Plasma polymer-based composites

The inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometer (AES) is used for the high-sensitivity detection of metals in dissolved samples. Applications include metals analysis of polymers, additives, catalysts, and other components on polymers and plastic formulations as well as advanced composite materials. The operating principle is essentially the same as in ICP-MS, instrument with the main difference being the detector. While the ICP-MS detector is a quadruple mass spectrometer which detects elements by their mass, the ICP-AES uses a detector based on the specific energy frequency emitted by each element in the plasma. 

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