Revontium Light Elements Boost is here. This is everything you need to know.

Last month, we launched Revontium Light Elements Boost: a new configuration for our trusted Revontium instrument.

This configuration extends sensitivity to light elements by up to 6× versus conventional benchtop XRF, with up to 3× faster sample throughput.

In the launch webinar, our experts, Dr. Lieven Kempanaers and Dr. Uwe König, discussed how Revontium Light Elements Boost delivers superior light element analysis at-line, and why this is a game-changer for process and quality control workflows across cement, mining, petrochemicals, and more.

Here’s what you need to know.

Key takeaways

1. Slow light element analysis creates bottlenecks and impedes process control in high-throughput industrial environments like cement, petrochemicals, and mining.
2. Traditional at-line EDXRF instruments have limited sensitivity to light elements, extending analysis times and forcing plants to compromise between speed and accuracy.
3. Revontium Light Elements Boost is changing that by offering up to 6× higher sensitivity to light elements and up to 3× faster throughput for light element workflows, all in a 0.4 m² footprint that can be placed close to your process line.
4. This means users can now tailor Revontium to their application: for trace heavy metals analysis, Revontium’s trusted Heavy Elements Focus configuration is the best choice; for rapid at-line light element analysis, choose Light Elements Boost.

Industrial process control can’t afford to wait for light element data

Time is money in industrial process control. As Lieven emphasizes at the start of the webinar, every hour you have to wait for samples to come back from a central lab delays optimization decisions and impacts your bottom line.

Light elements are one such critical parameter. An example is testing alternative fuels in cement manufacturing. Elements like sulfur and chlorine in these fuels directly affect kiln chemistry and, if left unchecked, can cause:

• Refractory corrosion
• Off-spec clinker
• SO₂ and HCl emissions that exceed regulatory limits

Accurate, on-the-spot analysis from at-line instruments is therefore needed to make rapid blend and feed decisions that optimize production and keep the line running on time – but this has historically been difficult to achieve.

At-line analysis has struggled to deliver sufficient light element resolution

The low-energy X-rays produced by light elements are highly susceptible to absorption along the optical path, making it challenging for most at-line energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) instruments to accurately measure them.

Too often, this has forced plants to compromise speed for accuracy, sending light element samples to central labs and paying the price in process optimization delays.

Not anymore.

Revontium Light Elements Boost is here to change that

The new Light Elements Boost configuration for our Revontium instrument is designed to deliver light element accuracy comparable to floor-standing XRF, in the compact 0.4 m² footprint that has made Revontium a staple in many at-line and container labs.

This optimized configuration offers a dedicated filter setup for maximum light element sensitivity, enabling:

• Accurate detection from F – Am
• Up to 6× greater light element sensitivity versus conventional benchtop XRF
• 3x faster throughput for light element workflows

The faster throughput for light elements is especially important for industrial process control.

Lieven explains that during standard at-line EDXRF analysis, lower light element sensitivity means that 80–90% of the measurement time goes into analyzing the light elements in the sample. For Revontium Light Elements Boost, its greater light element sensitivity directly translates into faster analysis.

Combined with its 32-sample capacity and built-in sample changer, which enables users to switch trays without interrupting ongoing analysis, this means faster answers, more timely decision-making, and a more rapid return to your process line.

Bring revolutionary light element analysis right to your bench

The great thing about the new Revontium Light Elements Boost is that it is an optional configuration, so you can tailor your instrument to your application needs.

As Lieven points out in the webinar, if you’re analyzing lower concentrations of sodium in lubricating oils, opting for the Light Elements Boost configuration helps you bring this analysis closer to your processes.

However, if you’re focusing on trace heavy elements in soil samples, the trusted Heavy Elements Focus configuration is the best choice for you.

To find out which configuration would work best for your operations, watch the webinar or contact a member of our sales team today.