four key features, along with a multitude of tuning options, to provide a comprehensive suite of analytical possibilities.

Four Key Features of the PlasmaQuant 9100 Series:

• V Shuttle Torch: Offers extended component lifetime, minimized maintenance, and reduced issues related to washout and sample deposition.

• High-Frequency Generator: Delivers exceptionally robust plasma for analyzing any sample type with minimal effort and maximum emission yields.

• Dual View Plus Plasma Observation: Increases the instrument’s working range, minimizes sample preparation, and allows for efficient measurements.

• High-Resolution Optical System: Provides interference-free analysis for any sample matrix with highly reliable data quality.

PlasmaQuant 9100: The Cost-Effective Choice for Routine Analysis

With a focus on broad applicability, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness for general applications, the PlasmaQuant 9100 is more than just another ICP-OES. Its high-performance features enable greater matrix tolerance, a wide working range, and high measurement sensitivity. This instrument delivers high-quality results for contract analysis, reliability for quality control, and compliance with the highest standards in regulated industries. Whether your needs involve on-off measurements, method flexibility in shift operation, or continuous aspiration of challenging samples, the PlasmaQuant 9100 is the ideal choice.

PlasmaQuant 9100 Elite: Unleashing the Power of High Resolution

High spectral resolution is the defining feature that sets the PlasmaQuant 9100 Elite apart. This instrument uncovers spectral details like no other ICP-OES. By effectively removing common spectral interferences, it minimizes compromises in line selection and allows for the use of highly sensitive emission lines for any application. Combined with its matrix tolerance and superior sensitivity, the PlasmaQuant 9100 Elite unlocks unprecedented analytical potential with superior precision, accuracy, and detection limits in any sample type. It is the ultimate solution for demanding analytical routines.

Configuration Flexibility and Automation

The PlasmaQuant 9100 instruments can be tailored to specific application needs. A range of accessories and upgrade options provide high application flexibility, simplified sample handling, and high throughput. Application-specific sample introduction kits are available for analyzing various sample types, including low-matrix samples, saline or high-matrix metal samples, hydrofluoric acid-containing samples, and organic samples.

A variety of compatible autosamplers automate sample analysis and minimize operator hands-on time. Choose from standard autosamplers for aqueous solutions, samplers for organic samples with varying viscosities, or automatic dilution stations to fully automate your laboratory workflow. Further enhance throughput and profitability with rapid sample introduction systems.

The PlasmaQuant 9100 is always ready for action. Fast system warm-up and a self-aligning spectrometer, utilizing internal neon correction, guarantee system availability within minutes, enabling highly economical instrument utilization.

Ideal for Demanding Applications Across Industries

The ability to handle complex and concentrated samples, resolve severe spectral interferences, detect trace and ultra-trace concentrations, and operate across a wide concentration range makes the PlasmaQuant 9100 the perfect tool for industrial QC and R&D labs, as well as contract and government labs facing challenging sample types and stringent quality requirements. Clients in diverse industries, including oil & gas, metals & mining, and chemicals, trust in its performance and stability. The PlasmaQuant 9100 guarantees a competitive advantage for your lab in terms of extended analytical capabilities, analysis quality, and cost-effectiveness.

Innovative Solutions for Superior ICP-OES Performance

High-Resolution Optics: Sensitivity, Accuracy, and Confidence

The unparalleled resolving power of the high-resolution optics guarantees exceptional sensitivity, accuracy, and precision in real sample matrices. The well-established encapsulated echelle spectrometer utilizes a double monochromator setup, paired with the latest high-resolution CCD detector, enabling access to any emission line in the spectral window of 160 to 900 nm. With a spectral resolution of 2 pm @ 200 nm, even severe interferences in challenging samples can be resolved. Choose the best emission line for your analysis from over 43,000 lines and reveal the hidden details within your samples. The availability of interference-free, highly sensitive emission lines allows for robust trace element analysis and the highest confidence in your results. Internal neon correction ensures wavelength accuracy of less than 0.4 pm without laborious calibration procedures and enables system readiness within 15 minutes.

