Since July of 2020, the FDA has issued more than 100 voluntary recalls for hand sanitizers due to the presence of toxic components or deficient alcohol levels to be effective. Continue Reading
Derivatizing Reagents for GC – The Buffers Strike Back
Our previous technical tip spoke about silylation reagents that may be used to derivatize a range of polar, acidic, and basic analytes to improve volatility and peak shape during gas chromatography. Silylating Continue Reading
Derivatization in Gas Chromatography (GC) Explained
Gas Chromatography is a fantastic technique to achieve exceedingly sharp peaks and resolutions within a complex mixture of analytes. But each analyte must be volatile to facilitate GC analysis. Derivatization Continue Reading
Nitrogen for Fast GC Analysis? Let’s Narrow Down this Idea
Guest Author – Zachary Woodward, Technical Specialist – Phenomenex USA Shorter run-times, sharper peaks, improved resolution, and low costs of carrier gas…we want it all! These goals can seem at Continue Reading
GC Basics – Constant Pressure, Constant Flow, & Constant Confusion
Guest Author – Zachary Woodward Technical Specialist – Phenomenex USA Gas chromatography methods often state that the carrier gas is delivered to the column under the conditions of either constant Continue Reading
PAH Chemicals in Electronic Products Can Have Hazardous Effects
Guest Author: Tim Nelson – Fuels & Chemicals Global Marketing Manager The widespread use of electronic products has drawn increased attention to their impact on the environment, due to the Continue Reading
Fast Analysis of Alcohol Based Sanitizers by Gas Chromatography
Guest Author: Ramkumar Dhandapani, PhD. Global Product Manager for Gas Chromatography Since COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, there have been several guidelines published by organizations such as Centers for Continue Reading
How Phase Ratio Can Shorten Run-times While Preserving Resolution
Guest Author: Technical Specialist, Zachary Woodward Gas chromatography columns offer a range of stationary-phase by which to optimize the selectivity of your analysis to assure that analytes are suitably separated Continue Reading
PAH Chemicals — Do Your Christmas Toys Contain Hidden Health Hazards?
Guest Author: Tim Nelson – Fuels & Chemicals Global Marketing Manager The thought of waking up on Christmas morning to find gifts under the sparkling Christmas tree brings joy to Continue Reading
Steps to Fast and Furious Gas Chromatography Analysis
Guest Author: Badaoui Omais, Ph.D. Companies are being required to work faster and to be able to analyse an increasing number of samples. That is the case for most gas Continue Reading