No. 22 Le paquet d’innovation - Comparaison de capacité MM 200 / MM 301
No. 27 Sample Preparation in Biology and Medical Science
Nr. 06 Zerkleinerung: "Die Rolling Stones im Labor"
Nr. 13 Aufbereitung und Untersuchung von Baustoffen
Rapport de tests
Du plomb dans les jouets ? Un contrôle s’impose. Une grande partie des jouets vendus sur les marchés américains et européens est fabriquée en Chine. Or ceux-ci connaissent de vives critiques en ce qui concerne la qualité au vu de la présence de matières potentiellement dangereuses, susceptibles d’aboutir à des actions de rappel et réclamations de dommages et intérêts onéreuses. Plus les cas signalés sont nombreux, plus les consommateurs hésitent à acheter des articles venus de Chine, ce qui justifie donc un contrôle sans failles dans l’intérêt des fabricants. Depuis l’entrée en vigueur de la directive européenne RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), la limitation de l’utilisation dans les biens de consommation de substances telles le plomb, le cadmium ou le mercure, est clairement réglementée.
Bigger is not Better There is a trend towards smaller samples that have more controlled particle size and yet remain representative of the material being analyzed.
Cryogenic disruption of yeast cells The MM 301 can be used for cell disruption applications. In this case, yeast cells were embrittled with liquid nitrogen.
Cryogenic preparation of sample materials Within the context of sample preparation, size reduction plays an important role as it has a substantial influence on the results of the subsequent analysis. If the particles are too coarse or inhomogeneous the results of the analysis may turn out to be incorrect, especially if there is only a very small amount of sample material which represents the total amount.
Green Chemistry in the Lab Mechanochemistry is a very effective method to carry out syntheses without solvents and by-products. The technical literature describes a great number of reactions where a conversion of 100% is achieved. A precondition for the establishment of mechanochemistry in the industrial sector is the availability of suitable laboratory mills. A decisive factor is that – similar to conventional preparative chemistry – ambient parameters such as pressure and temperature can be documented and monitored. The Planetary Ball Mills and Mixer Mills from Retsch fulfill these requirements.
Sample Preparation of Solid Materials for the XRF-analysis X-Ray fluorescence is one of the most versatile methods to determine elements in a sample. The material is exposed to x-rays that cause each element to emit its own unique fluorescent x-ray. The subsequent analysis of the results is based on comparisons to standard samples with given chemical composition.