Analysis of limestone for flue gas desulfurization in a power plant

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Abstract The Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ QUANT’X Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) Spectrometer is used to control the quality of limestone used for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) in coal-fired power plants. After…

Application note Applications in cement industry ARL X900 Simultaneous/Sequential X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Author Introduction Didier Bonvin Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) allows measurement of up to 84 periodic table elements in samples of various forms and nature: solids or liquids,…

Application note | 41708 X-ray fluorescencee Analysis of glass by X-ray fluorescence with the ARL OPTIM’X WD-XRF Spectrometer Keywords ARL OPTIM’X, glass, WDXRF, X-ray fluorescence Introduction The simplest form of glass is the single component fused silica (SiO2). However it…

Application note | 41709 X-ray fluorescence Analysis of sand and feldspar by X-ray fluorescence ARL OPTIM’X WDXRF Spectrometer Keywords ARL OPTIM’X, feldspar, sand, WDXRF, X-ray fluorescence, elemental analysis Introduction The main constituent of sand is silica (SiO2), usually in the…