V Shuttle Torch: Intuitive Handling and Enhanced Flexibility

The convenient plug-and-play design of the fully demountable V Shuttle Torch simplifies maintenance and minimizes torch handling. Individually interchangeable torch components provide maximum methodological flexibility while reducing consumable costs. All torch gases are automatically connected when the shuttle locks into its rail guide, allowing for effortless sliding into the sampling position. This setup ensures quick and alignment-free torch mounting, increasing instrument availability. The vertical plasma orientation enables the analysis of highly concentrated sample aliquots, improves accuracy, minimizes blank values, and allows for a wider range of samples to be analyzed without wet chemical pretreatment. Achieve excellent long-term plasma performance, free from clogging and soot formation, even with the most challenging samples.

Dual View PLUS: Flexible Plasma Observation for Uncompromised Analysis

Analyzing trace elements and major constituents requires different plasma observation modes and the flexibility to apply any mode, radial or axial, to any emission line within a single method. Dual View PLUS enables the free selection of 2+2 plasma views for each sample, allowing for the synchronous analysis of concentrations ranging from sub-ppb to high weight percent. Automatic attenuators in every observation mode provide the widest possible working range in ICP-OES. Spectral interferences from the cold plasma tail are eliminated thanks to the latest argon-neutral counter-gas technology, which preserves the stability of the vertical plasma and the length of its analytical zone. Dual View PLUS allows for robust trace element analysis with unique sensitivity and increased productivity due to minimal sample preparation across all applications.

High-Frequency Generator: Exceeding the Limits of ICP-OES

Reliable and stable plasma performance with any sample matrix remains a challenge in ICP-OES. The high-frequency generator of the PlasmaQuant 9100 is designed to handle any sample, including direct analysis of extreme matrices. In addition to significantly extending the application range, it enhances method robustness, precision, and productivity by lowering matrix-specific detection limits and reducing sample preparation needs. Utilizing a heavy-duty four-winding induction coil, the free-running 40 MHz power tube generator efficiently transfers power ranging from 700 to 1700 W into exceptionally long plasma. Its unique high-power settings with instant RF power output matching, necessary for industrial routine analysis of materials like brines, metal concentrates, and volatile organics, eliminate plasma collapse. Fast warm-up ensures plasma stability within minutes, enabling cost-efficient multi-shift operation.

ASpect PQ Software: Powerful Control, Evaluation, and Compliance

The ASpect PQ software controls, monitors, and documents all processes of the PlasmaQuant 9100 system. Its modular design offers the flexibility to work with preset routine methods and develop customized methods. Online status updates for remote devices, such as smartphones and tablets, increase productivity during unattended operation. Powerful and automated data evaluation tools, including an automatic baseline correction algorithm (ABC) and a tool for correcting spectral interferences (CSI), enhance ease-of-use for operators, eliminate guesswork in data evaluation, and significantly boost analytical productivity. Thanks to a clear, multilingual user interface, you can quickly generate methods tailored to each matrix by selecting the elements to be determined and the preferred emission lines. All pre-installed method parameters are loaded automatically and can be easily modified.

ASpect PQ features:

• Powerful optimization, evaluation, and post-calculation routines

• Compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 and FDA module with user management

• Innovative routines for baseline connection (ABC), interference correction (CSI), etc.

• LIMS connection

The ASpect PQ software fully complies with FDA requirements. User rights management and individual passwords ensure that only authorized personnel can access the system. All important events, such as logon/logoff, measurements, calibrations, and messages generated by the Self Check System, are recorded in the Audit Trail. Measured data can undergo routine review and approval using electronic signatures.

Conclusion

The PlasmaQuant 9100 Series represents a powerful, versatile, and efficient solution for elemental analysis. With exceptional performance, high sensitivity, low operating costs, and a wide range of applications, it is the ideal choice for modern laboratories across diverse industries.