LCGC Europe-05-01-2019

Click the title above to open the LCGC Europe May 2019 regular issue, Vol 32, No 05, in an interactive PDF format.

Chemical fingerprinting can provide evidence for quality differences resulting from botanical and geographical origins of primary food ingredients, post-harvest practices, production processes (such as traditional versus industrial processes), and the shelf-life evolution of finished products. This article discusses the strategic role and potential of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) combined with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) and pattern recognition using template matching for data processing to unravel the quality traits of high-quality food products. Practical examples dealing with high-quality cocoa and extra-virgin olive oil are described.

Sometimes, the conditions specified in legacy liquid chromatography (LC) methods seem like they come from a different planet. This month, we look at which conditions to keep, and which ones to let go of.

“GC Connections” presents the column’s annual review of new developments in the field of gas chromatography (GC) seen at Pittcon and other venues in the past 12 months.

This yearly report on new products introduced since March 2018 covers sample preparation instrumentation, supplies, and accessories.

Metabolomics 2019, the Jubilee 15th International Conference of the Metabolomics Society, will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 23–27 June 2019. The conference will be held at the World Forum Conference Centre, located in the Hague, and an hour from Schiphol Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport.

In this excerpt from LCGC Europe’s e-learning platform, CHROMacademy.com, mobile phase design for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is discussed.