Diamond-Based SPE Phases
Scientists from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) and US Synthetic Corporation (Orem, Utah) developed C18, C8, and perfluorinated diamond-based reversed-phase solid-phase extraction (SPE) media.
Scientists from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) and US Synthetic Corporation (Orem, Utah) developed C18, C8, and perfluorinated diamond-based reversed-phase solid-phase extraction (SPE) media. They examined alkyl chain functionalization, synthesis of the three phases, percent surface coverage, and column reusability, and the C18 phase was tested for stability, percent recovery, and column capacity. The results reportedly showed that the functionalized diamond phases do not have the same limitations as traditional silica-based SPE phases.
The Chromatographic Society 2025 Martin and Jubilee Award Winners
December 6th 2024The Chromatographic Society (ChromSoc) has announced the winners of the Martin Medal and the Silver Jubilee Medal for 2025. Professor Bogusław Buszewski of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, has been awarded the prestigious Martin Medal, and the 2025 Silver Jubilee Medal has been awarded to Elia Psillakis of the Technical University of Crete in Greece.
RAFA 2024 Highlights: Contemporary Food Contamination Analysis Using Chromatography
November 18th 2024A series of lectures focusing on emerging analytical techniques used to analyse food contamination took place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at RAFA 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. The session included new approaches for analysing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polychlorinated alkanes (PCAS), Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH), and short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs and MCCPs).
