iCAP™ RQ ICP-MS

Choose this innovative single quadrupole (SQ) ICP-MS for the simplicity, productivity and robustness essential to all busy labs.

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BRE731416	iCAP RQ ICP-MS

Catalog number BRE731416

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iCAP RQ ICP-MS

Expand your analytical capabilities with this complete trace elemental analysis solution for your high-throughput lab. User-inspired hardware and software combine in the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ RQ ICP-MS to deliver maximized productivity and robustness. Simplicity and ease-of-use work in concert to streamline work-flows and achieve 'right-first-time' results; essential to all busy labs.

This innovative single quadrupole (SQ) ICP-MS is the ideal trace elemental analyzer for a wide range of sample types and industries; from 24/7 routine analysis to advanced applications in research.

Simplicity guarantees user-friendly operation

Quick connect sample introduction system
Easy access cones via bench-height drop-down door
Open geometry architecture for easy peripheral connection
Intuitive platform software for seamless workflows

Productivity delivers more analysis in less time

Less training for software and hardware
Compatibility with automation and sample handling systems
Comprehensive interference removal in single measurement mode
Reduced drift and operator intervention

Robustness ensures high up-time and low maintenance

Improved matrix tolerance interface
All new state-of-the-art electronics
New sturdy design RF generator
Reliable hot and cold plasma operation

Comprehensive interference removal assures data accuracy, while our innovative helium Kinetic Energy Discrimination (He KED) technology enables measurement of all analytes in a single mode.

Our highly effective QCell collision/reaction cell, combined with unique flatapole design reduces BECs even further than He KED alone, through the clever, dynamic application of low mass cut off (LMCO).

Intuitive Thermo Scientific™ Qtegra™ Intelligent Scientific Data Solution™ (ISDS) software delivers all the support features essential to any lab, while containing all the flexibility needed to achieve the most challenging applications.

Specifications

TypeSingle Quadrupole ICP-MS

Dynamic Range>9 orders of magnitude (<1 to >1 x 10⁹ cps)

ResolutionUser Definable

Hertz2 mHz

DescriptioniCAP RQ ICP-MS

Unit SizeEach

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What systems are available for speciation analysis?

Any of the Thermo Scientific Dionex IC systems can be used in conjunction with the iCAP RQ ICP-MS system. Visit our site to see all system configurations (https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/industrial/chromatography/ion-chromatography-ic/ic-icp-ms-speciation-analyzer.html)

What example analytes require speciation analysis?

The following are some of the most common analytes screened by speciation analysis:
• Arsenic
• Chromium
• Iodide
• Mercury

Visit our Speciation Analysis by IC-ICP-MS page to view our application note videos where our scientists walk through speciation analysis of example analytes:
• Speciation Analysis of Arsenic in Organic Brown Rice Syrup using the Thermo Scientific iCAP-Q ICP-MS
• Chromium Speciation Analysis in Drinking Water by IC-ICP-MS
• Analysis of Arsenic Species in Apple Juice by IC-ICP-MS

How is speciation analysis performed?

IC-ICP-MS provides a complete inorganic elemental analysis solution for speciation analysis.
• Metal-free ion chromatography (IC) separates the individual ionic species without contributing trace metal contamination
• Ion chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (IC-ICP-MS) performs trace elemental detection and quantification

Metal-free IC (with high resolution ion exchange columns and simple online connectivity) together with high sensitivity ICP-MS and integrated software are a powerful combination for fast and efficient metal speciation. Visit our Speciation Analysis by IC-ICP-MS page to see our scientists discuss real-life examples and benefits of combining IC and ICP-MS workflows for speciation analysis.

Why is speciation analysis important?

Speciation analysis has become important for food, environmental, and pharmaceutical industries, where simply measuring the total amount of an element is insufficient. Identifying the different species and concentrations of those species provides a more informed understanding of the environmental or health related impact associated with a particular sample. The clinical or environmental approach would be very different depending on the concentration of the toxic species. For example, an exposure to toxic inorganic arsenic (arsenite and arsenate) is a much bigger concern than an exposure to the mildly toxic organic arsenic species. In contrast, organic mercury species are more toxic than inorganic mercury species, so an exposure to methylmercury or ethylmercury poses a more severe health risk.

What is speciation analysis?

Speciation analysis is the process of separating and quantifying different molecular versions of a compound, which can exhibit very different physiochemical properties, including varying toxicities.