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21 May 2015
The LCGC Blog: Troubleshooting Retention Time Issues
in Gradient HPLC

While some of the relationships between parameters in gradient HPLC are complex, others are reasonably straightforward. Here, Tony Taylor explains, through an example, how adjusting the flow rate can improve resolution between critical peak pairs.
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New Sample Prep Products and Accessories at Pittcon 2015
This instalment highlights some of the new sample preparation instruments introduced at Pittcon and other venues in the past 12 months.
  
Helium to Hydrogen — Would a Change Do You Good?
Change is always a scary concept. To help with this, John Hinshaw addresses common questions associated with changing from helium to hydrogen gas.
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LCGC TV: Principles of In-Tube Extraction for Headspace Sampling of Beer
Torsten C. Schmidt from the University Duisburg-Essen in Germany recently developed an in-tube extraction (ITEX) method for headspace sampling of beer prior to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). In this video he discusses the principles of the technique and its advantages over other methods.

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News: Analyzing Shipwrecked Beer from 1840s Using GC–MS
Beer from a 1840s shipwreck in the Baltic Sea has been analyzed by a team of scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland. Using a variety of chromatography techniques — including gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) coupled to MS — the team compared the beer with modern-day varieties and found they were not too dissimilar

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Detecting Organoleptic Faults in Wine
Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC — TOF-MS) can be used to detect trace-level fungicides and compounds responsible for undesirable attributes known as "organoleptic faults" in wine. This article explains more.
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