C9072 Analysis of solid and liquid samles by ICP-MS

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Vašinová Galiová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Viktor Kanický, DrSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Knowledge of General Chemistry
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to prepare students to apply theoretical knowledge and practical experience in their own scientific and research work.
Syllabus
  • • ICP-MS fundamentals, Operation and performance of ICP-MS, SW, HW, Instrument adjustment and performance for solution analysis, instrument routine maintenance, data acquisition, error messages and troubleshooting, logbook. • Operation and performance of LA (213 nm, 193 nm), basics of LA operation, SW, HW, connecting of LA with ICP-MS in various combinations of ICP-MS and LA, sample preparation and positioning in ablation chamber, spot and raster analysis, line scan analysis. • Method creation for solution analysis, importance and implementation of internal reference/standard, spectral interferences, their detection, evaluation and correction/minimization, collision\reaction cell tuning, PN-ICP-MS calibration, preparation of standard/sample solutions, blank solution. • Method creation for LA-ICP-MS, adjustment and optimization of LA-ICP-MS, calibration using synthetic reference materials, data acquisition and treatment at spot analysis, quantification, internal standard application, fractionation. • Elemental mapping with LA-ICP-MS, data acquisition and treatment at grid of points and line-scan. • Examples of practical methods.
Literature
  • VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, Michaela, Viktor KANICKÝ and Jan HAVLIŠ. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry as a toll in biological sciences. In Vladimír Havliček; Jaroslav Spížek. Natural Products Analysis: Instrumentation, Methods, and Applications. New Jersey: Wiley, 2014, p. 313-348. ISBN 978-1-118-46661-2. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118876015.ch9. URL info
  • BECKER, Johanna Sabine. Inorganic mass spectrometry : principles and applications. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2007, xx, 496. ISBN 9780470012000. info
Teaching methods
Theory and practice
Assessment methods
Theory and practice examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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