Running volcanic ash through raman spectrometer?

Hi all, I am wondering how you would run volcanic ash samples through a raman spectrometer. Specifically, what apparatus would you use to hold the sample while the raman spectrum is being collected?

07 August 2019 884 2 View

Can the Sauter mena be used to estimate the surface area of a sample of particles?

I am wondering if the Sauter mean can be used to estimate the surface area of a sample pf volcanic ash that I am analysing? I know that the result will be reasonably arbitrary but, for what I am...

02 March 2017 2,164 2 View

Can the surface area of a sample of volcanic ash be calculated from the Particle size distribution

02 March 2017 4,132 2 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

Why is the sum of the elements in a row in a Q matrix equal to zero?

When explaining substitution models, the substitutions are expressed as Q matrix. Why is the sum of the elements in a row zero?

28 February 2021 3,864 3 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

What is this fern?

Please help me to identify this fern species. Thank you in advance.

24 February 2021 2,435 5 View

To date, according to health authorities, 30% of the population's diseases are initiated by drinking water pollution. Do you know this problem?

The main studies are as follows: * regular and timely receipt of information about the state of the environment using automated systems (stationary and mobile); * operational analysis of the...

23 February 2021 912 5 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

Multinomial probabilities and confidence intervals - obtaining the CI of the reference category?

Hi, Some background to my question: I have fitted 1st order multinomial Markov models with covariates. Since all probabiilties (for each row of the transition matrix) sum to 1, I estimate only...

22 February 2021 2,541 4 View

What are some underexplored theories and concepts in Activated Carbon as A Water Filter?

Hi, me and my team mates are currently planning to pursue the topic of Activated Carbon from Coconut as a Water Filter. And we would like to ask for your suggestions and knowledge on what specific...

22 February 2021 6,569 3 View