Microwave Digestion of Cacao: Food, Pharma, Cosmetic

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APPLICATION NOTE | SPEEDWAVE XPERT S.

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Food, Pharma, Cosmetic


Microwave Digestion of Cacao

Summary Cacao is digested in an acid solution with a Berghof microwave digestion system

Method
Equipment
Type Manufacturer
Speedwave Xpert Berghof Products + Instruments GmbH
DAP-60 Berghof Products + Instruments GmbH
Reagents Acid Volume
HNO3 (65%) 6.0 mL
H2O2 (35%) 3.0 mL
Procedure
Weigh 300 mg of the sample into the digestion vessel. Add 6.0 mL of HNO 3 and 3.0 mL of H2O2.
Shake the mixture carefully or stirr with a clean Teflon or glass bar. Wait at least 10 min before
closing the vessel. Heat in the microwave with the following program.
Temperature Program Step T [°C] P [bar] Ta [min] Time [min] Power [%]*
1 140 30 2 10 70
2 190 30 5 15 90
3 50 25 1 10 0
4
5
Note: To avoid foaming and splashing 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


Note: This application serves only as a guide line and may need to be optimized for your sample.
*This application is outlined for 12 samples. Increase or decrease the power by 10% per sample, when using more or less sample. Minimum is 40%
independent of the sample number.

Berghof Products + Instruments GmbH | Harretstrasse 1 | 72800 Eningen | www.berghof.com


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