calendar11 April 2017
Volume 13 Issue 5
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11 April 2017 Issue

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Modern trends in ion chromatography

Separating volatile and nonvolatile compounds using a low-density approach

Separating and quantifying both volatile and nonvolatile compounds in complex mixtures is a costly and time-consuming process presenting significant technical challenges. Fabrice Gritti from the Instrument, Core Research, Fundamental Group at Waters Corporation discusses his team’s unique solution to this problem, combining high-vacuum technology and low-density fluid chromatography (LDFC) with carbon dioxide as a mobile phase for a rapid and complete baseline separation of both volatile and nonvolatile compounds on a single instrument, single column, and a single run without the associated loss of resolution.

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Mistakes with matrix effects in blood alcohol tests

The alternative guide to being a manager

Incognito offers his advice on how to be a leader rather than a manager.

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Monitoring air pollution

Analyzing proteins using SEC

The importance of method development in GPC/SEC for protein analysis is discussed.

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News update: The latest research and company news

Sample preparation for specific matrices

The advantages and disadvantages of traditional SPE are discussed and how the technique has paved the way for the development of new techniques that are tailored to the characteristics of often used matrices is reviewed.

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News update: The latest research and company news

ISCC event preview

The 41st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC) and the 14th GC×GC Symposium will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on the 14–19 May 2017. This preview offers a flavour of what to expect.

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News update: The latest research and company news

News update: The latest news

The latest research news and news in brief are featured in this issue.

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