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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) | Subject: ARL 9900
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 December 2005
Clinker analysis software for the cement
industry
Thermo Electron introduces the ARL Clinker Quant, a new pre-calibration software package designed for use with the Thermo ARL 9900 Total Cement analysers
Thermo Electron introduces the ARL Clinker Quant, a new pre-calibration software package designed for use with the Thermo ARL 9900 Total Cement analysers The new ARL Clinker Quant has been specifically developed to meet the evolving analytical requirements of the cement industry for quantification of all four clinker phases, simply and efficiently using only one instrument
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 28 Aug 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has made an important development in the area of X-ray analysis for industrial and central laboratories carrying out materials characterisation and quality control analyses.
X-ray work station for the cement industry
Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils the new ARL 9900 Series X-ray WorkStation, a unique, integrated XRF and full pattern XRD X-ray analyser for fast and accurate analysis in cement industry
There is an increasing demand for quantitative clinker phase analysis ie C3S, C2S, C3A and C4AF to provide a more comprehensive process and quality control.
Because it is difficult to obtain certified or standard materials representative of the specific production site for clinker phases, conventional quantitative methods cannot be used.
With the Thermo development of Rietveld-based methods for a standard-less phase analysis based on an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the clinker sample, it is now possible to quantify the main phases in addition to free lime and the usual total oxide analysis.
Adhering to the latest technological innovations, the XRD intensities measured using Thermo ARL Total Cement analysers are processed through the ARL Clinker Quant.
The software package quantifies alite, belite, aluminate and ferrite phases easily and cost-effectively.
The accuracies depend on the sample homogeneity, representation of the process, and Rietveld intrinsic errors.
Developed to meet the increasing demand for high precision and reliability of chemical and phase analysis in the cement industry, the Thermo ARL 9900 combines the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) technologies in just one instrument.
With this integrated XRF-XRD technology, a solid sample is analysed with one analytical program and a comprehensive report of both chemical and phase analysis is generated for process and quality control in industrial applications.
For more information about the Thermo ARL 9900 and the new ARL Clinker Quant pre-calibration software package, please contact us at Thermo.
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