Ultrasound-assisted slurry formation versus other sample preparation methods

Ultrasound-assisted slurry formation versus other sample preparation methods 

Uitrasound-assisted siurry formation has been compared mainiy with microwave-assisted digestion of various matrices and anaiytes. A distinction shouid be made here between methods using a cieaning US bath and those empioying a probe. 

Overall methods using either different or no sample preparation procedures and various detection techniques have also been compared. Thus, fine ambient aerosol was analysed for 11 elements by using US-assisted slurry formation for 15 min prior to AAS, as well as by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and laser ablation ICP-MS. Sample treatments were found to provide similar results. However, the detection techniques compared the number of target analyte elements to be determined, detection limits and purchase costs [10], 

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