Katanax X-Fluxer® X-600 Melting Digestion System

Product Description

The production of melting tablets for X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) or acid digestions for ICP analysis (ICP-AES, ICP-OES or ICP-MS) is one of the standard methods for sample preparation.

The previously ground and homogenised sample, such as cement, rock or ore, is mixed with a suitable flux (e.g. lithium borate) and melted in a platinum crucible in the furnace. The oxidised sample is completely dissolved in a borate glass and, after the dissolution process, emptied from the platinum crucible into a pouring dish while still hot. This produces a homogeneous melting tablet with an extremely smooth surface without matrix effects.

The Katanax X-Fluxer® X-600, like the two other models from Katanax, the K1Prime and the X-300, is a fully automatic and purely electrically operated melt digestion device, which guarantees fast, simple and above all reproducible sample preparation of up to 6 samples in parallel, with a throughput of up to 30 samples per hour. The Katanax X-Fluxer® X-600 does NOT require gas or other media, only a 230V power supply, which is the main safety aspect for most users. The device therefore offers a high level of safety when used in the laboratory while minimising the demands on the infrastructure. The system has a high-performance muffle furnace with excellent temperature distribution. The heating elements are controlled separately (patent pending).

The Katanax X-Fluxer® X-600 can be used to produce either up to 6 melting tablets for XRF or 6 acid digestions for ICP-OES / ICP-MS with the optionally available stirring station. The hot melt is poured into a stirred Teflon beaker with an acid bath. This stirring station with individually adjustable stirrer speed incl. 6 Teflon beakers, each with a stirring magnet, is already integrated at the factory when the order is placed; both processes (melting tablet production and acid digestion) can then be carried out alternately in just one device.

The Katanax X-Fluxer® X-600 is operated intuitively via a colour LCD touchscreen with a multilingual graphic interface (including German, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Italian and Chinese) and is pre-programmed with various digestion methods (e.g. for oxides, minerals, metals, alloys, fluorides, sulphides, peroxide and acid digestion, etc.), which can be used directly or adapted to suit specific samples. This allows the user to start sample preparation immediately. An Ethernet and USB connection are also available to the user for data transfer. These can be used for remote control, remote diagnostics or for direct connection to an existing laboratory information system (LIMS).

The parameters for the heating process in several steps, the mixing time and the intensity of the mixing (speed and deflection angle of the crucible) as well as for the pouring and cooling process (passive and active via fans) are preset and saved and can be called up again by the operator at any time. This means that the majority of existing samples that are routinely processed can already be operated. This makes the Katanax Fluxer X-300 a melt digestion device for all conceivable applications – it can also be used for solid oxidation, peroxide and pyrosulphate digestion. For new samples and methods, we also offer our users customer-specific, free method development based on material samples sent in, including the creation of individual application documents.

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• Kostenfreie und kundenbezogene Methodenentwicklung auf Basis von eingesandten Materialproben und Erstellung individueller Applikationsunterlagen

• Integrierte Rührstation mit 6 Positionen inkl. 6 Teflonbecher mit Magnetrührern für die Herstellung von bis zu 6 Säureaufschlüssen z.B. für die ICP-OES / ICP-MS (Option, wird werksseitig integriert)

• Platintiegel (Platin/Gold 95/5) mit 30ml Volumen in der Standard- und einer verstärkten Ausführung für Standard-Aufschlüsse

• Zirkontiegel (100%) mit 30ml Volumen für Peroxid-Aufschlüsse

• Platinabgießschalen (Platin/Gold 95/5) mit 30, 32, 35 und 40mm Durchmesser in der Standard- und einer verstärkten Ausführung

• Schmelzmittel Lithiumtetraborat (LiT) und Lithiummetaborat (LiM) in zwei Reinheiten (99.99% „Pure“ bzw. 99.998% „Ultra Pure“) jeweils rein bzw. in verschiedenen Mischungsverhältnissen (LiT/LiM: 67/33; 50/50; 35/65 usw.), jeweils mit oder ohne Additiv (LiBr bzw. LiI)

• Additive rein in Lösung oder als Feststoff (LiBr, LiI, LiF)

• Oxidationsmittel LiNO3

• Teflonbecher 120 ml inkl. Magnetrührfisch für den Säureaufschluss

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