Main Features Of The Katanax K2 Prime - Katanax K2 Prime Manual

furnace, the door closes and all heating steps are automatically started in
sequence. Temperature is constantly monitored and displayed.
Once the flux is molten (after a programmable time), a back-and-forth rocking of
the crucible holder continuously mixes the flux with the sample.
The liquid flux starts dissolving the sample. When all sample is dissolved (after the
programmed time), the furnace door opens, the platinumware holders move
forward and, during the time the door closes, the crucibles are tilted forward to
empty their contents into the molds.
If set so in the fusion program, it is possible for the now-full molds to be re-heated
in the furnace, before they are pulled out again. (This operation is called annealing
and is needed in very special cases only.)
A blower located underneath cools the molds, while the furnace remains powered,
readying for the next cycle. When the molds are completely cooled, the user picks
up perfectly homogenous glass beads, ready for analysis by XRF.
For solution preparation, the hot melt is poured into unbreakable beakers (instead
of molds), which contain a dilute acid that is automatically stirred by a magnetic
system (optional, item no. KP5001A).
Some fusion types, such as peroxide and pyrosulfate, do not even require
pouring. The K2 Prime is also designed for such fusions, where the whole crucible
is dipped into an acid, after the fusion, to prepare a solution by leaching.
Main features
of the Katanax
K2 Prime
Accuracy
Safety
Versatility
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 Entirely automated
 Fully reproducible fusion methods
 Perfect reproducibility using a closed electric furnace: all crucibles and molds
are exactly at the same temperature
 Real-time temperature display
 Integrated locking safety shield
 No gases used, so no post-combustion toxic products released
 Minimal heat dissipation; no need for a powerful vent hood
 Makes glass disks for XRF and can also readily do peroxide or pyrosulfate
fusions
 With optional solution agitation module, can also prepare solutions
 Ready to fuse with built-in methods for oxides, minerals, metals, alloys,
sulfides, fluorides and more
 Can perform solid oxidations
 Fully customizable fusion methods
 USB connectivity