Improving time and throughput with microwave ashing

Dry ashing is based on the decomposition of organic material by the action of oxygen at elevated temperatures. Determination of the ash content, whether for process control or as a preparation method for other analytical techniques, is an important test performed daily in thousands of laboratories worldwide. The ashing process is done in conventional muffle furnaces that often offer inefficient, tedious, and time consuming procedures. The use of microwave heating for dry ashing applications has been represented a breakthrough in the process and quality control of samples like polymers, petroleum, food and feeds, pulp paper and pharmaceuticals. The PYRO microwave muffle furnace, is available in three interchangeable configurations: high sample throughput, sulfated ashing, ultrafast heating