Program ICP User Meeting 2026

 

TIME Subject Explanation
09:00 – 09:30 hour Welcome & Registration Coffee and tea
09:30 – 09:45 hour Introduction & Opening
Jeroen van Boxtel
09:45 – 10:30 hour Case Study: Custom Analysis of 69 Elements
Dr. Brian Alexander – Inorganic Ventures
  • Background information
  • Identify desired improvements
  • Creating calibration standards
  • Managing spectral interferences
  • Validating the method
  • Benefits
10:30 – 11:00 hour Handling Challenging Samples: High TDS and Particulates
Dr. Maja Budanovic – Glass Expansion
  • Troubleshooting high TDS samples
  • Best practices for handling difficult samples
  • Recommended accessories for optimal performance
11:00 – 11:15 hour Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 hour Selecting an Internal Standard
Brian Alexander
  • External vs. internal standardization
  • Selection criteria
  • Common issues and questions
12:00 – 12:30 hour Customer Presentation: Elemental Analysis within Nouryon: To boldly go where no one has gone before
Johan Hoekstra – Nouryon
12:30 – 13:15 hour Lunch & Networking
13:15 – 13:45 hour Maintaining ICP Sample Introduction Systems; Parts, Procedures and Tips
Maja Budanovic
  • Identifying sample introduction issues
  • Care instructions for nebulizer, spray chamber, and torch to prolong lifetime
  • Tips for maintaining RF coils and cones
13:45 – 14:15 hour Customer Presentation: Precious Metals in Waste Materials with ICP-MS & ICP-OES
Giel Eussen – Alfred H. Knight
14:15 – 15:00 hour Sample Digestion Basics
Brian Alexander
  • Acid digestion, ashing & fusion
  • Advantages & recommendations by sample type
15:00 – 15:15 hour Break
15:15 – 16:00 hour Group A – Round Table, Advanced (Seminar Room)
Moderated by Brian Alexander
15:15 – 16:00 hour Group B – Hands-on Session, Basic  (Demo Lab)
  • Open digestion — Jeroen van Boxtel
  • Microwave digestion — Maarten Schouffour (Salm en Kipp)
  • Everyday ICP analysis and Practical Solutions — Maja Budanovic
16:00 – 16:45 hour Group A – Hands-on Demonstrations (Demo Lab)
  • Open digestion — Jeroen van Boxtel
  • Microwave digestion — Maarten Schouffour (Salm en Kipp)
  • Everyday ICP analysis and Practical Solutions — Maja Budanovic
16:00 – 16:45 hour Group B – Round Table, Basic (Seminar Room)
Moderated by Brian Alexander
16:45 – 17:00 hour Closing

Jeroen van Boxtel
17:00 – 17:30 hour Networking Drinks

 

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