Aurora TRACE AI1200 Plus Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

The Aurora TRACE AI1200 Plus Atomic Absorption Spectrometer installed at the Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology (KFUEIT) is a modern analytical instrument designed for the quantitative determination of trace metallic elements in appropriately prepared samples. 

The instrument supports sensitive elemental analysis and can be employed for research, teaching, environmental monitoring, agricultural analysis, materials characterization, and other applications requiring quantitative determination of selected trace elements.
At present, the instrument at KFUEIT is equipped with hollow-cathode lamps for zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), Barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), and calcium (Ca). Accordingly, these nine elements are currently available for elemental determination, subject to appropriate sample preparation, analytical conditions, calibration, and method validation.

Analytical Capabilities and Sample Types

The instrument can be used for the quantitative determination of the installed elements in appropriately prepared samples, including digested, dissolved, extracted, or otherwise suitable liquid samples. Potential applications include:

• Environmental samples — Determination of Zn, Sn, Ba, Co, Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu, and Ca in water, wastewater, soil digests, sediments, and industrial effluents.
• Agricultural samples — Determination of essential mineral elements and selected trace metals in soils, fertilizers, plant materials, and agricultural products.
• Food samples — Quantitative determination of selected nutritional and trace elements in appropriately prepared food samples.
• Biological samples — Determination of selected elements in appropriately prepared biological matrices for research and toxicological studies.
• Materials and nanomaterials — Determination of selected elemental constituents and trace-metal concentrations in synthesized materials, nanostructures, catalysts, and other research samples.
• Metallurgical and geological samples — Quantitative determination of the installed elements in appropriately digested ores, minerals, alloys, and related materials.
• Research and academic applications — Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate laboratory instruction, thesis research, and funded research projects involving elemental analysis.