SUMMARY
The application note summarizes the digestion of EGGS-1, an egg powder Reference Material using ColdBlock Digestion Pro Series Technology.
| Instrument: | ColdBlock CBM sample digester, chiller, Quartz vessels, ICP-MS & ICP-OES  | 
| Published: | March 2023  | 
| Digestion Time: | 20 Minutes | 
| Acid Used: | HNO3 & H2O2 | 
| Average ColdBlock Recovery vs. CRM: | 
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															Figure 1 EGGS-1 after bulk up
EGGS-1 is a reference material prepared from Canada Grade A dried whole egg powder.
EGGS-1, National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, September, 2015
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     NRC – EGGS-1  | 
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     Method:  | 
    
     0.5g  | 
    
     15mL HNO3 – Digest at 70% power for 15 minutes, add 2mL H2O2 and digest again at 70% power for 5 minutes  | 
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 Element  | 
    
     Reference Values (ppm)  | 
    
     
 +/–  | 
    
     95% Confidence Limits  | 
    
     
 Sample A  | 
    
     
 Sample B  | 
    
     
 Sample C  | 
    
     
 Average (ppm)  | 
    
     
 Stdev  | 
    
     
 % RSD  | 
    
     
 % Recovery  | 
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     Low  | 
    
     High  | 
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     Al  | 
    
     540  | 
    
     86  | 
    
     454  | 
    
     626  | 
    
     580  | 
    
     516  | 
    
     553  | 
    
     549  | 
    
     26  | 
    
     4.8%  | 
    
     102%  | 
    
| 
     Ca  | 
    
     2480  | 
    
     190  | 
    
     2290  | 
    
     2670  | 
    
     2699  | 
    
     2227  | 
    
     2376  | 
    
     2434  | 
    
     197  | 
    
     8.1%  | 
    
     98%  | 
    
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     Cr  | 
    
     0.37  | 
    
     0.18  | 
    
     0.19  | 
    
     0.55  | 
    
     0.43  | 
    
     0.42  | 
    
     0.34  | 
    
     0.4  | 
    
     0.04  | 
    
     10.2%  | 
    
     107%  | 
    
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     Co  | 
    
     0.012  | 
    
     0.005  | 
    
     0.007  | 
    
     0.017  | 
    
     0.013  | 
    
     0.013  | 
    
     0.015  | 
    
     0.014  | 
    
     0.001  | 
    
     6.9%  | 
    
     114%  | 
    
| 
     Cu  | 
    
     2.7  | 
    
     0.35  | 
    
     2.35  | 
    
     3.05  | 
    
     2.8  | 
    
     2.7  | 
    
     2.8  | 
    
     2.8  | 
    
     0.02  | 
    
     0.6%  | 
    
     102%  | 
    
| 
     Fe  | 
    
     112  | 
    
     16  | 
    
     96  | 
    
     128  | 
    
     115  | 
    
     108  | 
    
     110  | 
    
     111  | 
    
     3  | 
    
     2.8%  | 
    
     99%  | 
    
| 
     Pb  | 
    
     0.061  | 
    
     0.012  | 
    
     0.049  | 
    
     0.073  | 
    
     0.064  | 
    
     0.074  | 
    
     0.069  | 
    
     0.07  | 
    
     0.004  | 
    
     5.9%  | 
    
     113%  | 
    
| 
     Mg  | 
    
     305  | 
    
     27  | 
    
     278  | 
    
     332  | 
    
     309  | 
    
     303  | 
    
     307  | 
    
     306  | 
    
     3  | 
    
     0.9%  | 
    
     100%  | 
    
| 
     Mn  | 
    
     1.78  | 
    
     0.38  | 
    
     1.4  | 
    
     2.16  | 
    
     2.07  | 
    
     2.01  | 
    
     1.75  | 
    
     1.943  | 
    
     0.14  | 
    
     7.1%  | 
    
     109%  | 
    
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     Mo  | 
    
     0.247  | 
    
     0.023  | 
    
     0.224  | 
    
     0.27  | 
    
     0.239  | 
    
     0.295  | 
    
     0.249  | 
    
     0.261  | 
    
     0.024  | 
    
     9.3%  | 
    
     106%  | 
    
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     P  | 
    
     10001  | 
    
     320  | 
    
     9681  | 
    
     10321  | 
    
     9734  | 
    
     9419  | 
    
     10079  | 
    
     9744  | 
    
     270  | 
    
     2.8%  | 
    
     97%  | 
    
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     K  | 
    
     3190  | 
    
     370  | 
    
     2820  | 
    
     3560  | 
    
     3359  | 
    
     3099  | 
    
     3292  | 
    
     3250  | 
    
     110  | 
    
     3.4%  | 
    
     102%  | 
    
| 
     Se  | 
    
     1.39  | 
    
     0.17  | 
    
     1.22  | 
    
     1.56  | 
    
     1.38  | 
    
     1.33  | 
    
     1.50  | 
    
     1.4  | 
    
     0.07  | 
    
     5.1%  | 
    
     101%  | 
    
| 
     Na  | 
    
     3770  | 
    
     340  | 
    
     3430  | 
    
     4110  | 
    
     3867  | 
    
     3810  | 
    
     4065  | 
    
     3914.0  | 
    
     109  | 
    
     2.8%  | 
    
     104%  | 
    
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     Sr  | 
    
     5.63  | 
    
     0.46  | 
    
     5.17  | 
    
     6.09  | 
    
     5.08  | 
    
     5.36  | 
    
     6.08  | 
    
     5.5  | 
    
     0.42  | 
    
     7.6%  | 
    
     98%  | 
    
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     V  | 
    
     0.459  | 
    
     0.081  | 
    
     0.378  | 
    
     0.54  | 
    
     0.524  | 
    
     0.516  | 
    
     0.513  | 
    
     0.5  | 
    
     0.005  | 
    
     0.9%  | 
    
     113%  | 
    
| 
     Zn  | 
    
     67.5  | 
    
     7.6  | 
    
     59.9  | 
    
     75.1  | 
    
     64.0  | 
    
     66.4  | 
    
     69.7  | 
    
     66.7  | 
    
     2.3  | 
    
     3.5%  | 
    
     99%  | 
    
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