Nitrosamines and 1-4 dioxanes are compounds classes notorious both for their carcinogenic potential and for their widespread pollution throughout the environment. From air, to water, to food—they pose a concerning Continue Reading
Could Hand Sanitizer Constitute a Health Hazard?
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
Phenomenex Announces Direct Support and Sales In Thailand
Phenomenex is excited to announce the opening and launch of our new team and office in Thailand that will enable us to go provide stronger direct support and sales to 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
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
Chromatography Web Tools – Overcome Any Lab Challenge with Our Team
The Phenomenex website offers more than simply an online catalog of part numbers. Our technical experts have created a wealth of chromatography web tools designed to help you overcome any Continue Reading