Crucibles (Monitoring and Testing) News

Successful launch of STCs latest turnkey plant

STC's important project commissioned by the Nigerian company Green Recycling Industries Ltd. based in Agbara, Ogun State, has almost come to an end. The well-known Italian engineering and contracting company has implemented the design, construction and supply of a complete lead acid battery recycling plant composed of a breaking and separation area, lead paste super desulphurization. double ...

May 6, 2020

By STC srl

Fusion in a new outfit

FLUXANA´s VITRIOX® ELECTRIC electrical fusion machine now has a new design. The redesign is part of an optimization with the goal of achieving ideal sample preparation. This includes innovations in sample preparation, such as the 3D rotation concept, the analysis of volatile elements and the use of quartz crucibles. We would be pleased to present the new VITRIOX® ELECTRIC and other ...

Jun. 1, 2018

By Fluxana GmbH Co. KG

XRF Fusion Beads for Cement Analysis | Spectroscopy Solutions

The chemical composition of cement influences performance. Elemental analysis can determine the quality of a cement and indicate which applications it is best suited to. XRF is the elemental analysis method of choice in the cement industry. This article outlines the best preparation method, using a Nieka Fusion Fluxer, supplied by Specac, for the XRF analysis of cement. Specac only provides the ...

Mar. 23, 2018

By Specac Limited

Excellent Results with New METTLER TOLEDO DSC 3 and TGA 2 for Simple and Routine Analysis

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce two new products to the Thermal Analysis Excellence portfolio, the DSC 3 and TGA 2, for routine analysis. The new DSC 3 uses a robust and versatile DSC sensor with 56 thermocouples to guarantee outstanding resolution and sensitivity, while the TGA 2 provides trustworthy thermogravimetric results from a METTLER TOLEDO balance. Unmatched DSC Performance ...

Sep. 29, 2015

By Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc

New DSC Method to Check Quality of Soldering

In electronics, soldering is the most frequently used bonding technology to connect two metal surfaces. The method presented here shows how differential scanning calorimetry can be used to analyze the formation of intermetallic layers. The soldering process itself has been known for more than 5000 years. In electronics, soldering is the most frequently used bonding technology employed to connect ...

Sep. 14, 2015

By Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc

Instant Loss on Ignition Results for Trommel Fines

Cost-effective compliance with landfill tax regimes Many issues have been raised with HMRC’s proposed Loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime for landfill taxes, including concerns that tests will take too long to be actionable and will cost too much to perform with any regularity. This may indeed be true for samples sent to a laboratory, but there is an alternative: the Computrac® ...

Jan. 16, 2015

By AMETEK Brookfield

Reinventing copper extraction with electricity

Original story at MIT News Copper is so valuable that its theft from worksites and power substations has become a national problem. Replacing the lost copper with new metal produced by the traditional method of cooking copper sulfide ores requires a multistep process to extract the copper and produces troublesome byproducts. Antoine Allanore, the Thomas B. King Assistant Professor of Metallurgy ...

May 1, 2014

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Use of mercury in gold mining stirs controversy in Brazil

Scientists in Brazil have expressed concern that new regulations in the country's Amazonas state continue to permit the use of mercury in gold mining, and have put forward what they say are more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Mercury is used mainly in small-scale 'artisanal' mining, using amalgamation processes that extract gold from other minerals by binding it to the mercury, and then ...

Aug. 1, 2012

By SciDev.Net

ASTM E785 - 81(2011) Standard Specification for Crucibles, Ignition, Laboratory, Metal

This specification covers two types of metal ignition crucibles, nickel or platinum, complete with covers, for laboratory use. Two types of crucibles shall be classified according to their capacities: Type I is nickel with capacities of 100 mL and 250 mL and Type II is platinum with capacity of 20 mL. Type I are crucibles and covers which shall be made ...

Jan. 5, 2012

By ASTM International

ASTM D4469 - 11 Standard Practice for Calculating Percent Asphalt Absorption by the Aggregate in an Asphalt Pavement Mixture

The amount of asphalt absorbed by the aggregate contributes little or nothing to the durability of an asphalt pavement in service other than possibly providing greater resistance to stripping in the presence of water. Percent asphalt absorption can be an indicator of changes that may occur in plant mix production during construction. The calculated percent ...

Dec. 27, 2011

By ASTM International

American water summit gears up to tackle the USA`s water industry crisis

As chronic drought conditions turn critical across the US, water leaders must urgently create solutions to the twin bugbears of water scarcity and funding shortages. Global Water Intelligence and American Water Intelligence are providing the crucible; leaders and experts from all sectors meet next month at the American Water Summit to search for answers and determine a way forward. Hosted by ...

Oct. 28, 2011

By Global Water Intelligence (GWI)

ASTM A436 - 84(2011) standard specification for austenitic gray iron castings

This specification covers austenitic gray iron castings that are used primarily for their resistance to heat, corrosion, and wear. The types of castings covered here are: Type 1, Type 1b, Type 2, Type 2b, Type 3, Type 4, Type 5, and Type 6. The materials shall be manufactured by melting in any furnace that produces castings which includes cupolas, air furnaces, electric furnaces, crucible ...

Sep. 19, 2011

By ASTM International

More than meets the eye: New blue light nanocrystals

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the effects of global warming. In its bulk form, magnesium oxide is a cheap, white mineral used in applications ranging from insulating cables and crucibles to preventing sweaty-palmed rock ...

Jul. 23, 2009

By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Free platinum cone refurbishing or recycling

Since the introduction of our popular refurbishing program back in 1996, Spectron has doubled or tripled the lifetime of thousands of platinum sample and skimmer cones. Send us your used and damaged cones and we will refurbish them for free. Upon receipt, we will inspect your cones to determine if they can be reconditioned to manufacturer’s specifications. Because of the different cone designs ...

Jun. 4, 2009

By Spectron, Inc.

Minergy Completes Initial Testing of Sediment from Passaic River

Minergy Corporation recently completed the first phase of testing for application of its vitrification technology for treatment of contaminated sediment from the Passaic River located in New Jersey. The evaluation was completed to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 2 and New Jersey Department of Transportation, Office of Maritime Resources (NJDOT/OMR) Passaic River ...

Sep. 16, 2004

By Minergy Corporation Limited

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