OXIDE-FB-PAK

Solution to quantitatively analyze a wide range of oxides in minerals and geological samples

OXIDE-FB-PAK is a pre-calibration package created by Rigaku's application and development team for elemental composition analysis by WDXRF. It provides a quantitative application set including calibration, measurement conditions and analysis parameters. Since the pre-calibration package is pre-installed at the factory, analysis work can start soon after the system installation is completed. OXIDE-FB-PAK is established with 44 certified reference materials by the fusion method.

OXIDE-FB-PAK is applicable to ZSX Primus IV, ZSX Primus IVi, ZSX Primus III NEXT and Supermini200 WDXRF spectrometers. Using this package, quantitative analysis of 23 components (21 for Supermini200) can be carried out. Three multi-element glass disks included in the package are used for maintenance of the calibration curves.

Oxide-FB-PAK

OXIDE-FB-PAK Overview

This package is applicable for various oxide materials, such as rock, mineral, ore, slag, refractory or cement. The package is designed for the use of two kinds of lithium borate flux; one is 100% lithium tetraborate (LT) and the other is the mixture of 66% lithium tetraborate and 34% lithium metaborate (LM). The former is suitable for alkaline (basic) samples, including high content of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal elements, or for samples containing components easily crystallized, while the latter is effective for acidic oxides owing to their high dissolution property. The package has calibration for each of these fluxes. 

OXIDE-FB-PAK comes in a solid Al case containing:

  • Drift correction samples
    • XRF monitor glass disks, 3 pcs.
  • Bias correction samples
    • Pure silica with LT 100%, 1 fused bead
  • Validation powder samples
    • RM powder, 3 bottles (10 g each)
      (alumina sand, iron ore, cement)
  • Calibration check samples
    • Alumina sand with LT 100%, 1 fused bead
    • Alumina sand with LT 66%/MT 34%, 1 fused bead
  • Flux
    • LT 100%, 1 bottle (100 g)
    • LT 66%/MT 34%, 1 bottle (100 g)
  • Non-wetting agent
    • Lithium bromide, 1 bottle (50 g)
  • Backup CD
    • calibration curves (calibration constants) for LT 100% and LT 66%/LM 34% 
    • correction coefficients
    • measurement conditions
    • other application setting
  • Instruction manual

The "Fusion Bead Correction" optional program is required. In the case of ZSX Primus III NEXT, the optional Ge crystal is also required. 

OXIDE-FB-PAK periodic table

  • Supermini200 - 21 Compounds
  • ZSX Primus IV - 23 Compounds

OXIDE-FB-PAK Features

Calibration with 44 carefully selected Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), as well as artificially created standards, to cover the full range of concentrations
Solution to quantitatively analyze a wide range of oxides in minerals and geological samples
Sand, limestone, clay, slags, cement, firebricks, magnesite, feldspar, dolomite, gypsum, rocks, metal ores, etc.
Dedicated quality check (QC) and drift correction (DC) standards, making the method controllable and stable for short and long term analysis purpose
Pre-defined measurement parameters, making the method ready-to-use directly after installation of the spectrometer
Precise and accurate results of 23 (21 for Supermini200) oxide compounds in very large concentration ranges
Based on fused bead preparation for best accuracy
Long-term stability analysis
Sample preparation indications

OXIDE-FB-PAK Specifications

Component Quantitation range (mass%)
ZSX Primus series
Quantitation range (mass%)
Supermini200
Al₂O₃ LLD - 100 (0.09) - 100
BaO LLD - 30 (0.3) - 30
CaO LLD - 99 (0.1) - 99
CaO LLD - 99 (0.1) - 99
Cr₂O₃ LLD - 5 (0.07) - 5
CuO LLD - 6 (0.03) - 6
Fe₂O₃ LLD - 100 (0.08) - 100
HfO₂ LLD - 10 (0.12) - 10
K₂O LLD - 56 (0.14) - 56
Mn₂O₃ LLD - 41 (0.05) - 41
Na₂O LLD - 10 (0.9) - 10
NiO LLD - 1 (0.03) - 1
P₂O₅ LLD - 41 (0.07) - 41
PbO LLD - 10 (0.09) - 10
Rb₂O LLD - 1
SO₃ LLD - 58 (0.1) - 58
SrO LLD - 20 (0.15) - 20
TiO₂ LLD - 50 (0.8) - 50
V₂O₅ LLD - 10 (0.1) - 10
Y₂O₃ LLD - 1
ZnO LLD - 10 (0.03) - 10
ZrO₂ LLD - 92 (0.3) - 92
LLD: Lower Limit of Detection ( ): Lower Limit of Quantification

OXIDE-FB-PAK Application Notes

The following application notes are relevant to this product

  • WDXRF1100 - Fused Bead Analysis for Wide Concentration Ranges of Various Oxide Materials using OXIDE-FB-PAK

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