The optimization of melting as a decomposition process for material analysis.

Fusion is the process in which the sample particles are dissolved in the flux. This is used for the decomposition of substances which under normal conditions do not decompose in acid. For example, silicon, which is a substantial part of cement, is not degraded under standard conditions, so it is fused. Fusion may be in solution or in a pearl. Solution fusing is used for ICP-OES rather than XRF pearls. In addition to the pearl, XRF can also be measured in powder, but it is less accurate. This bachelor thesis deals with decomposition of standards and comparison of measured values with certified values. In the course of the work, samples of the standards were decomposed using several types of fluxes, measured at ICP-OES. The same standards were measured using XRF in the form of pearls. In addition to these two methods, elemental analysis of sulfur content was also performed. These methods were finally compared. From the measured data we can say that the best results are achieved with the ICP-OES method