GC Column Maintenance — Prevention is Better than Cure
April 29th 2014Using proper procedures for capillary GC column storage and conditioning can have a major impact on column lifetime and the quality of results obtained. This "Tips and Tricks" instalment covers everything you wanted to know but were never told about proper GC column maintenance.
Analyzing Water Content in Solid Pharmaceuticals
April 28th 2014A new approach for the analysis of water in solid pharmaceutical products using headspace gas chromatography (HSGC) with an ionic liquid (IL)-based open tubular capillary GC column has been proposed by scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA). Published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, the study states that the sensitivity of the method is 100 times that of the commonly used volumetric Karl Fischer Titration (KFT) (1).
Incognito: The Power of Posters
April 28th 2014Incognito was met with initial disappointment after attending the Pittcon technical sessions, but was rescued from his gloom by the range of poster presentations on show that stimulated discussion and gave him some new insights (and new hope!) into developments in the field.
Joshua Rabinowitz Receives Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award
April 24th 2014Agilent Technologies (California, USA) has announced that Joshua Rabinowitz, a professor at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA), has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award to support his work on quantitative analysis of cellular metabolism.
Fred E. Regnier: The Road One Chromatographer Took to Reach the Lifetime Achievement Award
April 17th 2014LCGC recently spoke with the 2014 LCGC Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Fred E. Regnier, the John H. Law Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, about his early work, his numerous patents and start-up companies, as well as his vast accomplishments in separation science and his role as a teacher.
Sense and Sensitivity: The Role of Separation Science in Sensory Evaluation
April 14th 2014LCGC spoke to Giorgia Purcaro of the Department of Food Science at the University of Udine, Italy, and Chiara Cordero of the Department of Drug Science and Technology at the University of Turin, Italy, about the sensory evaluation of olive oil and the benefits of a comprehensive approach.