A simple method for quantitative analysis of elements by WD-XRF using variable dilution factors in fusion bead technique for geologic specimens

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• 作者：Adnan Younis ; Zohrab Ahmadi ; Matthew G. Adams and Amir Iqbal
• 刊名：X-Ray Spectrometry
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January/February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：46
• 期：1
• 页码：69-76
• 全文大小：429K
• ISSN：1097-4539

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A common approach in the quantitative analysis of geological samples by X-ray fluorescence is to establish calibration lines for elements of interest by using several reference materials (RMs) and/or the combination of RMs and pure chemicals. Herein, we introduce an alternative to use only two RMs, to establish a calibration application. Variation of the dilution factor is employed to generate a dynamic range of concentrations for each RM and to evenly furnish the calibration lines to analyze certain matrices. A wide range of dilution factors were employed from 2–54 times dilution (with respect to the flux to sample ratios). Calibration lines for the major elements including: Si, Al, Ca, Fe, Mg, Na, Mn, and Ti show an extremely high level of linearity with all elements. R² values greater than 0.9990 were obtained for each analyzed element. The calibration application was validated by checking against a variety of geological RMs including petroleum and carbonate rich shale (SGR-1), Muscovite rich marine shale (SBC-1), metamorphic rock (SDC-1), carbonatite (COQ-1), and types of igneous rocks (GSP-2, BCR-2, AGV-2, QLO-1, and W-2). Mixtures of Alumina and Silica (ARG-1 and ARG-2) and pure SiO₂ beads were also analyzed to further check the application. Rigorous statistical analysis on the RMs confirms the reliability of the calibration application for the employed matrices. Copyright