Clean Chemistry Tools for Atomic Spectroscopy

"The analyst must ‘think blank’. He must be aware of every step of the analytical procedure as to the effect on the blank. He must ask himself “If I do this, what is the effect on the blank?”

T. Murphy, The role of analytical blank in accurate trace analysis


Milestone Clean Chemistry Line offers innovative and complete portfolio of systems and accessories for analytical blank control and reduction in ultra-trace elemental analysis. There is a growing awareness that sample preparation should evolve to the same standards of newest analytical techniques, such as ICP-MS providing a number of factors that can make critical impact on analysis quality. All of them are related to reduction and control of analytical blank. To address this issue, Milestone developed a comprehensive line of products and accessories to reduce and control the analytical blank perfectly reflected in our ETHOS UP and ETHOS EASY microwave digestion systems.

Benefits

  • Purity of the reagents
  • Cleanliness of the material in contact with the sample
  • Sample preparation method

Quartz sub-boiling distillation system

Quartz sub-boiling distillation system

duoPUR and subPUR

90% cost saving
Of ultra-pure acids by purifying low-cost reagent grade acids.
High productivity
Up to 200 mL per hour (duoPUR) and up to 60 mL per hour (subPUR).
On-demand acid purification
For no sample contamination.
Re-purification of contaminated acids
Fast and safe heating of acids.

PTFE sub-boiling distillation system

PTFE sub-boiling distillation system

subCLEAN

Suitable for the purification of HF
As well as for HNO3 and HCl.
Ultra-pure acids
Best acid quality is obtained.
Easy-to-use
Automatic acid loading.
No need for cooling water or chiller
Acid vapors rapidly condense into a collection bottle by forced air cooling.

Acid steam cleaning system for PTFE, quartz and glassware

Acid steam cleaning system for PTFE, quartz and glassware

traceCLEAN

Best cleaning quality
Of your TFM, glass and quartz parts.
Essential
Perfect accessory for your microwave digestion system.
Maximum operator's safety
No operator’s exposure to acid vapors.
Time saver
Avoid soaking items in hot acids for several hours.

TFM and quartz accessories for microwave sample preparation

TFM and quartz accessories for microwave sample preparation

Ultratrace inserts

The "Vessel-Inside-Vessel Technology" was developed by Milestone in the late 90s. Vessel-inside-vessel technology uses a smaller secondary vessel inside the primary microwave vessel.
Advantages include:
Less acid volume
Higher sample amount
Lower dilution factor
Better detection limit
Lower analytical blank