LASER MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR ON LINE INDUSTRIAL MICROANALYSIS

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: RI1B0297

Project closed

Start date 1 February 1989

End date 31 July 1992

Funded under

• Multiannual research and development programme (EEC) in the fields of basic technological research and the applications of new technologies (BRITE), 1985-1988

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Hellenic Technologies - Elltec SA
Greece

Objective

This project's research designed and built a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOF LMS) capable of in-line industrial micro analysis of a variety of materials and compounds. The instrumentation developed offers several innovations: it has a simple design, it is versatile and of relatively low cost. Perhaps most importantly, it is portable, and opens the door to the creation of ultra-light battery powdered 'packpack' LMS units.
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE ADAPTATION OF LASER BASED MASS SPECTROMETRIC TECHNIQUES FOR IN-STREAM DIAGNOSTICS OF ORES, SLURRIES AND SOLUTIONS.
A LASER MASS SPECTROMETER PROTOTYPE IS TO BE DESIGNED, INSTALLED AND PILOT TESTED ON SITE AT AN ENRICHMENT PLANT.
THE USE OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HIGH-REPETITION RATE PULSED LASER SYSTEM (ND. YAG, EXCIMER OR DYE) ALLOWS THE IN-LINE AND ON-SITE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING TOGETHER WITH SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE MONITORING OF THE TARGET COMPOUNDS OF INTEREST. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCT QUALITY AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY TOGETHER WITH LOWER CAPITAL INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS THAN THE TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics › pulsed lasers
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › analytical chemistry › mass spectrometry

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Programme(s)

• FP1-BRITE - Multiannual research and development programme (EEC) in the fields of basic technological research and the applications of new technologies (BRITE), 1985-1988

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Hellenic Technologies - Elltec SA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 11636 Athens ; Greece
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - HELLAS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vasilika Vouton ; 71110 IRAKLION
• Total cost: No data

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1,Hans-Kopfermann-strasse 1 ; 85748 GARCHING
• Total cost: No data