The application of microwave digestion in decomposing some refractory ore samples with solid fusion agent.

The application of microwave digestion in decomposing some refractory ore samples with solid fusion agent. Talanta. 2018 Aug 15;186:538-544 Authors: Lu Y, Li G, Liu W, Yuan H, Xiao D Abstract It is known that most of the refractory ore are the basis of national economy and widely applied in various fields, however, the complexity of the chemical composition and the diversity of the crystallinity in the mineral phases make the sample pre-treatment of refractory ore still remains a challenge. In this work, the complete decomposition of the refractory ore sample can be achieved just by exposing the solid fusion agent and the refractory ore sample in the microwave irradiation environment for a few minutes, and induced by a drop of water. A digestion time of 15 min for 3.0 g solid fusion agent mixture of sodium peroxide/sodium carbonate (Na2O2/Na2CO3) in a corundum crucible via microwave heating is sufficient to decompose 0.1 g refractory ore sample. An excellent microwave digestion solid agent should meet the following conditions, a good decomposition ability, an outstanding ability of absorbing microwave energy and converting it into heat quickly, a higher melting point than the decomposing temperature of the ore sample. In the research, the induction effect of water plays an important role for the microwave digestion. The energy which is released by the reaction of water and the solid fusion agent (Na2O2) is the key to decompose ...
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