Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. division in Austin, Texas USA is dedicated
to designing, manufacturing and supporting EDXRF benchtop spectrometers
/analyzers as well as on-line, real-time process control elemental analysis
instrumentation.
Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectroscopy provides one of the
simplest, most accurate and most economic analytical methods for the
determination of the chemical composition of many types of materials. The
technique is generally non-destructive, requiring little if any sample
preparation, and is suitable for almost all sample types. X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
spectrometric analysis can be employed to measure a wide range of atomic elements, from
sodium (11) through uranium (92), while providing detection limits from low
parts-per-million (ppm) to high weight percent (%wt). In addition to elemental
analysis, EDXRF may be used to measure the thickness and composition of
multi-layer thin films.
Typical uses of EDXRF include the analysis of petroleum oils and fuel, plastic, rubber and textiles, pharmaceutical products, foodstuffs, cosmetics and body care products, fertilizers,
geological materials, mining feeds, slags and tails,
cement, heat-resistant materials, glass, ceramics,
catalysts, wafers; the determination of coatings on
paper, film, polyester; metals and alloys, glass and plastic;
forensics and pollution monitoring of solid waste, effluent, cleaning fluids, pools and filters.
X-ray Transmission (XRT) is employed to measure sulfur (S) in crude oil and
marine bunker fuel.
