SPME-GC-MS Analysis of Cigarette Smoke
A researcher from Shagrao Normal University (Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, China) used solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography?mass spectrometry (GC?MS) to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cigarette smoke.
A researcher from Shagrao Normal University (Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, China) used solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cigarette smoke. The researcher used a home-made smoking machine to produce the smoke. Various SPME fibers and desorption conditions were studied. The study found that the best fiber was coated with divinylbenzene–carboxen–polydimethylsiloxane and that a desorption temperature–time of 250 °C for 3 min was optimal. The method identified 70 VOCs and provided a precision of 2–11%.
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).
