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Application Data from Recent Oil Spill to Help Determine the Environmental Impact
 13 Aug 2010: LECO has released a new application note highlighting the analysis of two petroleum samples obtained from the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Using a Pegasus® 4D GCxGC-TOFMS with GERSTEL autosampler and ChromaTOF® software, the analyst was able to resolve and identify an unprecedented number of individual components in a single analysis for the ultimate in high throughput.
LECO Corp.
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Fast Bioethanol Analysis Following ASTM Method D 5501 Using the New Zebron™ ZB-Bioethanol GC Column
09 Aug 2010: Standard fuel ethanol analysis can take up to 40 minutes following ASTM Method D 5501 and Europe prEN 15376. This application note indicates that the Zebron ZB-Bioethanol GC column can reduce analysis time for this method to 5 minutes while still providing complete resolution of methanol and ethanol from all denaturant components.
Phenomenex Inc
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Analysis of Biodiesel in Accordance with EN 14214/ASTM D 6751 on Special OPTIMA GC Columns
09 Aug 2010: In this application note MACHEREY-NAGEL presents the OPTIMA® BioDiesel line. The special GC columns are specially tested for determination of methanol content as specified in EN 14110 (BioDiesel M), the separation of typical FAMEs acc. EN 14103 (BioDiesel F) and the analysis of free glycerol and residues of glycerides in Biodiesel in accordance with EN 14105 (BioDiesel G).
MACHEREY-NAGEL GmbH & Co. KG
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Phenomenex Announces New Metal GC Columns for Petrochemical Testing
 05 Aug 2010: The Zebron™ ZB-1XT SimDist metal GC column from Phenomenex is specially designed for simulated distillation analyses in petrochemical applications. It features Phenomenex’s unique Glass Infusion™ technology ensuring consistent phase coating and reproducibility.
Phenomenex Inc
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Agilent Technologies and Mississippi State University Team Up to Test Gulf Seafood for Oil Contamination
22 Jul 2010: A new analytical method developed by Agilent Technologies and State Chemical Lab scientists at MSU will be used to test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico for evidence of oil contamination.
Agilent Technologies
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Analysis of Samples from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill by GCxGC-TOFMS
20 Jul 2010: The recent oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico, is the largest oil spill in US history. The ability to identify the chemical make-up oil samples from this spill will be an important tool utilized by those responding to this event. This application note demonstrates the ability of LECO's Pegasus 4D GCxGC-TOFMS system to identify a large number of components in a single analysis.
LECO Corp.
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Pittcon 2011 Announces its Annual Call for Topics Conferee Networking Sessions
15 Jul 2010: Topics must be received electronically by July 16, 2010. The Pittcon Conferee Networking Committee will review the submitted topics and selections will be completed by late August. Final session topics will be posted to the Pittcon website in October.
The Pittsburgh Conference
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Rapid Screening Method for PAH Samples
07 Jul 2010: Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are carcinogenic and mutagenic in humans. This application note represents the fastest screening method available for Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using a conventional GC system. The narrow bore GC columns do not require any special hardware or modification to the GC system.
Phenomenex Inc
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Considerations for Narrow Bore GC Columns
01 Jul 2010: This application note presents a solution for speeding up chromatography methods using Narrow Bore (0.10mm ID) columns. The columns have a smaller capacity than standard columns and achieve higher efficiency and less band broadening.
Phenomenex Inc
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Pittcon to Participate in International Year of Chemistry (IYC)
22 Jun 2010: Extra activities to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) at Pittcon 2011 have been announced. The extra programs include Science Week, which will serve the city of Atlanta and surrounding gas-chromatography, and on a more global level, and the Technical Program, which will include sessions on how chemical research is critical for solving global problems involving food, water, health, energy and transportation.
The Pittsburgh Conference
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