Milestone’s microwave digestion systems are engineered to accelerate and standardize the acid digestion process, replacing traditional hotplate or open-vessel methods with closed-vessel microwave energy. These systems typically operate at high temperature (up to ~300°C) and high pressure (often exceeding 100 bar depending on vessel type), allowing complete breakdown of complex organic and inorganic matrices in significantly reduced digestion times. Common applications include soil, food, biological tissues, polymers, and industrial materials prior to elemental analysis.