I have a PM from @Fatima ezzahra Jabbour (who is tired) in Morocco as follows:
Good morning, sir,
I am a tired agricultural engineer from Morocco, I need your help regarding the use of the MS3000 in soil granulometric analysis, as I am looking for a protocol to be applied to obtain reliable results (values of refractive indices and absorption, rate and duration of agitation, soil pretreatment method, frequency and duration of ultrasound application for dispersion as well as measurement duration and sample quantity...)
Thank you very much for your help
I look forward to your return.
Sincerely
Hello Fatim/a
Thank you for your email and also for posting the same question by PM on ResearchGate. Please provide information as to your affiliation and the serial number of the instrument.
There is no such thing as a standard protocol for soils, sediments, or pharmaceuticals, mining or whatever samples. There are many types of soils and/or sediments.
Your biggest issue by at least 2 orders of magnitude is obtaining a representative sample. This is where you need to focus.
Generalities are to be found in these older webinars:
• PST and BDAS - an acronym approach to laser diffraction method development
https://www.brainshark.com/malvern/vu?pi=478888057&text=M021507&r3f1=
• (Only viewable in Internet Explorer; recently updated – look at our website for the new posting) Sampling for particle size analysis - estimation of standard error
https://www.brainshark.com/malvern/vu?pi=zH8zgQtOvz5chz0&tx=preview
https://www.brainshark.com/malvern/vu?pi=zGBzlGgVGz5chz0&tx=preview
• Size and shape characterization in soils and sediments
https://www.brainshark.com/malvern/vu?pi=241199769&text=M021507&r3f1=
You can contact your local support via:
Malvern Products
HTDS International
Parc d'activites du Moulin de Massy
3 Rue du Saule Trapin, BP 246
Massy Cedex
91882
France
https://www.htds.fr/fr/
Tel: Sales: +33 1 64 86 28 28
Tel: Support: +33 1 64 86 28 28
You have the same reply by email.
Good luck and best regards,
Alan