The 5 most common ways to prepare samples for XRF analysis
The process includes grinding a sample into a fine powder, ideally to a grain size of <75um, mixing it with a binding /grinding aid and then pressing the mixture in a die at between 20 and 30T to produce a homogeneous sample pellet. The binding /grinding aid is usually a cellulose wax mixture and combines with the sample in a proportion of 20% ...