Pressurized Flow Solubilization System Using Electromagnetic Induction Heating Technique for Simultaneous Determination of Inorganic Elements (Ba, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Pb, Sr, Zn) in Sonicate Slurries of Biological Materials by Microwave Induced Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (MIP-OES)

A pressurized continuous flow system using electromagnetic induction heating technique has been developed for the determination of trace and minor element content in biological samples by microwave induced plasma-optical emission spectrometry (MIP-OES). The system allows the continuous solubilization of samples at an optimized temperature of 120 °C and pressure of 3.5 bar in 40 min. A system was used to perform off-line solubilization of slurried samples of biological tissues, non-fat milk powder and lichen (3% m/v). Recovery of trace and minor elements averaged 99.2 ± 0.1% was performed by ...