Packed Quartz Catalyst Tube for SMS100 Instrument

The catalyst for the SMS100 Mercury Analyzer is a quartz tube pre-packed with two distinct materials held in place with quartz wool. It should be periodically replaced as part of the regular maintenance schedule for the SMS100 instrument.

The SMS 100 is a dedicated mercury analyzer for the determination of total mercury in solid and liquid samples using the principle of thermal decomposition, amalgamation and atomic absorption. The SMS 100 uses a decomposition furnace to release mercury vapor instead of the chemical reduction step used in traditional liquid-based analyzers. Both solid and liquid matrices can be loaded onto the instrument’s autosampler and analyzed without acid digestion or sample preparation prior to analysis.