Patent attributes
The present disclosure relates to a combustion tube for a device for elemental analysis of a sample, comprising an outer tube including an outlet and an inner tube including an inlet, the inner tube detachably insertable into the outer tube, wherein the outer and inner tubes are arranged such that the sample passes through the inlet, through the inner tube into the outer tube, and out of the combustion tube through the outlet, wherein the inner and outer tubes are configured such that, at least in a region in which the inner tube is surrounded by the outer tube, the sample is essentially inside the inner tube. The outer tube is made of a quartz glass, and the inner tube is made of a ceramic. The present invention further relates to a device for elemental analysis of a sample comprising a combustion tube according to the present disclosure.