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Microwave Digestion of Rice

Summary
Whole Rice grains are digested in an acid solution with an Analytik Jena microwave digestion
system.

Equipment Type Manufacturer

TOPwave® Analytik Jena AG
PM 60 Analytik Jena AG

Reagents
HNO3 65% 10 ml
H2O2 30% 2 ml

Procedure
Grind and homogenize the sample in a mortar or a ball mill. Weigh 250 mg of the sample into the
digestion vessel. Add 10 ml of nitric acid 2 ml hydrogen peroxide. Wait at least 20 min. before the
vessel is closed. Close the vessel and heat in the microwave oven with the following program:

Temperature Program Step 1 2 3 4

T [°C] 160 180
P [bar] 40 40
Power [%] 70 90
Ramp [min] 10 5
Time [min] 15 15
Wait until the vessels have cooled to room temperature (about 20 min). Carefully open the digestion vessel in a fume
hood wearing hand, eye and body protection since a large amount of gas will be produced during the digestion process.

Results
Clear solution

Notes: This application serves only as a guide line and may need to be optimized for your sample.

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Chemicals of Sigma Aldrich were used.

Printing and further use permitted with a reference to the source.

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Reference: TOPwave_77_09_e | OB