Table 2-1I: ASTM Method D5513-94 Standard Method

ASTM Method D5513-94 (A9)

Standard Practice for Microwave Digestion of Industrial Furnace Feedstreams for Trace Element Analysis

Type

Matrix

Analytes

Detection

Control

Microwave

Acid Digestion

Coal, Coke, Cement Raw Feed Materials, Waste Derived Fuels

Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sb, Tl

Not Specified

Calibration

and

Pressure Feedback

Control

Condensed Procedure

0.5 g sample

Prepare either 4 - 6 vessels or 8 - 10 vessels

Stage 1:

Slowly add 8 mL of HNO3.

Microwave heat according to settings specified in either appendix A.1 or A.2

Cool vessels.

Stage 2:

Add 4 mL HF and 2 mL HCl

Microwave heat according to settings specified in either appendix A.1 or A.2

Cool vessels.

Stage 3:

Add 35.5 mL of H3BO3.

Microwave heat according to settings specified in either appendix A.1 or A.2

Cool vessels.

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