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simon-nelms · 10-06-2021

In my previous blog article on the topic of the role of elemental analysis in making energy greener, I covered lithium-ion batteries. In this second of three articles, I’ll explore the realm of biofuels and discuss the part that elemental analysis pl...

simon-nelms · 08-05-2021

In the drive toward a future no longer dependent on burning fossil fuels for energy generation, several technologies have become front runners in the race to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. Among the most significant are lithium-ion ...

simon-nelms · 05-10-2021

As countries across the world accelerate their efforts to move away from fossil fuels, lithium ion batteries have rapidly become established as a key component in the drive to greener energy alternatives. But lithium is only part of the story. In thi...

simon-nelms · 03-08-2021

Hello once again to those of you who joined my previous ICP-MS expeditions through Group 1, Group 2 and Groups 3 and 4 of the Periodic Table, and welcome to those of you who have only just joined me on my travels.My ICP-MS expedition through the elem...

simon-nelms · 02-03-2021

In a recent poll I carried out about sustainability initiatives, a lot of the respondents replied that they considered new, more efficient agricultural practices such as vertical and precision agriculture to be of greatest sustainability importance. ...

simon-nelms · 08-05-2021

Absolutely RukaYue! Take a look at this applications note from my colleagues in Bremen to see how effective triple quad ICP-MS is for single mode, multi-element analysis (of food samples, in this example) ... https://view.highspot.com/viewer/610ba56b...

simon-nelms · 07-01-2020

The most common problem with lead is contamination, so this might be the issue here. Do you have a low lead calibration blank signal and is your calibration completely linear, with no scattering of points around the line of best fit, especially at lo...

simon-nelms · 07-01-2020

The most common problem with lead is contamination, so this might be the issue here. Do you have a low lead calibration blank signal and is your calibration completely linear, with no scattering of points around the line of best fit, especially at lo...

simon-nelms · 01-09-2020

Glad you found it instructive. I hope you enjoy the other blog posts in the series:http://analyteguru.com/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-selenium-analysis-using-icp-ms-part-2/ http://analyteguru.com/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-how-to-tackle-selenium-analysi...

simon-nelms · 10-08-2019

Hi Karl, In KED mode, Li sensitivity is always significantly reduced because of scattering by the He gas in the cell, and this is hard to improve with any collision cell design. If you can, I would advise running the samples once in KED mode for thos...

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