1994/12/01 by Stephen Ellin, Duncan McLean
Energy · Environmental Science · #Coal and Coke Industries Research #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
paper · doi:10.1080/01916122.1994.9989436
openalex publication_date 1994/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The application of a commercially available, microwave digestion system to hydrofluoric acid digestion of rock samples for palynological analysis allows considerable savings of time, laboratory space, chemical costs and waste disposal costs. The system offers several advantages in terms of workplace safety and environmental hazard over existing rapid silicate digestion techniques.