The analysis of used lubrication oils by inductively coupled plasma spectrometry for predictive maintenance

摘要

ICP spectrometric analysis is shown to be very capable of meeting the demanding requirements for the analysis of used lubrication oils for predictive maintenance applications. The high matrix tolerance of the dedicated radial system is shown to be ideal for analysing challenging oil sample matrices. The size, robustness, speed and sensitivity of the ICP instrumentation used ensure its ability to achieve accurate and high speed analyses in the mobile laboratory environment.