Dr Kristjan Leosson presented details of DTE’s advances in the use of ultra-precise LIBS for the continuous, real-time measurement of molten aluminium in an industrial environment at the 10th EMSLIBS 2019 (https://emslibs.com/) symposium and exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic, September 8-13.

The symposium convenes researchers from all over the world to share ideas and knowledge not only concerning laser ablation itself but also its interdisciplinary applications.

Highlights of the talk included:

• LIBS enables precise, repeatable real-time analysis of trace elements molten aluminum during processing
• For many elements, LIBS precision is comparable to laboratory OES analysis.
• LOQ of 10 ppm or below has been realized in an industrial setting.

Further details are published in Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

Volume 158, August 2019, 105646: Quantitative in-situ analysis of impurity elements in primary aluminum processing using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2019.105646

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