“…1 Additionally, detection and quantification limits allow the determination of a diversity of metals and nonmetals in a myriad of sample types such as cements, ceramics, silicates, geological materials, metallosilicates, refractory compounds, aluminophosphates, silicoaluminophosphates, clays, phyllosilicates, and coals. 4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The chemical analysis of the inorganic solids mentioned above by ICP OES using conventional acid dissolution methods, in open flasks on hot plate, 15 usually involves costly and time-consuming procedures for sample preparation, 3 requiring a long analysis time and large amounts of reagents. Additionally, such conventional procedures do not assure complete dissolution of some solid inorganic samples, especially geological samples 15,16 (including silicates 8,13,17 and aluminosilicates) 14,16 even when a large amount of concentrated acids is used.…”